Flashbacks: A Personal and Cultural History of an Era : an Autobiography"Dr. Timothy Leary's passion affected an entire culture and influenced modern world history. Flashbacks, Leary's own account of his career as "an accomplished clinical psychologist at Harvard University, a dabbler in Eastern mysticism, a fugitive and convict, a stand-up comedian and actor, a writer and software designer and exponent of cybernetics" - (The New York Times), is the only book written by him that directly addresses the issues, people, and history of his personal awakening and crusade."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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I had Flashbacks in 1984. Lost it due to illegal bank foreclosure. It's a great personal account, post prison, of his earlier marriage, and his evolution as a free thinking scientist.
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| Title | Flashbacks: A Personal and Cultural History of an Era : an Autobiography |
| Author | Timothy Leary |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jul 17, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0874778700, 9780874778700 |
| Length | 405 pages |
| Subjects | › Psychology / General |
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