Authors:Michael Wink, Ben-Erik van Wyk,
Publisher: Timber Press
Keywords: world, plants, poisonous, altering, mind
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2008-09-24
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0881929522
ISBN-13: 9780881929522
Written by respected professors of botany and pharmaceutical biology, this is the definitive account of plants and mushrooms used for poison darts, traditional medicine, ceremonial and spiritual purposes, and recreational drugs. Hazardous plants are commonly used as garden ornamentals, potted plants, or florist flowers, yet many people are unaware of the dangers posed by the toxins derived from them. In addition to exploring plants that are ingested, the authors also treat plants that cause irritation and inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes. A special focus is given to psychoactive p
Author: Ronald K. Siegel Ph.D.
Publisher: Park Street Press
Keywords: altering, substances, mind, drive, universal, intoxication
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2005-04-08
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1594770697
ISBN-13: 9781594770692
A scientific and cultural exploration of the pursuit of altered states of consciousness in both humans and animals• Contains myriad studies and examples from the author’s 20 years of research• By the foremost authority on the social and psychological effects of drug useHistory shows that people have always used intoxicants. In every age, in every part of the world, people have pursued intoxication with plants, alcohol, and other mind-altering substances. In fact, this behavior has so much force and persistence that it functions much like our drives for food, sleep, and sex. This "fou
Author: Mitch Earleywine
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: subjective, experience, science, drugs, altering, mind
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2005-04-14
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0195165314
ISBN-13: 9780195165319
At least one third of Americans have used an illicit drug at least once. Drugs attract considerable attention in science, legislation, and the media. Nevertheless, people develop their attitudes about drugs and drug users based on limited information, government policies form without a complete picture of the intoxication experience, and researchers often find themselves divided into camps based on the drug they study most often, limited their ability to benefit from important work done on other drugs. A thorough and accessible review of the subjective effects of drugs and the dominant theo
Author: Editors of Creative Publishing
Publisher: Creative Publishing international
Keywords: patterns, altering, guide, classic, perfect
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2005-08-01
List price: $18.99
ISBN-10: 1589232275
ISBN-13: 9781589232273
Author: Randy Mosher
Publisher: Brewers Publicatio
Keywords: altering, meditations, glass, world, tales, brewing, recipes, radical
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2004-06-25
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0937381837
ISBN-13: 9780937381830
Radical Brewing: Recipes, Tales, and World-Altering Meditations in a Glass Fun and Inspiration for Brewers and Beer Drinkers Alike Radical Brewing takes a hip and creative look at beer and brewing, presented with a graphically appealing two-color layout suitable for the Internet age. From chapters such as "An Embellished History of Beer" to "Big Honkin Brews," and "Building the Buckapound Brewery," it explores the multifaceted delights of drinking and making beer that lure creative, adventurous and fun loving people to the hobby. Informed by the long and colorful history of beer, Radical Brewi
Authors:V Nilakant, S Ramnaraya,
Publisher: Response Publishing
Keywords: context, response, books, global, mindsets, management, altering, change
Number of Pages: 355
Published: 2006-04-30
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0761934685
ISBN-13: 9780761934684
This book presents a new and fundamentally different way of understanding organizational change. The authors present a new model of change management which identifies four core tasks that are crucial to the success of any change initiative in organizations. These are: appreciating change, mobilizing support for change, executing change and building change capability. They contend that failures of change initiatives result from failure to manage one or more of these tasks effectively. The book explains how organizational change is about changing the way in which people think and act i.e. about
Author: Peter Breggin
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Keywords: mood, altering, medications, dangers, exposes, madness, psychiatrist, medication
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2008-07-08
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0312363389
ISBN-13: 9780312363383
Medications for everything from depression and anxiety to ADHD and insomnia are being prescribed in alarming numbers across the country, but the “cure” is often worse than the original problem. Medication Madness is a fascinating, frightening, and dramatic look at the role that psychiatric medications have played in fifty cases of suicide, murder, and other violent, criminal, and bizarre behaviors. As a psychiatrist who believes in holding people responsible for their conduct, the weight of scientific evidence and years of clinical experience eventually convinced Dr. Breggin that psychia
