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The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell

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Rating: 3.91 (75068 reviews)
Author: Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley January 1, 1956

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As only he can, Aldous Huxley explores the mind’s remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. These two astounding essays are among the most profound studies of the effects of mind-expanding drugs written in this century. Contains the complete texts of
The Doors of Perception
and
Heaven and Hell
, both of which became essential for the counterculture during the 1960s and influenced a generation’s perception of life.

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