{"product_id":"too-much-to-dream-peter-bebergal-9781593763824","title":"Too Much to Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood","description":"Growing up in the suburbs of Boston and raised on secular Judaism, Cocoa Puffs, and \u003ci\u003eGilligan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Bebergal was barely in his teens when the ancient desire to finding higher spiritual meaning in the universe struck. Already schooled in mysticism by way of comic books, Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons, and Carlos Castaneda, he turned to hallucinogens, convinced they would provide a path to illumination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWas this profound desire for God--a god he believed that could only be apprehended by an extreme state of altered consciousness--simply a side effect of the drugs? Or was it a deeper human longing that was manifesting itself, even on a country club golf course at the edge of a strip mall? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eToo Much to Dream\u003c\/i\u003e places Bebergal's story within the cultural history of hallucinogens, American fascination with mysticism, and the complex relationship between drug addiction, popular culture, rock 'n' roll, occultism, and psychology. With a captivating foreword by Peter Coyote, and interviews with writers, artists, and psychologists such as Dennis McKenna, James Fadima, Arik Roper, Jim Woodring, and Mark Tulin, Bebergal offers a groundbreaking exploration of drugs, religion, and the craving for spirituality entrenched in America's youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Bebergal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593763824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593763824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2011 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2011","brand":"Peter Bebergal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44173230735615,"sku":"9781593763824","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17777abe-eb22-4db3-be68-0abb43151d7f.jpg?v=1689791705","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/too-much-to-dream-peter-bebergal-9781593763824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}