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Alchemy of Culture: Intoxicants in Societyby Richard RudgleyISBN 0714117366 (0-7141-1736-6)
Hardcover, British Museum Press
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The Cultural History of Plantsby Mark Nesbitt, Richard RudgleyISBN 0415927463 (0-415-92746-3)
Hardcover, Routledge
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The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Substancesby Richard RudgleyISBN 0349111278 (0-349-11127-8)
Softcover, Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Substances'Book summary:What's in that "smart drink," exactly? The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Substances gives up the goods on well over 100 drugs, plants, and animals capable of altering mood and thought. From ergot to Ecstasy, author Richard Rudgley provides in-depth ethnographic and historical information on past and current use, as well as the changing social attitudes toward this motley assortment of fun-loving chemicals. While short on pharmacological and scientific information--this is no PDR--The Encyclopedia is wildly entertaining and informative about the actual use and meaning of psychoactives.
Did you know there are species of hallucinogenic fish? That ants have been used in vision quests? That barbiturates were named for St. Barbara? The book pulls together little-known facts from a variety of literature and produces cohesive, well-documented entries equally well suited to the student and the browser. Rudgley focuses more on naturally occurring substances than lab creations, but the big synthetics like LSD, PCP, and cocaine all get fair coverage as well. The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Substances is a welcome and much-needed resource for the intrepid psychonaut. --Rob Lightner [via]
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- The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Substances: ISBN 0316643475 (0-316-64347-5)
Hardcover, Little, Brown Book Group Limited - The Encyclopedia of Psychoative Substances: ISBN 0312263171 (0-312-26317-1)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press - The Encyclopaedia of Psychoactive Substances: ISBN 031219868X (0-312-19868-X)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr - The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Substances: ISBN 0349111278 (0-349-11127-8)
Softcover, Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Substances: ISBN 0316643475 (0-316-64347-5)
The Lost Civilisations of the Stone Ageby Richard RudgleyISBN 0099223724 (0-09-922372-4)
Softcover, Random House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lost Civilisations of the Stone Age'Book summary:Among historians, one of the most widely accepted criteria for a society's being "civilized" is whether it has a writing system, one that permits complex record keeping and allows for an account of the past. By that measure, writes British museologist Richard Rudgley, many societies of the most ancient Stone Age are to be reckoned as civilizations, for new archaeological evidence suggests that the Neolithic writing systems of cultures like Mesopotamia and the Nile valley have their roots in even older systems, some dating back to the time of the Neanderthals. (Just what those writing systems say remains a matter of debate, and Rudgley acknowledges that "if a script cannot be deciphered, then it will always be possible to dismiss it.") Prehistoric sign systems aside, Rudgley urges that the chronology of human cultural evolution be pushed back well into the Paleolithic; "the most fundamental cultural innovations," he suggests, "actually occurred far earlier in the overall sequence [of human development] than is generally realized." He maintains, for instance, that fired pottery, another characteristic of civilized societies, existed among Siberian nomads some 13,000 years ago, and that a knowledge of metallurgy existed in Egypt 35,000 years ago. Any call for a revision in widely accepted chronologies is, of course, sure to be controversial among prehistorians, and Rudgley's book, well reasoned as it is, will provoke debate. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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- The Lost Civilization of the Stone Age: ISBN 0684862700 (0-684-86270-0)
Softcover, Free Pr - The Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age: ISBN 0684855801 (0-684-85580-1)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - The Lost Civilisations of the Stone Age: ISBN 0712677585 (0-7126-7758-5)
Hardcover, Random House - The Lost Civilisations of the Stone Age: ISBN 0099223724 (0-09-922372-4)
Softcover, Random House
- The Lost Civilization of the Stone Age: ISBN 0684862700 (0-684-86270-0)
Pagan Resurrectionby Richard RudgleyISBN 0712680969 (0-7126-8096-9)
Hardcover, Random House
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Secrets of the Dark Ageby Richard RudgleyISBN 0330491504 (0-330-49150-4)
Softcover, Pan Macmillan
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Secrets of the Stone Age: A Prehistoric Journeyby Richard RudgleyISBN 0712669655 (0-7126-6965-5)
Softcover, Random House Uk Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Secrets of the Stone Age: A Prehistoric Journey'Book summary:In this illustrated book Rudgley gives an account of his journey across the continents and back through time in search of the lost legacy of prehistoric man. The popular view of Stone Age Man as a primitive and ignorant forerunner of ourselves is shattered as the author reveals the remarkable accomplishments made before the dawn of history. [via]
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Secrets of the Stone Age: A Prehistoric Journey with Richard Rudgleyby Richard RudgleyISBN 0099410885 (0-09-941088-5)
Softcover, Random House
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Unveiling Eveby Richard RudgleyISBN 0099281198 (0-09-928119-8)
Softcover, Random House
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Wildest Dreams: An Anthology of Drug-Related Literatureby Richard RudgleyISBN 0349111383 (0-349-11138-3)
Softcover, Abacus
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