Psychedelics
-- Practical Guides / Reference --

Guide to Licit and Illicit Drugs by Edward M.Brecher
(19??, reference)

Recreational Drugs by Professor Buzz
(19??, non-fiction... illustrated reference... procedures for crystallization, chromatography, distillation, and reductions)

The Great Book of Hashish Vol.1 Book 1 by Lawrence Cherniak
(19??, non-fiction... illustrated reference)

The Great Book of Cannabis Vol.1 Book 2 by Lawrence Cherniak
(19??, non-fiction... illustrated reference)

The Great Book of Hashish Vol.1 Book 3 by Lawrence Cherniak
(forthcoming... illustrated reference)

Consumer Reports: Complete Drug Reference by Patricia Smith Churchland
(19??, non-fiction, reference)

Psychochemotherapy: The Physician's Manual by Sidney Cohen
(1962, non-fiction, reference)

A Guide to British Psilocybin Mushrooms by Richard Cooper
(1977, non-fiction, reference, handbook)

Psychedelic Shamanism: Cultivation, Preparation & Use of Psychotropic Plants by Jim DeKorne
(19??, non-fiction, reference)

Cooking With Ghanja by Eric
(1995, cookbook... privately published... some classic recipes)

Marijuana Herbal Cookbook: Recipes for Recreation and Health by Tom Flowers
(September 1995, non-fiction, cookbook...ISBN 0-9647946-0-8)

Marijuana Grower's Guide by Mel Frank, Ed Rosenthal
(1978, non-fiction, reference... manual)

Marijuana Grower's Insider's Guide by Mel Frank
(1988, non-fiction, first edition... reference... serious info)

Cannabis Alchemy: The Art of Modern Hashmaking by D.Gold
(1989, non-fiction, reference... fancy stuff to do after the harvest)

The Art and Science of Cooking with Cannibis by Adam Gottlieb
(19??, cookbook, reference)

Legal Highs: A Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Herbs and Chemicals with Psychoactive Properties by Adam Gottlieb
(1973, non-fiction, reference...ISBN 0-9527670-0-7)

Sex Drugs and Aphrodisiacs by Adam Gottlieb
(19??, non-fiction, reference)

Complete Guide to Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs by Winter Griffith
(19??, non-fiction, reference)

Best of Homegrown edited by Lee Harris, Chris Render
(November 1994, anthology...Red Shift Books, London, UK... articles, essays, comics, photos... includes recipe for marijuana beer)

The Botany and Chemistry of Hallucinogens by Albert Hofmann, Dr.Richard Evans Schultes
(1973, non-fiction)

Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing and Hallucinogenic Powers by Albert Hofmann, Dr.Richard Evans Schultes
(1979, non-fiction)

A Guide to Growing Marijuana in Cool Climates by Don Irving
(19??, non-fiction, reference... UK-based)

The Sinsemilla Technique by Kayo
(1982, non-fiction, reference... grower's guide)

Programming and Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer by John Lilly
(1967, non-fiction... altered states, belief systems, consciousness, sensory deprivation, neurologic)
"Although Lilly's early dolphin work for the US government was very questionable, and his later work with Ketamine seems a bit 'gone-too-far'... his early books are excellent, and this one is an essential classic... a practical handbook for controlling your own consciousness." --Henry W.Targowski.

Cannabis -- A Growers Guide by Anya Marike
(1994, non-fiction, reference... "A Guide to Growing Cannabis in North Europe")

Mind Games: The Guide to Inner Space by Robert Masters, Jean Houston
(1972...Viking Press, New York, US)

Green Harvest: A Straightforward Guide To Growing Sensimilla by George Mayfield
(19??, non-fiction, reference... a straightforward guide to growing sensimilla... recommended)

Psilocybin: The Magic Mushroom Growers' Guide by Terence McKenna, Dennis McKenna
(1975, non-fiction, reference)

Cannabinoids as Therapeutic Agents by Raphael Mechoulan
(19??, non-fiction... medicine)

Psychedelia Britanica: Hallucinogenic Drugs in Britain edited by Antonio Melechi
(1997, non-fiction, anthology...Turnaround, UK... contains: a Foreword by Albert Hoffmann... psychedelic culture in Britain, Michael Hollingshead, Alexander Trocchi, Gong, Orb, Fraser Clark)
"Classic psychedelic reportage, little dry in places maybe, but still essential for the student of psychedelia." -- (in Head , Issue 8, 1998).

Maps of Consciousness by Ralph Metzner
(1972... neurologic)

Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide by O.T.Oss, O.N.Oeric
(1985, non-fiction, reference... mycology manual... Terence McKenna, Dennis McKenna)

The Joint Rolling Handbook by Rak
(1994, revised edition... privately published... party pieces...
"Origami for the mind" --Henry W.Targowski.)

Council Flat Paradise -- Growing Ganja for Council Flats by Will Rogers
(1994, non-fiction, reference... privately published... brief starter's guide... ina ragga style)

The Hashish Cookbook by Panama Rose
(1966, non-fiction, cookbook... Gnaoua Press... contains some classic traditional recipes)

Ed Rosenthal's Marijuana Growing Tips by Ed Rosenthal
(October 1986, non-fiction, reference... marijuana, cannabis)

Ask Ed by Ed Rosenthal
(1987, non-fiction, reference... marijuana, cannabis... a collection of his High Times columns)

The Closet Cultivator by Ed Rosenthal
(19??, non-fiction, reference... good tips for growing in small spaces)

The Hemp Handbook by Ed Rosenthal
(199?, non-fiction... hemp use for fiber, oil, food, medicine, etc.)

Marijuana Grower's Handbook -- Indoor/Greenhouse Edition by Ed Rosenthal
(1992, non-fiction, revised edition, illustrated reference... for the more advanced gardener)

The Encyclopaedia of Psychoactive Substances by Richard Rudgley
(1998, non-fiction, reference...Little Brown, UK) "Rudgley concentrates, with startling results, on the history of the use of such substances, which goes a long way back (opium and marijuana were the drugs of choice for European Neolithic man). There are amusing anecdotes - professional cyclists taking caffeine enemas - as well as a serious argument against state prohibition." --Steven Poole (in The Guardian , Thursday 19 February 1998).

PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story by Alexander Shulgin, Ann Shulgin
(1991, non-fiction, autobiographical... Ecstasy, DOM, 2C-B, etc... also see 'additional link' listed below)

TIHKAL: The Continuation by Alexander Shulgin, Ann Shulgin
(1997, non-fiction, autobiographical... tryptamines, ayahuasca/yage, DMT, etc... also see 'additional link' listed below)

Psychedelic Chemistry by Michael Valentine Smith
(19??, non-fiction, reference...how to manufacture psychedelics)

Psychedelics Encyclopedia by Peter Stafford
(1983, non-fiction, reference)

The Mushroom Cultivator -- A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home by Paul Stamets, J.S.Chilton
(1983, non-fiction, reference... mycology)

Growing Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets
(1993, non-fiction, reference... mycology)

Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide by Paul Stamets
(1996, non-fiction, reference...Ten Speed Press, ISBN 0-89815-839-7... Foreword by Andrew Weil... mycology)

Marijuana Hydroponics: High-Tech Water Culture by Daniel Storm
(1987, non-fiction, reference... quite technical coverage)

Ceremonial Chemistry by Thomas Szasz
(1975, non-fiction)

The Essential Psychedelic Guide by D.M.Turner
(19??, non-fiction)

Salvinorin: The Psychedelic Essence of Salvia Divinorum by D.M.Turner
(1996, non-fiction...Parker Press, ISBN 0-9642636-2-9)

From Chocoloate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs by Andrew Weil
(1983, non-fiction... altered states, psychedelics)

Marijuana Myths Marijuana Facts by Lynn Zimmer, Ph.D. and John P.Morgan, M.D.
(1997, non-fiction, reference...The Lindesmith Center, New York, US, ISBN 0-9641568-4-9... a well-researched report on cannabis misperceptions and misconceptions)

Ask Ed
(uncertain if this is Ed Rosenthal's site)