I'm just curious as to what books related to mind-altering substances the readers of this forum have on their bookshelves, fiction or non-fiction.

At the moment, I've got:

Acid Trips and Chemistry by Cam Cloud
Amazing Dope Tales by Stephen Gaskin
Cannabis Cultivator by Jeff Ditchfield
Drink: A Social History of America by Andrew Barr
Magic Mushrooms by Peter Stafford
Psychedelics by Peter Stafford
PiHKAL by Alexander and Ann Shulgin
Spliffs 3 by Tim Pilcher
The Love Drug by Richard S. Cohen

And on my wanted list are:

Animals and Psychedelics by Giorgio Samorini
LSD: My Problem Child by Albert Hofmann (R.I.P.)
TiHKAL by Alexander and Ann Shulgin

And I'm also contemplating a rather expensive purchase, "The Encyclopedia of Psychedelic Plants" by Christian Ratsch which runs for $70 to $75 new.

What about you?

I am waiting with bated breath for Shulgins complete Psychedelic Index, supposed to be in PIHKAL/TIHKAL format. Oh, and the Shulgin film project as well. Man, that shit's gonna change the world. I can't think of another man that has had as much of a positive impact on the world as him.

the Shulgin film project
I had no clue about such a project until you mentioned it. Sounds exciting!

Here's a link with a tidbit of content for the interested. (http://www.shulginthefilm.com/content.php)

And I was also unaware of any new written material coming about until you mentioned that as well. Here's a bit from the Wikipedia article concerning Mr. Shulgin and his new project:

He is currently continuing his work at home in Lafayette, California, and is writing a new comprehensive psychedelic drug index.

Anyone who cares knows. BTW, I have a flask signed by Shulgin ;)

Jesus? Gandhi? Moses? Martin luther king?

Jesus? Gandhi? Moses? Martin luther king?
I meant white people.

just off that list Dope Tails, Pihkal Tihkal , like 5 of the castenada books, food of the gods is a good one , im out of town otherwise id just look at my bookshelf half of them are 'drug books'

I remember reading an awesome book called Chocolate to Morphine or something like that when I was younger.

The Great Stoned Age is pretty good.

I don't remember any other names of books I read, sorry.

PiHKAL
TiHKAL
DMT: The Spirit Molecule
Neuropsychopharmacology 2006
A Complete Guide to Amphetamine Synthesis
The Teachings of Don Juan
The Doors of Perception/Heaven and Hell
LSD: My Problem Child
Breaking Open the Head

...can't remember what else, I haven't been home in three months to the day.

Jesus? Moses?

He said positive impact, dumbass.

Storming Heaven: LSD and the American Dream is a well written book I would recommend to anyone capable of reading. I'm not sure how factually correct it is but it certainly has a lot of info on the history of LSD use in America. And it's easily available on IRC.

You should try reading a fictional book WHILE on drugs.

try doing a little Wikipedia surfing on: dopamine, seritonan, NMDA receptor, datura's mechanisims, Salvioran, and neurotransmitters.

Scientific American Mind is a magazine which usually has 1 or 2 articles on the subject per issue.

JoePedo would be a good person to ask on this subject

I meant white people.

Adolf Hitler? David Duke?

Shulgin can kiss my ass

Bill Keller is the most influential person of all time. You people just don't see it yet. I've seen our fate.............

lol I'd laugh if that turned out to be true^

The Merck index makes good light reading before bedtime.

Breaking Open the Head and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl by Daniel Pinchbeck were two that I read and enjoyed fairly well. Not just about drugs, he talks about aliens and crop circles, 2012, Mayans, etc. etc. and how they're all connected. And then of course DMT, Iboga rituals and all that good shit.

Lol.

+1 for the acolyte.

DMT: The Spirit Molecule
I've read this before but don't have a copy on my shelf. Good stuff, I think I'll pick it up to read again.

Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley (recommended to my class by my high school english teacher)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley