Shroom

<p><strong>Even if read while sober Andy Lechter's <em>Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom</em> is a near-transcendent experience. -New York Times Book Review</strong></p><p>Since its rediscovery only fifty years ago the magic mushroom: a hallucinogenic fungus once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons has inspired a plethora of folktales and urban legends. In this timely and definitive study Andy Letcher chronicles the history of the magic mushroom--from its use by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia through to the present day--stripping away the myths and taking a critical and humorous look at the drug's more recent manifestations.</p><p>Informative lively and impeccably researched <em>Shroom</em> is a unique and engaging exploration of this most extraordinary of psychedelics.</p>