The Upstart Spring

The first responsible account of an important uniquely American happening - worthwhile reading for anyone who wants to piece together the social undercurrents of the '60s<br> --Robert Marquand Christian Science Monitor</P><P>A charming gossipy multiple biography of the curious gurus who spawned Esalen . . . a complex story but a sequential one nonetheless with feuds and psychic shoot-outs games of capture the flag and smell the roses.<br> --Arthur Hough San Francisco Chronicle</P><P>Upstart Spring tells Esalen's riveting unfinished story - even-handedly entertainingly with sympathy and yet holding little back.<br> --David Toolan Commonwealth</P><P>An absolute delight: brimming with juicy gossip and as carefully crafted as a page-turner novel. And it has substance the gift of a therapist who also happens to be a cultural historian with a good eye for the telling meta-detail.<br> --Sandy McDonald New Age Journal</P><P>Walt Anderson has the requisite experience humor and affection (if not detachment since Esalen teaches indeed proves that detachment is a universal impossibility) to carry off a wonderful account.<br> --Stewart Brand Co-Evolution Quarterly</P><P>A wonderful read consistently entertaining on several levels.<br> --Michael Rossman Associate for Humanistic Psychology Newsletter</P><P>A superb wrap-up of a notable influence on our popular culture. --Rita Fink Pacific Sun