To Read While High

A Little Life follows four college classmatesbroke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambitionas they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man...

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A novel about a young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North Carolina, and the two men that will break her isolation open.For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found ...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drugsoaked, addlebrained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the strangest journeys ever undertaken....

This Hugo Awardwinning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by alltoohuman failings. Along the way, the concept of the superhero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin.One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, Watchmen has been studied on...

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A new edition of the #1 NYT?s bestseller by Mark Nepo, who has been called ?one of the finest spiritual guides of our time? and ?a consummate storyteller.?Philosopherpoet and cancer survivor Mark Nepo opens a new season of freedom and joy?an escape from deadening, asleepatthe wheel sameness?that is both profound and clarifying.His spiritual dayb...

The classic novel from "America's best crime novelist" (Time), with a new introduction by Dennis LehaneGeorge V. Higgins's seminal crime novel is a downanddirty tale of thieves, mobsters, and cops on the mean streets of Boston. When smalltime gunrunner Eddie Coyle is convicted on a felony, he's looking at three years in the penthat is, unless ...

The ultimate kitchen companion, completely updated and better than ever, now for the first time featuring color photos For twenty years, Mark Bittman?s How to Cook Everything has been the definitive guide to simple home cooking. This new edition has been completely revised for today?s cooks while retaining Bittman?s trademark minimalist style?eas...

Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the comedian transcends the ages: the drive, jealousy, heartbreak, and triumph. From the Marx Brothers to Milton Berle to George Carlin to Eddie Murphy to Louis CK?comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century?s worth of rebels and groundbreakers, mainstream heroes and co...

Executives from The Second City?the world?s premier comedy theater and school of improvisation?reveal improvisational techniques that can help any organization develop innovators, encourage adaptable leaders, and build transformational businesses.For more than fifty years, The Second City comedy theater in Chicago has been a training ground for som...

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Learn the holistic way to heal with Crystals for BeginnersBalancing mind, body, and soul often feels impossible, but it doesn?t have to be a struggle. Holistic healing methods with crystals can help harness energies and establish a positive and healthy lifestyle. In Crystals for Beginners, intuitive energy healer and author Karen Frazier walks read...

A national bestselling collection of comedian Jack Handey's "Deep Thoughts"short, funny observations on life that were shown in between sketches on Saturday Night Live. With quirky, offbeat humor that often veers into the unexpected, Jack Handey's witty one liners make this book the perfect funny gift for fans of Mitch Hedberg or for anyone who a...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Medieval England, then keep reading... Free History BONUS Inside! Medieval England?s history starts with the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century. In the 11th century, the AngloSaxon elite was completely replaced by the invading Normans. William the Conqueror and his successors brought ...

The former editorinchief of Details and Star adventures into the fascinating "brave new world" of cannabis, tracing its history and possible future as he investigates the social, medical, legal, and cultural ramifications of this surprisingly versatile plant.Pot. Weed. Grass. Mary Jane. We all think we know what cannabis is and what we use it for...

Can't Find My Way Home is a history of illicit drug use in America in the second half of the twentieth century and a personal journey through the drug experience. It's the remarkable story of how America got high, the epic tale of how the American Century transformed into the Great Stoned Age. Martin Torgoff begins with the avantgarde worlds of be...

The United States is in the midst of a new Golden Age of legal weed. Recreational marijuana is now legal in four statesWashington, Colorado, Oregon, and Alaskaand Washington, DC, while medical marijuana is legal in 25 states and counting. This definitive, handson, and experienced guide to the new world of decriminalized recreational marijuana,...

To some it's the classic "gateway drug," to others it is a harmless way to relax, or provide relief from pain. Some fear it is dangerous and addictive, while others feel it should be decriminalized. Whatever the viewpoint, cannabis incites debate at every level, and the effect it has on every corner of the globe is undeniable.In this comprehensive ...

An odyssey of family, heartbreak, violence, punk rock, brokenness, brokeness, sex, love, loss, drinking, drinking, drinking, and an unlikely savior: distance running.A misfit kid at the best of times, Mishka Shubaly had his world shattered when, in a twentyfourhour span in 1992, he survived a mass shooting on his school?s campus, then learned th...

Best known for his sweetnatured character Latka on Taxi, Andy Kaufman was the most influential comic of the generation that produced David Letterman, John Belushi, and Robin Williams. A regular on the early days of Saturday Night Live (where he regularly disrupted planned skits), Kaufman quickly became known for his idiosyncratic roles and for per...

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It was a deadly mistake. Joseph Malik, editor of a radical magazine, had snooped into rumors about an ancient secret society that was still alive and kicking. Now his offices have been bombed, he's missing, and the case has landed in the lap of a tough, cynical, streetwise New York detective. Saul Goodman knows he's stumbled onto something big?but ...

Exploring the world of plants and its relation to mankind as revealed by the latest discoveries of scientists, The Secret Life of Plants includes remarkable information about plants as lie detectors and plants as ecological sentinels; it describes their ability to adapt to human wishes, their response to music, their curative powers, and their abil...

"Is it the world that's busy, or is it my mind"The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this bestselling mindfulness guide it has sold more than three million copies in Korea, where it was a numberone bestseller for 41 weeks and received multiple best book of the year awards Haemin Sunim (which means "spontaneous wisdom"),...