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61. Literature and Science (Art of
 
62. THE CROWS OF PEARBLOSSOM.
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63. This Timeless Moment: A Personal
 
64. Verses and A Comedy : Early Poems,
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65. ISLA, LA (Spanish Edition)
 
66. Aldous Huxley's Brave New World:
 
67. Aldous Huxley;: A literary study
 
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68. The Dark Historic Page: History
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69. After the Fireworks (Hesperus
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70. Those Barren Leaves (Coleman Dowell
 
71. Jesting pilate: The diary of a
72. Crome Yellow
 
73. The World of Aldous Huxley: an
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74. York Notes Advanced: "Brave New
 
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75. Las puertas de la percepcion/
 
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76. Contrapunto (Spanish Edition)
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77. Aldous Huxley Annual: A Journal
 
78. The Human Situation (Flamingo
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79. Doors of Perception, the (Flamingo
 
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80. Handbook Of Non-violence: Including

61. Literature and Science (Art of the Essay)
by Aldous Huxley
 Paperback: 122 Pages (1982-04)
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5-0 out of 5 stars The eternal dilemma!
This ancient conflict has generated faced multiple controversies around the world. The novelist C.P.Snow has designed it the problem of the two cultures. Huxley argues that the essence of the conflict can be explained as an opposition stated or not between the private experience and the public, supporting eloquently his thesis with countless examples of the English, Italian and French letters.
He even thinks about the rejoin between the science and the literature. In fact Huxley states in this brilliant essay a smart appreciation: "Despoiled of its poetry, the trams of the great tragedies are simple articles of the Front Page of any important newspaper. In the highest tragedies as in the low journalism, it is not possible to include the dispassionate observations, the ordered data and the logic thinking of the science. This incompatibility reflects itself in the rotund historical fact on the incessant civilwars of the mankind: wars between the reason and the passions, the reason and the rationalized no reason:"
Despite the distant forty three years in which written, this work is plenty of standing actuality. Go for it without reserves.
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62. THE CROWS OF PEARBLOSSOM.
by Aldous Huxley
 Hardcover: Pages (1967-01-01)

Asin: B0028OYG56
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5-0 out of 5 stars The Only Children's book written by Aldous Huxley
Children and adults both will enjoy or even love this book.The story is creative and the illustrations are delightful.Written for his grandchildren, Huxley addresses a problem they had observed.Get the book as a keepsake.

5-0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Fable, Well-Written, & Beautifully Illustrated
Until recently I had no idea Huxley had authored a children's book. But when I stumbled onto a listing for it, I knew I had to have it. I found an old 70's Weekly Reader copy with the original Barbara Cooney illustrations, which are exquisite, memorable, and remind me in a nostalgic sort of way of the black and white illustrations of Garth Williams in the Tall Book of Make Believe, my all-time favorite children's book.

The story is a well-written, fun-to-read fable. In some reviews it's judged as being harsh and gruesome, and if you're the sort who is liable to find older (pre-70's) children's literature and the themes within to be disagreeable, this one will likely disturb. There are a lot of really 'safe' books out there, and this one - no - does not fall into that category.

The story is that of a crow couple, the wife of whom has been losing her newly laid eggs and one day stumbles onto the smug culprit in the act. She is devastated, and there is a little tiff between husband and wife when he arrives home that I, personally, found to be rather amusing. Mr. Crow resolves to fix this problem by consulting with his wiser friend and neighbor - the owl. And while I agree with another reviewer that there are sexist overtones to the story, the owl treats both Mr. and Mrs. Crow as hysterical, so it's not so neatly in that camp as I had feared having read that review previous to purchasing. In any case, the owl's plan to replace Mrs. Crow's eggs with hard-baked clay look-alikes works marvelously, and when Mrs. Crow returns home the following day, the snake, having devoured the eggs rather grossly (he has no manners, we are told - and this does give him an odd sort of appeal), has developed a bellyache and thrashed about so that he has tied each of his ends to opposite branches of the tree. The Crow family takes advantage of the snake's well-deserved misfortune and uses him as a clothesline and go on to bear many children now that the threat has been eliminated.

Is that morbid? Oh, I suppose. It's also a bit amusing and repulsive and odd enough to be memorable. It's not scary. If you want to scare the wits out of a kid, get Galdone's version of Tailypo. That gives me the creeps and I'm an adult. It's the only book I've ever vanquished to a high shelf for later. Much later.

The Crows of Pearblossom isn't scary. It's a fable with a bad guy who meets a bad end. There's really something that's just solid about the whole tale. It works, it's likable, Huxley's chosen words and phrases and various scenes carefully, and the accompanying illustrations for each carry the story along beautifully.

Personally, I'd snap up a copy of this before Disney discovers it and has the whole lot of 'em singing and dancing and becoming fast friends and learning to share in the end, with the snake loaning himself out as a clothesline willingly, encouraging the book police to begin a chant that the original should be gentrified to contain values relevant to our modern society. Just what are those values anyway?

3-0 out of 5 stars Good fable, but sexist
This is an Aesop-type fable about crows and owls outwitting snakes, but it's rather gruesome, and sexist to boot--mother crow is made out to be a hysterical fool. The male crow and owl solve the problem of snakes eating crow eggs.

5-0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite children's books...
I got this book as a child through some kind of book club.It is the only children's book I ever kept on my bookshelf.My version was illustrated by Barbara Cooney and was hard cover.It remains one of my fondest possesions...

3-0 out of 5 stars classic text, disappointing illustrations
I had the expectation of receiving the same edition i enjoyed as a child. This one has a smaller page size and theillustrations are nothing special. ... Read more


63. This Timeless Moment: A Personal View of Aldous Huxley
by Laura Huxley
Paperback: 352 Pages (2000-10-25)
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Long before "turn on, tune in, drop out" became the credo of the American counterculture, Aldous Huxley was using mescaline and LSD in controlled, carefully documented experiments. Accounts of those psychedelic experiences, along with his interest in Eastern mystical religions, accompany the moving story of Aldous Huxley's later years with his wife, Laura. Huxley's fascination with the spiritual world remained with him throughout his life and never wavered through his final illness in 1963. THIS TIMELESS MOMENT takes the reader into the lively mind of one of the most profound thinkers of any generation.  ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Fascinating...
One of the most interesting biographies I've ever read.Fascinating man...Exemplary human.

4-0 out of 5 stars Explorations
It is almost as hard to write a review of this book as it must have been for Mrs. Huxley to write it. Above all else, for the purposes of reading this review or the text itself, please keep in mind that it is not a novel but a recollection of her husband that the public had decided they knew so well.

If you haven't read Aldous' works, don't bother with This Timeless Moment as it would be as interesting and informative as reading a description of the flavour of a fruit you've never tried. If you have read his texts though and found yourself immersed in the worlds within the man's mind for all its brilliance and receptivity, then this book will give you insights you simply could not get anywhere else.

Not being an author herself, This Timeless Moment is not well written by any technical or literary means, but nor is it meant to be. This is a recollection of a husband by his widowed wife; it explores their time together and apart, describes the man she knew for the latter half of his life, and examines the misconceptions of the renowned author as communicated through the media. It is as to the point, as it is a scattered writing as any memory translated to paper promises to be; where it loses in technical merit it gains in heartfelt sincerity.

There is also as much in this text for the fans of Aldous Huxley's writing as there is for the man himself. The biggest gift included is the first and only copy of a novel he had begun before his death in which, it is explained, he had hoped to achieve a level of completeness previously unattained- a level he only came to understand as his illness took hold. There is also a great deal of reference to his last published novel, Island, as to how it related to the man himself and his experiences that he'd incorporated into the writing. Of interesting personal note are the many letters and transcripts of recorded conversations between the husband and wife, as well as letters by Aldous to his brother and son.

Included among much of the book are references to Aldous Huxley's experiments with psychedics which the media has given such focus and emphasis. It must be said that she is not advocating the use of the drugs, nor is she defending his choice to use them- she speaks of his and her own experiences with LSD and the level of consciousness found within them. Another review I read here on Amazon referred to her as being "preachy" about this issue, but I found that it was anything but. As evident by his writing, Aldous Huxley was interested in virtually every facet of life and the exploration of consciousness was but one of them.

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If you're looking for something mind-blowing, read Aldous' own writing itself like Brave New World, The Doors of Perception, Island or any other, and ignore this for now. If you have read these though and want more insight into the man lining each page, read This Timeless Moment and get past the sensationalism of the media into the mind of the woman he had shared it with.

4-0 out of 5 stars Interesting Memoir
After reading Huxley's books for years, we finally get a glimpse into his later years through the eyes of his second wife, Laura Huxley.It is apparent throughout the book the extent to which Laura loved and admired Aldous.Nothing wrong with that.

We learn the truth about his alleged "blindness", his view of psychedelics and how he handled death.Although through my readings it was apparent that Huxley was a brilliant man of letters, the biography brought to light the kindness of the man. He was, according to Ms. Huxley, willing to avail himself and his knowledge to anyone who sought it (except perhaps reporters from whom he understandably sought sanctuary).

Even though I am sure it was unintended, we also come away with some notions about Ms. Huxley.Her devotion to Aldous, open-mindedness, and self-effacing manners shine through.

I liked the book, but somehow felt the picture was incomplete. Certainly Huxley must have had an interior struggle between his religous beliefs and his intellect.Such a struggle is not discussed in this book.Perhaps Ms. Huxley was unaware of such a struggle or perhaps Aldous had somehow transcended it by the time he met Laura.

5-0 out of 5 stars Entheogens: Professional Listing
"This Timeless Moment" has been selected for listing in "Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments: An Entheogen Chrestomthy" http://www.csp.org/chrestomathy ... Read more


64. Verses and A Comedy : Early Poems, Leda, The Cicadas, The World of Light (The Collected Works of Aldous Huxley)
 Hardcover: Pages (1946)

Asin: B001PB9XRY
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65. ISLA, LA (Spanish Edition)
by HUXLEY ALDOUS L.
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En la utopica isla de Pali en un imaginario Pacifico el periodista Will Farnaby descubre una nueva religion una nueva economia agricola una sorprendente biologia experimental y un extraordinario amor a la vida. Exacto reverso de Un mundo feliz y Nueva visita a un mundo feliz la isla reune todas las reflexiones y preocupaciones del ultimo Aldous Huxley sin duda uno de los autores mas audaces e interesantes del siglo XX. ... Read more


66. Aldous Huxley's Brave New World: And Point Counter Point, After Many a Summerdies the Swan, Eyeless in Gaza (Monarch notes)
by Paul Gannon
 Paperback: 80 Pages (1987-03)
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67. Aldous Huxley;: A literary study
by John Alfred Atkins
 Unknown Binding: 224 Pages (1957)

Asin: B0007J66F2
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68. The Dark Historic Page: History and Historicism in Aldous Huxley's Social Satire, 1921-1939
by Robert S. Baker
 Hardcover: 224 Pages (1982-06)
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69. After the Fireworks (Hesperus Modern Voices)
by Aldous Huxley
Paperback: 150 Pages (2009-10-01)
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As an acclaimed novelist, Miles Fanning is well used to the unwanted attentions of his fans as he goes about his daily business. Yet little prepares him for the determination of the gauche Pamela Tarn who resolves to enter not only his world, but also his bed. Initially repelled by the enormity of the age gap between them, Fanning vows never to acquiesce, and resorts to his most boorish behavior in an attempt to break the hold he unwittingly has over her. Yet as they are inexorably drawn together, they embark upon a tempestuous—and ultimately destructive—affair.
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5-0 out of 5 stars A rediscovered gem
In addition to his eleven novels, Huxley's fiction included five collections of shorter works in which he worked out, as he did in dozens of non-fiction books and essays, many of the ideas that found their most elaborate expression in the novels. Each story collection included a short novel--"The Farcical History of Richard Greenow," "Two or Three Graces," "Uncle Spencer," "The Gioconda Smile" (really a long story), and "After the Fireworks," one of his own favorites: it was collected in both of the Huxley readers published during his lifetime. I had long hoped that, as the short stories had been collected, the novellas might also be published in one volume. In terms of length, a few of them are actually longer than some of his proper novels, but they have the anecdotal precision and formal directness that defines this often neglected form.
Perhaps we can now expect them to appear in individual volumes, as Hesperus has handsomely done with "After the Fireworks," including a page of notes that will please all Huxleyans who are driven bonkers by his tendency to assume that we all can quote from memory Dante and other poets in the original Italian or French or German. An Annotated Aldous is long overdue! "After the Fireworks" is a delight, concerning a pompous but extremely well-educated 50-year-old novelist whose works excite romantic young women looking for a great love to begin their lives. Such is the 20-year-old tourist in Rome, Pamela, who is determined to make the writer Miles Fanning her first lover. He tries to resist, but when overpowered becomes infatuated with her fresh and eager sexuality. (If this sounds like recent Philip Roth--"The Dying Animal," "The Humbling"--the clash of young and old is hardly new, yet the similarities here are striking.) Pamela is, of course, appalled that Miles sees her as an infinitely entertaining sex toy, hardly the cosmic romantic knight she envisioned. She is especially outraged that he can't talk to her as he does to contemporaries who recall 1914 and all that followed. And when he falls ill with a humiliating intestinal complaint, she is determined to move on.
There are the usual Huxleyan sidebars about Homer, the Etruscans, Chaucer, Dante, and the dishonesty of literature, but there is also a marvelous lyricism in the passages about Monte Cavo and the natural wonders of Rome, and a passage of true linguistic virtuosity regarding the fireworks (Roman candles) that precede the sexual fireworks. There are also passages that are as funny as anything Huxley wrote, which is saying a lot, particularly those from Pamela's diary, the letter Miles doesn't get to finish, and life at a spa. This is a comedy--no one, not even Miles, dies, and there are memorable supporting characters, not least the dead mother of Pamela, recalled as having had her own needs.
"After the Fireworks" appeared in 1930, midpoint between his two masterpieces, "Point Counter Point" and "Brave New World." A section on opium and the need for people to turn on and tune out is especially prophetic of his later work.
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70. Those Barren Leaves (Coleman Dowell British Literature Series)
by Aldous Huxley
Paperback: 320 Pages (1998-01-15)
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"Huxley has never written a richer book."—The Nation

Aldous Huxley spares no one in his ironic, piercing portrayal of agroup gathered in an Italian palace by the socially ambitious andself-professed lover of art, Mrs. Aldwinkle. Here, Mrs. Aldwinkleyearns to recapture the glories of the Italian Renaissance, but herguests ultimately fail to fulfill her naïve expectations.

Among her entourage are: a suffering poet and reluctant editor of the Rabbit Fanciers' Gazettewho silently bears the widowed Mrs. Aldwinkle's desperate advances; apopular novelist who records every detail of her affair with anotherguest, the amorous Calamy, for future literary endeavors; and an agingsensualist philosopher who pursues a wealthy yet mentally-disabledheiress.

Stripping the houseguests of their pretensions, Huxley reveals the superficiality of the cultural elite. Deliciously satirical, Those Barren Leaves bites the hands of those who dare to posture or feign sophistication and is as comically fresh today as when first published.

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4-0 out of 5 stars Leisurely and Intellectual
Although Those Barren Leaves is technically a novel, it has no central plot.It is a series of interconnected and interweaving stories that are only slightly developed. All are left hanging.The setting is Italy sometime between WWI and WWII.The characters are vacationing at the Italian villa, a castle really, of a wealthy English woman, Mrs. Aldwinkle, and all are upper-class British intellectuals.Nothing much happens, there is a bit of love play and romance; no violence, no intrigue or crime, many lengthy polite conversations.Typically the characters are referred to as Mr., Mrs., or Miss so-and-so throughout.Amusingly Mrs. Aldwinkle plays a central and dominant role in the book but Mr. Aldwinkle is never mentioned, not once.Is he dead?On vacation elsewhere?One never knows, on one asks or seems to care.And so life drifts on serenely in the Italian sun among the Roman and medieval ruins.

I liked several things about this book.The characters are interesting and Huxley has a way of bringing them to life.There are interesting and evocative descriptions of Italy, Tuscany in particular.I found the fact that momentous and terrifying world events were hanging over the scene silently in the background added poignancy to the setting and conversations.I kept thinking as I was reading how this world would soon be wrought by such unthinkable upheavals as the holocaust and Hiroshima.

This is a leisurely book with many lengthy conversations about intellectual and philosophical topics.It is an opportunity for Huxley to vent his many ideas and theories in an informal way and to explore various upper-class characters in a satirical but still sympathetic way.Usually I am impatient with lengthy philosophic musings in a novel, but Huxley is so interesting that I found myself less irritated than absorbed, although I must admit that I skimmed much of the discursive portions.

This is early Huxley, like Chrome Yellow and Point Counter Point.Those Barren Leaves is not a book for those who want a fast-paced, exciting story.

5-0 out of 5 stars Stunning and stimulating
Even better than the wonderful and somewhat similar CROME YELLOW, this novel of ideas can be alternately entertaining and exasperating. However, Huxley surprisingly drops mini-bombs of flashing insight here and there. In particular, the final chapter is a brilliant analysis (and prophecy) of the world-wide prevalence of suburban stupidity in place today. The fact that this book is out of print in the US in only one face of this stupidity.

4-0 out of 5 stars A book that demands--and repays--careful reading.
"And then you must remember that most readers don't really read...We all read too much nowadays to be able to read properly. We read with the eyes alone, not with the imagination." Thus speaks Mr. Cardan, a character in Aldous Huxley's "Those Barren Leaves," and all I can say in reply is, "Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa." Wanting to rush into the plot, I found myself annoyed with Huxley's slow, careful unfolding of the characters--the upper-class English guests at the Tuscan castle of the pretentious, amorous Mrs. Aldwinkle--and their long-winded conversations about Balzac and Diderot. I started to agree with Elizabeth Bowen's comment that Huxley was "the stupid person's idea of the clever person." After I had slowed down, however, and started to really read Huxley's painstaking dialogue and careful descriptions of the Italian countryside, I began to appreciate his brilliant evisceration of the motley crew around the impossible Mrs. Aldwinkle: Mr. Cardan, the Epicurean philosopher; Calamy, the amorist who is beginning to wonder if there is more to life than bedding women; Mary Thriplow, the novelist who never stops writing, even when making love; Chelifer, the disillusioned poet; and the hapless Grace Elver, a sort of female Forrest Gump without Forrest's lucky star. This wickedly funny yet meditative book repays the work of thoughtful readers, it has much to say about what is really important in life, and how expert people are at self-delusion. People who liked "My Dinner with Andre" or Robertson Davies' Cornish Trilogy should like "Those Barren Leaves."

4-0 out of 5 stars A brilliant, funny and poignant novel
A hard-to-find book--I came across it as a yellowed old paperback at arummage sale, and I'm glad I did.Full of characters you're ready to hate,you end up loving nearly every one.Extraordinarily beautiful language,the writing is the cream of the crop.Not much of a plot, to be sure, asit is filled mostly with conversation that asks all of life's profoundestquestions.He doesn't answer all the questions--no one can!--but gives youample food for thought.The book is set in Italy after WWI, and abounds inbeautiful scenery.Read it when you're relaxed and have time to chew onit. ... Read more


71. Jesting pilate: The diary of a journey
by Aldous Huxley
 Hardcover: 291 Pages (1948)

Asin: B0007J4QNG
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72. Crome Yellow
by Huxley Aldous
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Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed. All the trains—the few that there were—stopped at all the stations. Denis knew the names of those stations by heart. Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet–on–the–Water. Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England. ... Read more


73. The World of Aldous Huxley: an omnibus of his fiction and non-fictionover three decades
by Aldous Huxley
 Unknown Binding: Pages (1921)

Asin: B003TONCUE
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74. York Notes Advanced: "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
by Michael Sherborne
Paperback: 128 Pages (2000-12-14)
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Key Features:*Study methods *Introduction to the text *Summaries with critical notes *Themes and techniques *Textual analysis of key passages *Author biography *Historical and literary background *Modern and historical critical approaches *Chronology *Glossary of literary terms ... Read more


75. Las puertas de la percepcion/ The Doors of Perception (Spanish Edition)
by Aldous Huxley
 Paperback: 94 Pages (2008-03-30)
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76. Contrapunto (Spanish Edition)
by Aldous Huxley
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77. Aldous Huxley Annual: A Journal of Twentieth-Century Thought
Paperback: 241 Pages (2009-04-30)
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78. The Human Situation (Flamingo Modern Classics)
by Aldous Huxley
 Paperback: 256 Pages (1980-04-24)

Isbn: 0586049150
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4-0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking insights still relevant after 50 years
The Human Situation is a collection of lectures delivered by Huxley at Santa Barbara in 1959. The topics covered range from the nature of man to the foundations of language, with discourses on religion and nationalism thrown in for good measure.

Huxley brings his penetrating and prescient insights to bear on his topics, addressing them not as universal truths to be uncovered but rather as open questions to be examined from all angles. Of particular interest is his treatment of the ancient links between mysticism ('the religion of immediate experience') and mainstream Christian denominationalism ('religion as the manipulation of symbols').

The Human Situation stands on its own merits as a well-written, accessible text on issues that, even today, have broad impacts on public policy, human health, and social order. This book also serves as a useful primer or jumping-off point for further forays into philosophy, religion, and the life of the individual in modern times. ... Read more


79. Doors of Perception, the (Flamingo Modern Classics)
by Aldous Huxley
Paperback: 144 Pages (1996-08)
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In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything was transformed. Huxley described his experience in "The Doors of Perception" and its sequel "Heaven and Hell". ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars A truly great book
Before reading this book, I had read 'Brave New World' and a few other essays of Huxley.My image of him and his writing was that he was more concerned with issues that link man to the society(the immediate one he interacts with which also exerts an influence on him like town, city, country etc). While Huxley in these pieces, is no doubt, extremely clear and has convincing arguments, the entire tone of his writing and philosophy was to look for solutions from 'The Without'. All his earlier works have the unmistakable ring of objectivity or externality.

The 'Doors of Perception' on the other hand is completely different from anything that Huxley had written before. For the first time, possibly, Huxley looks for answers to the riddle of the human predicament from 'The Within'. The classical mechanics led tone of impartiality/ objectivity is not there. It has been replaced by the subtler quantum mechanics treatment of the observer being as much involved(if not more) in the process of self-realisation and understanding of experience.

The book is brilliant and takes one into what possibly lies in the realm of 'The Transcendental Country of the Mind' - but the reader should get into it..and to realise the full potential of the book one has to suspend existing precepts in our limited consciousness.

There is an oft quoted zen koan which might make my point clearer. A professor of a university once wanted to know what Zen was all about. So he went to this famous Zen monk and asked him to teach Zen. The monk invited him to first have a cup of tea. He placed a cup before the prof and continued pouring tea into his cup even though it was full. After sometime, the prof got completely agitated and told the Zen Monk, "Why are you still pouring into the cup? Don't you see it? Its already full".
The monkreplied, "Exactly. How can I teach you Zen when you are so full of yourself in the same way as this tea cup".

The same koan applies to reading 'Doors of Perception'..

5-0 out of 5 stars A truly great book
Before reading this book, I had read 'Brave New World' and a few other essays of Huxley.My image of him and the tone of his writing was that he was more concerned with issues that link man to the society(the immediate one he interacts with, which also exerts an influence on him like town, city, country etc). While Huxley in these pieces, is no doubt, extremely clear and has convincing arguments, the entire tone of his writing and philosophy was to look for solutions from 'The Without'. All his earlier works have the tone of objectivity or externality.

The 'Doors of Perception' on the other hand is completely different from anything that Huxley had written before. For the first time, possibly, Huxley looks for answers to the riddle of the human predicament from 'The Within'. The classical mechanics led tone of impartiality/ objectivity is not there. It has been replaced by the subtler quantum mechanics treatment of the observer being as much involved(if not more) in the process of self-realisation and understanding of experience.

The book is brilliant and takes one into what possibly lies in the realm of 'The Transcendental Country of the Mind' - but the reader should get into it..and to realise the full potential of the book one has to suspend existing precepts in our limited consciousness.

There is an oft quoted zen koan which might make my point clearer. A professor of a university once wanted to know what Zen was all about. So he went to this famous Zen teacher and asked him to teach Zen. The teacher invited this prof for a cup of tea. He placed a cup before the prof and continued pouring tea into his cup even though it was full. After sometime, the prof got completely agitated and told the Zen Monk, "Why are you still pouring into the cup? Don't you see it? Its already full".
The monkreplied, "Exactly. How can I teach you Zen when you are so full of yourself in the same way as this tea cup".

The same koan applies to reading 'Doors of Perception'..

5-0 out of 5 stars beautiful
This book simultaneously sythesized everything in my life and changed everything.It is a guide for understanding man's place in the world.enjoy its beauty.

5-0 out of 5 stars Entheogens: Professional Listing
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5-0 out of 5 stars Amazing! How did he do it?
Aldous Huxley is a man so articulate and inciteful, that he has managed to succeed at a dream seeming impossible to most people who have used psychedelic drugs.His descriptions of the mescaline experience are soenchanting, illuminating, and realistic that experienced users will beamazed, while non-users will have their curiousity peaked.

His discussionof the inherent spirituality of the experience and comparisons to ZenBuddhism go to show that not all drugs are destructive.Used correctly,psychedelics may provide some of the deepest insights available into thestructure and meaning of the universe.I strongly encourage anyone to readthis short and unique book.Unfortunately, those who need to read it themost are the least likely to. ... Read more


80. Handbook Of Non-violence: Including Aldous Huxley's An Encyclopedia Of Pacifism
by Robert Seeley, Aldous Huxley
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