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The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell

by Aldous Huxley · 1956

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As only he can, Aldous Huxley explores the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. These two astounding essays are among the most profound studies of the effects of mind-expanding drugs written in this century. Contains the complete texts of , both of which became essential for the counterculture during the 1960s and influenced a generation's perception of life.

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