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Review:
David Haldane arrived in 1973 Berkeley as a budding young
journalist. What he discovered over the next 18 months writing for the legendary
Berkeley BARB, however, changed his life forever. It was a colorful moment in
American history as the leftist politics of the 1960s morphed into what would
become the human potential movement of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Haldane recorded
it all in breathless detail, chronicling the eccentricities of the
counterculture and, in the process, engaging in a spiritual quest of his own.
This book tells the story of that quest, peopled by the sometimes profane –
but always fascinating – visionaries of the time.
You’ll meet:
· Joanna Leary, who wanted to leave earth.
· Uri Geller, who bent spoons with his mind.
· Rennie Davis, who found God in a fat kid.
· Zakatarious, who worshipped a Golden Calf.
· Len Adams, who practiced self-fellatio.
· Jack Goff, who made pornography.
· Al Verdad, who ran for mayor guru.
· And many more.
Haldane is a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, where he has covered everything from murder and mayhem to searching for the spirit of Timothy Leary in the caves of Laguna Canyon. His articles have appeared in many national publications including the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Penthouse, Aqua, Islands and Salon. His work has also been anthologized in two books: Chicken Soup for the Single’s Soul (1999) and Connections: Reading and Writing in Cultural Contexts (2001). This book is about his first job.
What the
Critics Say:
“Geese,
dad, it’s a lot better than I thought it would be…”
Drew Haldane,
David’s 16-year-old son
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