Altered States : Minds, Drugs and Culture Paperback / softback
by Ben Sessa
Part of the Wooden Books U.K. series
Paperback / softback
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What actually happens to you when you drink a cup of coffee?Is chocolate really an aphrodisiac?
How do drugs like alcohol and cannabis work? Did psychedelics play a part in human evolution? In this fascinating little book, leading psychopharmacologist Dr. Ben Sessa describes the drugs, legal and illegal, natural and synthesised, from nicotine to endorphins, sugar to antidepressants, that humans all over the world take every day to change their state of mind. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:64 pages, 200
- Publisher:Wooden Books
- Publication Date:01/03/2021
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- ISBN:9781904263852
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:64 pages, 200
- Publisher:Wooden Books
- Publication Date:01/03/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781904263852