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Orange Sunshine (2010) (edit title/settings)

The Brotherhood of Eternal Love and Its Quest to Spread Peace, Love, and Acid to the World

by Nicholas Schou (Author), Nick Schou (Author) (edit contributors)

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Few stories in the annals of American counterculture are as intriguing or dramatic as that of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love. Dubbed the “Hippie Mafia,” the Brotherhood began in the mid-1960s as a small band of peace-loving, adventure-seeking surfers in Southern California. After... read more

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  • “"He<Leary> started talking about bacon and how he was going to tempt all these Buddhists by waving bacon under their noses, and seeing how commited they were to vegetarianism." Leary seemed to be defining himself as a great tempter, something that surprised Wright. "I thought it was a strange way for a trained psychologist to allow himself to be presented,", he says. "He was taking on the role of Sata, so I held him at arm's length, wondering if he was that personification. I didn't feel convinced of his legitimacy as a guru. He was wearing the right clothes and saying the right things but he struck me as more of a combination of a con man and a fuddy-duddy professor."”
    Dion Wright

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Steve Hodgson never forgot the mischievous grin on his new coworker's face, a crooked smile that seemed totally at odds with his flashing blue eyes centered within raccoonlike rings that evoked a world-weary wisdom beyond the stranger's years.

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Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Hello, I love you!
1. The Farmer
2. The Disciples
3. The Island
4. Kandahar
5. Dodge City
6. The Great Hash Trail
7. Legend Of A Mind
8. Orange Sunshine
9. Maui Wowie
10. Strange Happenings
11. Brother, Watch Out!
Epilogue: The Elvis Theory
Index

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  1. Nicholas Schou (Author)
  2. Nick Schou (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 16, 2010
ISBN: 0312551835
Page Count: 304

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  • Library of Congress: HV5831.C2 S36 2010
  • Dewey: 363.450979496

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Reading Level: Young Adults

This book obviously discussing the drug culture involves a lot of drug use mentioned and swearing and mentions of sex. May not be appropriate for all young adults.

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  • Book Review: Imagined by different advocates as a tool for spiritual reawakening, for political revolution, or for military mind control, LSD has a mysterious power in our bodies that is reflected in its mysterious power in our body politic. As an old acidhead joke goes, LSD is a highly volatile drug that can induce heart palpitations, panic, and paranoia—in those who have never taken it.

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