Hamilton Morris Book Recommendations

Neuropsychedelia

The Revival of Hallucinogen Research since the Decade of the Brain

by Nicolas Langlitz

"I think it’s one of the best books ever written about psychedelics, neuroscience, and consciousness." - Hamilton Morris (Source)

Buzzed

The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy

by Cynthia Kuhn Ph.D.

"An educational drug book." - Hamilton Morris (Source)

Pihkal

A Chemical Love Story

by Alexander Shulgin

"It will tell you almost everything you need to know about psychedelics and drugs, in general." - Hamilton Morris (Source)

Magic Mushrooms Around the World

A Scientific Journey Across Cultures and Time - The Case for Challenging Research and Value Systems

by Jochen Gartz

"[Jochen Gartz] published some work on [the variation and potency of mushrooms]." - Hamilton Morris (Source)

Pharmacotheon

Entheogenic Drugs, Their Plant Sources and History

by Jonathan Ott

"[Jonathan Ott is] great for getting a sort of wide, historical, and scientific view of things." - Hamilton Morris (Source)

The Healing Journey

Pioneering Approaches to Psychedelic Therapy

by Claudio Naranjo

"[Claudio Naranjo is] amazing." - Hamilton Morris (Source)

The Serpent and the Rainbow

A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis, and Magic

by Wade Davis

"[Proposes] this pretty outrageous idea that [...] there really was zombification [in Haiti]." - Hamilton Morris (Source)

Tihkal

The Continuation

by Alexander Shulgin

"If you like PiHKAL, you’ll move on to TiHKAL, I would hope." - Hamilton Morris (Source)

Shamanism & the Sacred Cactus

Ethnoarchaeological Evidence for San Pedro Use in Northern Peru

by Douglas Sharon

"For those that are interested in the historical and anthropological aspects of all of this." - Hamilton Morris (Source)

The Psychedelic Journey of Marlene Dobkin de Rios

45 Years with Shamans, Ayahuasqueros, and Ethnobotanists

by Marlene Dobkin de Rios Ph.D.

"[The author] wrote a lot about ayahuasca in the ‘80s and maybe even in the late ‘70s. She’s fantastic." - Hamilton Morris (Source)

How to Change Your Mind

What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

by Michael Pollan

Hamilton Morris mentioned a passage from this book on Twitter. (Source)

Organic Chemistry as a Second Language

by David R. Klein

"Fantastic, very well written, very clear, very accessible." - Hamilton Morris (Source)