The Merry Pranksters
Acid Test Volume 1 (King Mob Spoken Word CDs)
by Ken Kesey · first published 2000
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…subsequent fallout, and his personal experiences with the drug. * "Electric cool aid acid test" (1 mention, author not specified) * Summary: This book tells the story of novelist Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters. They embarked on a cross-country bus journey, experimenting with LSD and challenging societal norms, becoming pivotal figures in the psychedelic movement and the counterculture of the 1960s.
on “Ask HN: Which non-fiction books had the biggest impact on you?” ↗Not exactly a cult, but... "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe. Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters. It sounds like fun, until it doesn't so much. Soundtrack by The Grateful Dead.
on “My favorite nonfiction books about cults, scams, and schemes” ↗