{"product_id":"9781250176974","title":"This Is Cuba: An American Journalist Under Castro's Shadow","description":"\u003cp\u003ePurchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Charles Manson, Sharon Stone, William S. Burroughs, Nicole Kidman, Gloria Gaynor, Christopher Reeve, Werner Erhard, Karen Black, Mimi Rogers, Adi Da, Jason Beghe, Patrick Swayze, Ingo Swann, Demi Moore, Paul Haggis, Stanley Clarke, Lou Rawls, Harry Palmer, Al Jarreau, Vince Offer, Mary Bono Mack, Philip Gale, Mark Rathbun, James Packer, Paul Twitchell, Arnie Lerma, Robert Hunter, Tory Christman, John Brodie, Gerry Armstrong, Harold E. Puthoff, Steven Fishman, Cyril Vosper, Mike Rinder, Robert Vaughn Young, Ronald Dewolf, Lawrence Wollersheim, Bonnie Woods, Astra Woodcraft, Kate Bornstein, Jenna Miscavige Hill, Larry Anderson, Mona Vasquez, Kendra Wiseman, Michael Ray Bower, Dini Petty, Robert Degrimston, Stacy Brooks, Diana Canova, Jesse Prince. Excerpt: Adi Da Samraj Adi Da Samraj (Devan gar : ) (November 3, 1939 November 27, 2008), born Franklin Albert Jones in Queens , New York , was a controversial spiritual teacher, writer and artist, and the founder of a new religious movement known as Adidam . Beginning in 1972, Adi Da changed his name numerous times, including to Bubba Free John , Da Free John , Da Love-Ananda , Da Kalki , Da Avadhoota , Da Avabhasa , and from the 1990s until his death was known as Adi Da Love-Ananda Samraj or Adi Da . Adi Da first became well-known in the counterculture of the 1970s for his books and public talks, and for the activities of his religious community. He expressed a teaching similar to eastern religions , that seeing oneself as an individual separate from a divine unitive reality is an illusion and the cause of unhappiness. He taught that the search for liberation from suffering only creates suffering, and is a fundamental impediment to enlightenment. Distinguishing his teaching from other religious traditions, Adi Da stated that he was an...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012071211248,"sku":"9781250176974","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250176974_p0.jpg?v=1763702938","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250176974","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}