{"product_id":"9781593764685","title":"Too Much to Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood","description":"Growing up in the suburbs of Boston and raised on secular Judaism, Cocoa Puffs, and \u003ci\u003eGilligan’s Island\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Bebergal was barely in his teens when the ancient desire to finding higher spiritual meaning in the universe struck. Already schooled in mysticism by way of comic books, Dungeons\u0026amp;Dragons, and Carlos Castaneda, he turned to hallucinogens, convinced they would provide a path to illumination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWas this profound desire for God—a god he believed that could only be apprehended by an extreme state of altered consciousness—simply a side effect of the drugs? Or was it a deeper human longing that  was manifesting itself, even on a country club golf course at the edge of a strip mall?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eToo Much to Dream\u003c\/i\u003e places Bebergal’s story within the cultural history of hallucinogens, American fascination with mysticism, and the complex relationship between drug addiction, popular culture, rock ‘n’ roll, occultism, and psychology. With a captivating foreword by Peter Coyote, and interviews with writers, artists, and psychologists such as Dennis McKenna, James Fadima, Arik Roper, Jim Woodring, and Mark Tulin, Bebergal offers a groundbreaking exploration of drugs, religion, and the craving for spirituality entrenched in America’s youth.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134358962416,"sku":"9781593764685","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593764685_p0.jpg?v=1763812687","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593764685","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}