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YOU ARE BUYING 2 BOOKS ABOUT MDMA , they are follows:

ECSTASY: THE MDMA STORY

By Bruce Eisner

Foreword by Dr. Stanley Krippner

Introduction by Peter Stafford

Published by Ronin Publishing, Berkeley, California 1989

This book is a Pictorial Soft Cover in good condition [ some cover creases] with 248 pages and an index & bibliography and some black and white photographs.

CONTENTS

Foreword by Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.

Introduction by Peter Stafford

Preface = Ecstatic Easter

1. Introducing Adam

2. What is an Empathogen?

3. The Uses of an Entactogen

4. Some Experiences

5. A Guide for Users

6. Future Potentialities

Appendix I = MDMA's Family Tree: Chemistry & Physiological Effects

Appendix II = Risk Assessment : The FDA and MDMA Research by Rick Doblin

Appendix III = 52 Pages of Annotated Bibliography of the Scientific Literature Referring to MDMA

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

A. Party Goers at a New Year's Eve rave organized by Toon Town in San Francisco

B. Selection of rave handbills from the early 1990's

1. "Ecstasy," by Maxfield Parish

5. Through the Gateway of the Heart is an excellent book of vivid first-hand MDMA experiences

7. "Proceedings" of the MDMA Conference in May, 1986 were published in Vol. 18, No. 4 of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (© Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 1986)

9. Andrew Weil, M.D.(photo compliments of Andrew Weil)

10. Timothy Leary, Ph.D., didn't wait six weeks to marry... (Panacea Entertainment Management and Communications)

11. ... Barbara Leary (photo compliments of Timothy Leary)

13. George Greer, M.D., and Requa Tolbert, R.N., the MDMA therapy team that conducted the first clinical study (Photo compliments of George Greer)

16. Claudio Naranjo, M.D., author of The Healing journey

18. MDMA crystals

19. Nutmeg, a psychoactive spice, is the dried seed within the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans. (Grieve, A Modern Herbal)

20. Myristica (nutmeg), (Squibb Handbook, 1896)

21. Sassafras is a botanical source used in synthesizing MDA-like compounds. (Grieve, A Modern Herbal)

22. Mace (Squibb Handbook, 1896)

23. Chemical Structure of Mescaline and the Phenethylamines (Kim and Christopher Workdelay)

24. Chemical Structure of Those in the MMDA Series (Kim and Christopher Workdelay)

25. Chemical Structure of MDMA and Its Variations (Kim and Christopher Workdelay)

26. Gordon Alles, discoverer of the psychoactive effects of MDA (Cal. Inst. Tech. Archives)

28. Archives An unusually large MDA crystal grown in ethanol (Jermemy Bigwood, Psychedelics Encyclopedia, © Peter Stafford 1983)

29. Bruce Eisner , Author of Ecstasy

FROM THE COVER == Ecstasy (MDMA) is the first of a new generation of mind changing substances which can transform personal relationships as well as boost self esteem.

MDMA's effect has been described as opening people up to their intuition and feelings; leading to an expanded sense of self-awareness and empathy for others, without unpleasant side effects.

After a decade of use by psychotherapists, MDMA surged into public awareness and has been used by millions, prompting Newsweek Magazine to call it "The drug of choice of the New Age movement."

This book chronicles the history of MDMA, including the flip-flops in its legal status. The psychological effects, erotic implications, methods of use and possible future of this intriguing substance are presented. The reader will also find here an up-to-date report on potential health risks, the chemistry of MDMA, an annotated bibliography of the MDMA literature, along with photographs and illustrations.

REVIEWS = " The first compendium of the pertinent MDMA data, Eisner's book is helpful, wise & balanced." - Peter Stafford

REVIEWS = " This book presents the significant findings concerning MDMA, or 'Ecstasy' ... The very large numbers of people self experimenting with this drug should benefit from the wealth of information - including the fact that longer term effects on the brain are still unknown." - Robert E. L. Masters, Ph.D.

REVIEWS = " Bruce Eisner has created an excellent study of how hysterical and ignorant beaurocrats create drug problems while trying to solve drug problems. Before we plunge headlong into a totalitarian state, I wish every American citizen would read this book." - Robert Anton Wilson

REVIEWS = "It is possible Bruce Eisner's book will play a role in dispelling misconceptions about MDMA. The book is a splendid summary of the drug's history, usage and effects. — Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., author of Healing States, Dream Working, Personal Mythology

REVIEWS = "Bruce Eisner has spent time in both the world of academic psychology and as a journalist covering the psychedelic scene. He has written a masterly book about an important new mind-changer which is both scholarly and readable. I enthusiastically recommend it!" — Timothy Leary, Ph.D., performing philosopher

REVIEWS = "It is absolutely certain that a new world is dawning in which alterations of brain function and states of consciousness will be accepted and of great value ... A substance such as MDMA—reminiscent as it is of Homer's Nepenthe—will banish many of the now 'normal woes' of everyday life."

— RE.L. Masters, Ph.D., co-author of Varieties of Psychedelic Experience and Mind Games

MORE ABOUT == Bruce Jay Ehrlich (February 26, 1948 – January 1, 2013), better known by his pen name Bruce Eisner, was an American writer, psychologist, and counterculture spokesman best known for his book Ecstasy: The MDMA Story.

Eisner was born in Brooklyn, New York. His first publication was at age 16, when he won an LA County-wide essay contest. The essay, "Democracy and What It Means to Me" was published in the Congressional Record by Congressman Ed Reinecke.

Eisner attended San Fernando Valley State College (now known as California State University, Northridge) where he was on the Deans List for his first two years of attendance. In his third year, he became an anti-Vietnam War activist and joined the Students for a Democratic Society. At the end of his third year, in 1969, he dropped out of college and moved to Laguna Beach which was then home base for Timothy Leary and the Brotherhood of Eternal Love. In the fall of 1969, Eisner first went to Europe where he lived in the Netherlands and then traveled overland to India.

In January 1970, Eisner returned to Los Angeles where he became a freelance journalist writing feature articles on topics focusing on LSD and the psychedelic consciousness movement for the "Underground Press." He wrote articles for the Los Angeles Free Press edited by Art Kunkin, the Los Angeles Star and a variety of other small publications.

In 1976, he became a contributing editor for High Times magazine and wrote a series of article including "LSD Purity" and "Who Turned on Whom" with Peter Stafford. Also, in 1976, Eisner traveled to Europe where he met author Michael Hollingshed in England and LSD discoverer Albert Hofmann in Basel, Switzerland.

In 1977, Eisner moved from Los Angeles to Santa Cruz, California. He became one of the leaders of a group of psychedelic movement activists. That group known as Linkage brought Albert Hofmann to UC Santa Cruz in 1977 for his first public lecture in the US at a conference called "LSD: A Generation Later."

The conference was attended by both counterculture figures such as Timothy Leary PhD, Allen Ginsberg, Ram Dass, Stephen Gaskin, and Ralph Metzner PhD, as well as early psychedelic researchers including Oscar Janiger, MD, William McGlothlin, PhD, Stanley Krippner, PhD, Claudio Naranjo, MD and Willis Harman PhD.

Eisner received his B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1979. He moved to Goleta California for two years and received his M.A. in psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Eisner worked as a Teaching Assistant at U.C. Santa Barbara. In 1980, he became a contributing writer for Omni magazine.

Eisner returned to Santa Cruz in 1981 and in 1982 moved into a home near Natural Bridges State Beach where he lived for the next 21 years. He began working on his PhD in Psychology from Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center in 1982 but withdrew before completing a dissertation in 1988. In 1989, Eisner started a self-improvement software company called Mindware, which published a catalog of mind tool and personal development software programs called the Mindware Catalog until 1995.

In 1990, Eisner started the Island Group, which produced salons that encouraged discussions surrounding the creation of a "psychedelic culture". The group was named after the 1962 Island by Aldous Huxley. The Island Group conceived and co-organized the 1992 "The Bridge: Linking the Past, Present and Future of Psychedelics" a two-day conference held at Stanford University. Island also conceived and co-organized "Bicycle Day: Celebrating 50 Years of LSD" at the University of California Santa Cruz, in April 1993.

Eisner created the Mind Media Life Enhancement Network in 1996, one of the first websites that provided a portal to other self-improvement and personal development websites.

Bruce died on New Year’s Day 2013 at his home in Las Vegas from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage. He was working on his online book, Future Culture: How to Make New Memes to Change the World, when he died.

ECSTASY: DANCE TRANCE & TRANSFORMATION

by Rick Doblin and Nicholas Saunders

Publisher Quick American Archives, Oakland, California 1996

This book is a soft cover in fine condition with 287 pages, index and bibliography and lots of Color and black and white photographs.

Ecstasy - Dance, Trance & Transformation is the most comprehensive source of information about Ecstasy and the dance culture.

This book looks at Ecstasy in the US - laws, music, and users - and the global scene.

A valuable book for anyone who uses E or has ever thought of taking it.

CONTENTS

1. My Personal Experience

2. History

3. Public Attitudes and the Media

4. Effects

5. Social Effects

6. Who Takes Ecstasy?

7. Physical Dangers

8. Psychological Dangers

9. Risk

10. The Law

11. Uses

12. Psychotherapy

13. Safety

14. Dance Drugs

15. Herbal Ecstasy

16. Manufacture

17. Types of Dance Music

18. The Dance Scene

19. Personal Accounts

20. Conclusion

Appendix A: MAPS MD MA Analysis Report .

Appendix B: Information .

Appendix C: Bibliography .

Index

REVIEW== Socially, politically and spiritually necessary.

Very well organized and goes through everything concerning MDMA from its legal status to the chemistry behind it. The text is very easy to understand even for those who do not know much about this subject. All his statements are backed by solid evidence derived from independent research and real life stories. Saunders gives the reader a chance to decide for himself, rather than telling the reader 'This is what I looked up so this is what I think, and therefore what you think as well'. I would recommend this book to everyone.

The author has dedicated his life to this subject, as indicated by the quality of his work. Earlier incarnations of this book, "E for Ecstasy," "Ecstasy and the Dance Culture," and "Ecstasy Reconsidered," have been chosen for listing in "Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments: An Entheogen Chrestomathy.

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