Mentored By A Madman: The William Burroughs Experiment

Author(s): A.J. Lees

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Lees draws on Burroughs' search for an addiction cure to discover a ground-breaking treatment for shaking palsy, and learns how to use the deductive reasoning of Sherlock Holmes to diagnose patients. Lees follows Burroughs into the rainforest and under the influence of yage (ayahuasca) gains insights that encourage him to pursue new lines of pharmacological research and explore new forms of science.


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William Burroughs as author and pioneer continues to attract large readership Lifts the lid on the pharmacological industry and its limitations Strong public interest in neuroscience

Andrew Lees is a Professor of Neurology at the National Hospital, London. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the American Academy of Neurology Life Time Achievement Award, the Association of British Neurologist's Medal, the Dingebauer Prize for outstanding research and the Gowers Medal. He is one of the three most highly cited Parkinson's disease researchers in the world. He is the author of several books, including Ray of Hope, runner-up in the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and The Silent Plague.

General Fields

  • : 9781910749104
  • : Notting Hill Editions
  • : Notting Hill Editions
  • : 01 May 2016
  • : 184mm X 115mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : A.J. Lees
  • : Hardback
  • : English
  • : 616.80092
  • : D