Praise for Busting Timothy Leary
"I couldn't put this down! Bernard Ross's rollicking novel, inspired by an outlandish true story, deftly captures the spirit of the 1960s with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Highly recommended!"
Steven L. Davis, co-author of The Most Dangerous Man in America and Dallas 1963. Winner of the Pen Center Literary Award.
Embark on a captivating journey into the wild and transformative landscape of the 1960s, a time of political activism, cultural revolution, and a demand for social change led mainly by young people challenging existing norms and structures. The novel begins with Sean Kelly-a combat-hardened Green Beret-from a small southern town being recruited by the army to infiltrate Timothy Leary's LSD cult. To be successful, he must become a convincing hippie and function on drugs, including LSD, without jeopardizing the mission.
Sean enters the epicenters of the hippie movement: the Haight Ashbury section of San Francisco, the East Village of New York, and Timothy Leary's LSD mansion in Millbrook, New York. His mission also takes him to the heart of the radical student movement, where he experiences violent student protests and race riots. Many of his long-held beliefs come into question once he experiences expanded consciousness, free love, spiritual revelations, civil rights, and the need for social justice. His Green Beret skills are tested during some violent and dangerous encounters.
Sean's journey is a remarkable story of personal transformation and love, deepened by his evolving self-awareness and the powerful realization that his life is a spiritual journey of self-discovery.
