After witnessing a mystical vision atop a hill, a professor of mathematics descends into madness.
A Breath of Life by Clarice Lispector
A god-like creator engages in conversation with his creation.
Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
A New Journalism book, firsthand account of the experiences of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, who traveled across the US in a painted school bus, and did acid.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson
A semi-autobiographical book that follows a protagonist and his attorney through a drug-induced haze in Las Vegas.
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter's account of the 1972 presidential campaign in which Richard Nixon was re-elected President of the United States. Focuses on the breakdown of the party and his disillusionment with politics.
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
Depicts the life of a violent young outcast and serial killer in 1960s Appalachian Tennessee.
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennessean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indian scalps is thriving.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
A young family moves into a small home and discover it is larger on the inside than the outside.
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Kerouac travels the N. American continent.
Big Sur by Jack Kerouac
Kerouac at his lowest, devoured by fame, particularly the fame of On the Road. His alter ego gravitates back and forth between wild binges in San Francisco and an isolated cabin in Big Sur where he attempts to renew himself.
Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan
An abstract book about trout fishing in America.
Pimp by Iceberg Slim
Examines the life of Iceberg Slim, notrious pimp and author.
A Separate Reality: Further Conversations with Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda
Concerning the events that took place during anthropologist & author Carlos Castaneda's apprenticeship with a Yaqui Indian Sorcerer, Don Juan Matus, between 1960 and 1965.
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
Follows two interweaving storylines, one in Ancient Eurasia and one in the present day.
