some help with picking some books

If he likes the Dead get him the book "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe. It's a true story about the whole acid party/hippie scene in San Francisco during the late '60's. Some of the Grateful Dead's first concerts were playing the Acid Test parties, and they're brought up several times in the book. The thing about this book is, although it's a true story it's written like a novel, not just a history book or collection. For example, people like Jerry Garcia, Ken Keysey, and Timoty Leary are actual characters in the book not just names. So, it's really an entertaining read.

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Originally Posted by LuckyNiner

Agreed x10. Jack Kerouac is incredible.

A few more recommendations:

Donnie Brasco - Joseph D. Pistone - True-life story written by an undercover cop who infiltrated the Mafia. Amazing read, and what makes it even better is that it's all true.

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater - Kurt Vonnegut
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey

Anything by Ken Follett, John Grisham, or Thomas Perry is also bound to be good.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is a great book. Ken Keysey actually had electroshock therapy as "research" for this book. Ken Keysey was also the big acid guru of San Francisco during the late '60's. Kind of like the west coast's version of Timothy Leary. He's also the main character in the book I mentioned "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"

hes leaving, were going to go out to hop on the B.A.R.T. subway to pick him up tonight out in concord, or tommoroww, what ever he says. all of his closest frinds carrying his shit onto the trains, we all told him that what ever decision he makes, we stand by 100%. and no, he is not coming home because he wants a fix, he is coming home, and still quitting, and not loosing 30 grand. all the power to him i say! too bad i just went and spent 29$ on books, hah!, i say he takes some of the cash and buys a 91 notchback 5.0 mustang ;)

The Godfather is good
so is A Million Little Pieces, it's about a drug addict going through rehab

Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs
need I say more?

War and Peace is pretty good, I herd the Da Vinci code has a lot of killing in it, How about a hollowed out bible? =\........For love and glory, Naked Pictures of Famous people is pretty true and hallarious, By Jon Steuart or something like that....

i was going to cut out the middle section of a pos paperback shakespear, so i could put some serouquel in there for him, when ever you get a really bad jones, grab something to drink, and some serouquel, take it, and sit back, and watch T.V. try to see if you can finish one show without sleeping...

a old freind of ours was doing coke, then crack, and one night, when i was over there, i was watching him as he smoked a rock of crack, the first 2 hits, and he had taken a serouquel when he took the frist hit, and he woke up the next day with his pipe and rock in side, by his bed, you hear that? fell asleep, while smoking a crack rock, kind of ironic? i tried it one night after a long party, and i layed down, and tooke 75mg, and it was like looking through a kaleadscope (sp?) and then i fell asleep before i got past the T.V. guide channel, and the bottle even says, non narcotic. nay one evere heard of it?

my friend keeps recommending 'go ask alice' to me. its by an anonymous author though. but its about this girl and her drug experiences.