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Tripping

B. H. Friedman Fried·man   , Milton Born 1912.

American economist. He won a 1976 Nobel Prize for his theories of monetary control and governmental nonintervention in the economy.

Noun 1.
 

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Tripping: A Memoir by B. H. Friedman is a remarkably account of the life and times of Dr. Timothy Leary, including his accomplishments and influence with an active coterie of students, teachers, and artists during the freewheeling free·wheel·ing  
adj.
1.
a. Free of restraints or rules in organization, methods, or procedure.

b. Heedless of consequences; carefree.

2. Relating to or equipped with a free wheel.
 decade of the 1960's. Vividly offering an exclusive perspective of the world in sixties, Tripping details Leary's progressive discoveries and passion for LSD LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide (lī'sûr`jĭk, dī'ĕth`ələmĭd, dī'ĕthəlăm`ĭd), alkaloid synthesized from lysergic acid, which is found in the fungus ergot ( , cannabis cannabis: see hemp; marijuana.
cannabis

Any plant of the genus Cannabis, which contains a single species, C. sativa. It is widely cultivated throughout the northern temperate zone.
, mushrooms, and other psychologically altering substances as part of his controversial views with respect to the liberation of life, love, beauty, society, and the "journey of peace". A "must read" for anyone with an interest in Timothy Leary's life and thought, Tripping is very strongly recommended as a one-of-a-kind memoir which documents of his life story.
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