LSD My Problem Child (4th Edition)

Reflections on Sacred Drugs, Mysticism and Science

De: Albert Hofmann Ph.D.

Narrado por: Steven J. Cohen

This is the story of LSD told by a concerned yet hopeful father, organic chemist Albert Hofmann, PhD. He traces LSD's path from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug sparking hysteria and prohibition.

In LSD: My Problem Child, we follow Dr. Hofmann's trek across Mexico to discover sacred plants related to LSD, and listen in as he corresponds with other notable figures about his remarkable discovery. Underlying it all is Dr. Hofmann's powerful conclusion that mystical experiences may be our planet's best hope for survival. Whether induced by LSD, meditation, or arising spontaneously, such experiences help us to comprehend "the wonder, the mystery of the divine, in the microcosm of the atom, in the macrocosm of the spiral nebula, in the seeds of plants, in the body and soul of people".

More than 60 years after the birth of Albert Hofmann's problem child, his vision of its true potential is more relevant, and more needed, than ever.

©2009, 1979, 1983, 2005 Albert Hofmann, PhD (P)2021 Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

Five Twinkling Stars

This is a significant book on the topic of LSD. I'm glad someone finally put it in audio format.

Riveting story, watered down by an unenthusiastic reader.

Firstly this is an amazing book, i highly suggest you give this a read/listen to. Very informative and exciting.
However the reader, Steven J Cowen, does this book an absolute diservice to the topic, author and Audible as a company. Dry, monotone, unenthusiastic, and seemingly uninterested in the material the reader is reading. Cowen makes this book unenjoyable with his constant run on sentences. He pronounces the same non-english words differently throughout. He can not switch accents, for example there is a scene in the book where the author, Hoffman, is in Mexico with other native German speakers among native Spanish speaking people and the entire conversation is read with a Spanish accent. Again towards the end of the book the author is referring to ancient Greek material and the reader reads the Greek with a German accent and an incorrect pronunciation. I also suspect that the reader read the 3rd edition of this book and added the 4th edition edits at a different time. The book has areas where the reader clearly is reading at a different timeframe and switches tones and speed for a parargraph or two and reverts back to the original talk speed and tone.

I would implore Audible to hire a better reader and to reread this book. Steven J Cowen should be redirected towards bedtime stories where people want to be lulled to sleep.

Speechless!

I’m speechless. Simply an amazing journey from the beginning to the end. At this day and time I can’t imagine what the CIA is doing with this drug….But I’m looking forward to seeing how it’s being used today.

Such an amazing chemist.

I have been wanting to listen/read this book for a while. It was exactly what I thought it would be and such an interesting story. As a psychonaut I always wanted to know how this Ineffable molecule came along.

Extraordinary Subject, Narrator Unfamiliar with Content

Albert Hofmann’s book portrays the extraordinary story of his discovery of LSD and his relationship to its subsequent history. Unfortunately, the narrator seemed unfamiliar with the subject, often mispronouncing names of important figures in the history, or of the substances discussed. If someone more connected to the field had narrated this book, it would have been wonderfully illuminating.

Important Work

Fantastic book. The research and scientific approach taken to study these incredible compounds is amazing. Very fascinating book.

Amazing true story

Definitely a recommendation to anyone interested in psychedelics and their guidance in the lives of very intelligent and down to earth thinkers!

A brilliant scientist and human. What better person to have opened the world to LSD!

Albert Hoffmann is a fascinating scientist and an amazing human being. His book is one of the best I’ve ever read (listened to). May his discovery and example show the world a better way forward.

Fascinating

Enjoyable and thought provoking telling of the story of the discovery of lsd. Loved it!

The Incredible history of Albert Hofmann & LSD

This is simply a must read for anyone interested in the history of this incredible compound & the chemist behind it all.