Mentored by a Madman: The William Burroughs Experiment
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1910749109 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Lees takes the reader on an extraordinary journey inside and outside the brain. His deep humanity and honesty shines throughout. The inevitable comparison with the late, great Oliver Sacks is entirely just.” —Raymond Tallis “Lees’s book is not just a wonderfully unexpected addition to the Burroughs literature, but an important polemic for more humane and imaginative medical research.” —Phil Baker, The Times Literary Supplement
Lees is a professor of neurology at the National Hospital, London. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Academy of Neurology Lifetime Achievement Award, the Association of British Neurologists’ Medal, the Dingebauer Prize for Outstanding Research, and the Gowers Medal. He is one of the most highly cited Parkinson’s disease researchers in the world and is the author of se
Doc Trip Shock Lucy Bradshinkel A delightful new angle on the influencer extraordinaire William Burroughs, this time by a young doctor compelled by seveal readings of Naked Lunch to go as WSB had before him , in search of Yage (bannisteria caapi), and attempt to unlock its healing powers for t. Well worth reading! As anyone reading this probably already knows, A.J. Lees is an eminent respected London consultant in neurology who has finally decided to risk the ridicule of his peers by revealing that not only has he had a lifelong obsession with William Burroughs that has e. Beautifully written insight into an earlier era of clinical experimentation. R. J. Adam A beautifully presented little monograph in which Andrew Lees gives us insight into an earlier generation where self-experimentation and novel ideas could be trialled without fear of retribution or the dreaded ethics committee. A pleasure to read, albeit a sad i
Lees journeys to the rain forest in search of cures, and through self-experimentation he seeks to find the answers his patients crave. Burroughs is a ghostly mentor to Lees, influencing his methods of inquiry and encouraging him to be open-minded—a rarity in modern clinical practice. J. This is the story that Lees delayed writing for fear of professional ostracism, but here at last he “lets the cat out of the bag.” Mentored by a Madman is a powerful protest against bureaucracy, and a call for imagination in medical research.. Burroughs, the author of Naked Lunch and a troubled drug addict, inspired him to discover a groundbreaking treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Lees relates how William S. A