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What people have said about Mavericks of the Mind and Voices from the Edge...
Jerry Garcia of The Grateful
Dead
"This is a fine collection of original thinkers, an important
national resource. Everyone who wants to stay current with information from the outer
perimeters of consciousness exploration should read it."
Douglas Rushkoff, author of Cyberia,
Media
Virus and Playing the
Future
"Wow! A one-stop shop of the greatest minds in
cyberspace, or any other space for that matter. I could spend days in here, gaining
insights from my favorite thought warriors, or discovering others I really should have
known about all along."
Robert Anton Wilson,
co-author of the Illuminatus!
trilogy and author of Prometheus
Rising
"Some of the most important thinkers of our time speak in their own
words to two brilliant interviewers. Anyone aspiring to understand the new millenium we
are entering will have to read this book. Every page explodes like an intellectual
firecracker. A first rate job!"
Marilyn Ferguson, author of The
Aquarian Conspiracy and publisher of Brain-Mind
"A provocative collection indeed!"
R.U. Sirius, editor Mondo 2000
"In print or on the web, David Jay Brown supplies the right
combination of thought and information. Frequently useful, always interesting..."
Magical Blend
magazine
"In this, (Voices From the Edge) their second compilation of interviews,
David Jay Brown and Rebecca McClen Novick once again display the chemistry that has made
the team a favorite with Magical Blend editors and readers alike... What sets the work of
this gifted team of interviewers apart from the crowd is, first of all, their choice of
subjects, and second, the unique alchemy of their own interaction... As interviewers,
Brown and Novick are often as radical as their subjects. Rather than just ask questions,
they insert their own favorite causes into the interview, often steering their subjects
into areas they have not previously ventured. Part of the joy of this book is watching the
team of Novick and Brown volley their own ideas and insights off their larger-than-life
subjects and seeing which ideas land where. This provides an entertaining continuity to an
otherwise diverse group of interviews. For a radical and highly readable reinterpretation
of what genius means in the nineties, you can't do better than Voices from the Edge."
John Allen, Co-Founder and Director of Biosphere 2
"... a winner. It's got punch, rhythm, verve ... brilliantly
conceived and executed, forming perhaps the best possible connection of the past
thirty-five years of cultural transformation. It opens the road to the starmakers--to all
who intelligently dare."
Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, and co-author of Personal
Mythology and Spiritual
Dimensions of Healing
"... a provocative collection of interviews with some of the most
challenging thinkers in the Western world. Their statements may cajole you, infuriate you,
or inspire you, but they will never bore you! Together, these interviews give the reader
an uncanny glimpse as to the way that our reality may be heading."
Jaron
Lanier, Virtual Reality pioneer, musician, and founder of VPL
"The great test of youthful ideas must be in how well they age
and regenerate for future generations. In this volume two young people interview many of
the outrageous luminaries of the 20th century Western ecstatic mystic community. This book
provides evidence that a new flavor of spiritual tradition, completely compatible with
science and technology, is being passed from one generation to the next. I feel this is a
most vital project, and that it has been beautifully executed."
Alex Grey, artist and author of Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey
"What distinguishes these 'voices from the edge" is their
passionate self-actualization and their profound and strange contributions to our culture.
Give a listen."