{"title":"Erik Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003eErik Davis explores the intersections of music, culture, and spirituality with a distinct voice that captivates readers interested in the deeper currents shaping contemporary art and biography. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eLed Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin IV\u003c\/em\u003e, offer insightful reflections on iconic moments in music history, blending meticulous research with vivid storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn collections like \u003cem\u003eStrange Attractor\u003c\/em\u003e, Davis delves into the enigmatic and the esoteric, inviting readers to consider the hidden forces behind creativity and cultural movements. 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Perfecting his rugged philosophy on the role of psychedelics in evolution, consciousness, and time, McKenna was a riotous charmer who stalked the shadows, but also sought the iridescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore than twenty years since his untimely passing, McKenna has an enduring magnetism across the virtual pop stream, in pervasive digitization, and within social media networks. In \u003cem\u003eStrange Attractor\u003c\/em\u003e, the first biography of this enigmatic figure, Graham St John detects the signal behind the noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is an engaging chronicle of the life, works, and legacy of this brazen adventurer of the inner and outer dimensions, whose weird intelligence has affected multitudes and whose spirit continues to haunt the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt draws on original documents and letters, features fifty-two rare photographs and artworks, and shares previously untold stories from over eighty people. Neither glorifying nor disparaging its subject, \u003cem\u003eStrange Attractor\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to those interested in the evolution of a psychedelic intellectual, and to those for whom McKenna's wisdom endures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46998632169708,"sku":"9780262049573","price":80.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7608743482281.jpg?v=1763223783"},{"product_id":"led-zeppelins-led-zeppelin-iv-by-erik-davis-9780826416582","title":"Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin IV","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this wickedly entertaining and thoroughly informed homage to one of rock music's towering pinnacles, Erik Davis investigates the magic—black or otherwise—that surrounds this album. Carefully peeling the layers from each song, Davis reveals their dark and often mystical roots—and leaves the reader to decide whether \u003cem\u003eFour Symbols\u003c\/em\u003e is some form of occult induction or just an inspired, brilliantly played rock album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStripping \u003cem\u003eLed Zeppelin's\u003c\/em\u003e famous name off the fourth record was an almost petulant attempt to let their Great Work symbolically stand on its own two feet. But the wordless jacket also lent the album charisma. Fans hunted for hidden meanings, or, in failing to find them, sensed a strange reflection of their own mute refusal to communicate with the outside world. This helped to create one of the supreme paradoxes of rock history: an esoteric megahit, a blockbuster arcanum. Stripped of words and numbers, the album no longer referred to anything but itself: a concrete talisman that drew you into its world, into the frame. 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