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This site has the complete texts of two remarkable books, as well as additional material for you to enjoy.

Mavericks of the Mind and Voices from the Edge contain thought-provoking interviews with over forty of the leading thinkers of our time on the subject of consciousness.

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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."