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Two thrillers set in portugal during the second world war. For a nonphysicist, he had a skill at turning the concepts of early quantum physics theory into quite readable narratives. There is no other term for a man who can come off stage after speaking for two hours, jetlagged and short of sleep, and grant an interview to a. Robert anton wilson books list of books by author robert anton. I am looking for the appendix resh, brain books because i am reading all of the raw suggested reading off his other recommended list. Jan 17, 2007 as 1960s counterculture morphed into the medecade of the 1970s, part of any hip library was the illuminatus trilogy, whose coauthor, robert anton wilson, has died aged 74. Jan, 2007 robert anton wilson was an author of the illuminatus.
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