Don Lattin's Reviews
Reviews of Don’s Work
Dec.09.2010
Published by Booklist Magazine
This would be a terrific social history of a fascinating historical period even if it didn’t star some of the most important influences on today’s culture. But Andrew Weil remains...
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Dec.10.2009
Published by Publisher's Weekly
It’s hard for folks who didn’t live through the 1960s to imagine what it was like to live in a drug and sex-soaked culture, one where traditional values were drowned in a rush of...
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Dec.17.2009
Published by Shelf Awareness Review
Aldous Huxley was a major inspiration for the four men Don Lattin profiles in this lively retelling of the start of America's romance with hallucinogenic drugs. In its day, Huxley...
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Dec.15.2009
Published by Monterey County Weekly
Drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll – it seemed like such a good idea at the time, at least to some of us. But like most slogans (with the possible exception of giving peace a chance,...
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Oct.21.2007
Published by San Francisco Chronicle
Jesus Freaks is an impressive feat of investigative history, bringing to light the warped worldview and abusive sexual and disciplinary practices of a deluded secret society.
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Buy my book! Save my sobriety!”
—Don Lattin, begging for attention.
About Don
Don Lattin's new book, "Distilled Spirits," published in September 2012 by University of California Press, is among other things the memoir of a religion reporter who spent too much time worshipping at the altar of drugs and alcohol. But it's not just another...
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