May 19, 2005

Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse

Contemplating the Future with Noam Chomsky, George Carlin, Deepak Chopra, Rupert Sheldrake, and Others

Interviews by David Jay Brown with:

Noam Chomsky, George Carlin, Kary Mullis, Candace Pert
Edgar Mitchell, Deepak Chopra, Rupert Sheldrake
Robert Anton Wilson, Peter Russell, Douglas Rushkoff
Paul Krassner, Bruce Sterling, Clifford Pickover
Ray Kurzweil, Hans Moravec, John Mack, Dean Radin
Ram Dass, Valerie Corral, Jeff McBride, Alex Grey

In his latest interview collection, David Jay Brown has once again gathered some of the most interesting minds of today to consider the future of the human race, the mystery of consciousness, the evolution of technology, psychic phenomena, alien abductions, and the cultural effects of psychedelics. The book includes conversations with celebrated visionaries and inspirational figures such as Noam Chomsky, George Carlin, Deepak Chopra, and Rupert Sheldrake. Part scientific exploration, part philosophical speculation, and part intellectual rollercoaster, the free-form discussions are original and captivating, and offer surprising revelations. Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse is a new look into the minds of some of our most original thinkers.

"This is a great collection of interviews!"
--R.U. Sirius, Editor, Mondo 2000, coauthor of Counterculture Through the Ages

"Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse could not be more timely. These interviews of visionary thinkers, and the provocative interactions between those people interviewed, provide diverse road maps for navigating our way through an era of terror, conflict, and incipient disaster. Readers who are interested in novel paradigms, especially worldviews that will help humanity survive and even prosper, will find David Jay Brown's book a source of delight, of wonder, and even of hope."
--Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., co-author of Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work with Them; Co-editor of Varieties of Anomalous Experience

"Once again David Jay Brown has assembled some of the most interesting minds in our culture to comment on some of the most interesting topics we can speculate about. Every interview offers a fascinating look at our universe and the unique mind of the interviewee."
--Jeremy P. Tarcher, Publisher, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.

"As an interviewer, David Jay Brown has an unusual talent for teasing out unexpected hunches, intuitions, and insights from some of the most brilliant people on the planet. This exciting book is the nearest thing to a crystal ball in which one can view the future of humanity through the eyes of the foremost personalities that are shaping that future."
--Nick Herbert, author of Quantum Reality, Faster than Light, and Elemental Mind

Copies of Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse can be purchased for $17.79 from Amazon.com

To find out more about David’s work visit his award-winning Web site: www.mavericksofthemind.com