Out Of Their Minds

6 best books like Out Of Their Minds (Clifford D. Simak): Our Lady of Darkness, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, Eye in the Sky, Capital Dames: the Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868, The Way of the Shaman, Library: An Unquiet History

Our Lady of Darkness

Author	Fritz Leiber
ISBN	0441644171

Middle-aged San Francisco horror writer Franz Westen is rediscovering ordinary life following a long alcoholic binge. Then one day, peering at his apartment window from atop a nearby hill, he sees a pale brown thing lean out his window…and wave.

This encounter sends Westen on a quest through...

Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior

Author	Chögyam Trungpa
ISBN	1590304519

In this practical guide to enlightened living, Chögyam Trungpa offers an inspiring vision for our time, based on the figure of the sacred warrior. In ancient times, the warrior learned to master the challenges of life, both on and off the battlefield. He acquired a sense of personal freedom and power—not...

Eye in the Sky

Author	Philip K. Dick
ISBN	1400030102

While sightseeing at the Belmont Bevatron, Jack Hamilton, along with seven others, is caught in a lab accident. When he regains consciousness, he is in a fantasy world of Old Testament morality gone awry—a place of instant plagues, immediate damnations, and death to all perceived infidels. Hamilton...

Capital Dames: the Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868

Author	Cokie Roberts
ISBN	0062002767

In this engrossing and informative companion to her New York Times bestsellers Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a riveting look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences, influence, and contributions of its women during...

The Way of the Shaman

Author	Michael Harner
ISBN	0062503731

Harner is the creator of what is called "Core Shamanism" (the ‘shamanism’ and practices of Sandra Ingerman, and Caitlín and John Matthews also fall under the Core Shamanism umbrella). Like Daniel C. Noel and Robert J. Wallis, I believe Harner's teachings are based on cultural appropriation...

Library: An Unquiet History

Author	Matthew Battles
ISBN	0393351459

Through the ages, libraries have not only accumulated and preserved but also shaped, inspired, and obliterated knowledge. Now they are in crisis. Former rare books librarian and Harvard metaLAB visionary Matthew Battles takes us from Boston to Baghdad, from classical scriptoria to medieval monasteries...