Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age by Norman Ohler is a gripping work of narrative non-fiction that traces the strange and unsettling history behind modern psychedelics. Moving from wartime Germany to the early years of intelligence research, the book reveals how science, power, and secrecy collided at a pivotal moment in the 20th century.
Part historical investigation and part cultural history, this book explores how psychoactive substances shaped minds, policies, and public imagination. Readers who enjoy investigative writing, Cold War intrigue, and big ideas about consciousness will find an absorbing, well-researched account that is both provocative and accessible.
