James Winter

The Almost Anarchist James Winter

One reviewer describes the book as, "A gonzo New-Age conspiracy story told with great imagination and gusto. As an anti-system story it does well not to glorify its characters and their lifestyles in the political underground . . . Rather, it is a darkly smug read and quite unique in its tale of drugs, double crossings, and strategy . . . On the whole this is an entertaining and brainy book." Another wrote, "It is an eclectic mix of iconoclastic New Age thought, burlesque political farce, and unremitting social satire written in an engagingly alliterative poetic style reminiscent of the beats.  It reminded me of Kurt Vonnegut and Tom Robbins." This is a book for political junkies, recovering activists,beat connoisseurs, self-effacing New Agers, and gonzo humorists of all stripes. Take a stroll on the wild side with post-counter culture stoners who find themselves in a right wing backwoods commune aligned to nostalgic Christian romantics dedicated to bringing the United States government to heel as the Reagan era begins. The battle to exploit an oracle's design explodes into a series of twists and turns in "the pursuit of happiness."