The Upstart Spring: Esalen and the Human Potential Movement: The First Twenty Years

The Upstart Spring: Esalen and the Human Potential Movement: The First Twenty Years

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“The first responsible account of an important, uniquely American happening – worthwhile reading for anyone who wants to piece together the social undercurrents of the ’60s”
-Robert Marquand, Christian Science Monitor

“A charming, gossipy multiple biography of the curious gurus who spawned Esalen . . . a complex story, but a sequential one nonetheless, with feuds and psychic shoot-outs, games of capture the flag and smell the roses.”
-Arthur Hough, San Francisco Chronicle

“Upstart Spring tells Esalen’s riveting, unfinished story – even-handedly, entertainingly, with sympathy, and yet holding little back.”
-David Toolan, Commonwealth

“An absolute delight: brimming with juicy gossip, and as carefully crafted as a page-turner novel. And it has substance, the gift of a therapist who also happens to be a cultural historian with a good eye for the telling meta-detail.”
-Sandy McDonald, New Age Journal

“Walt Anderson has the requisite experience, humor, and affection (if not detachment, since Esalen teaches, indeed proves, that detachment is a universal impossibility) to carry off a wonderful account.”
-Stewart Brand, Co-Evolution Quarterly

“A wonderful read, consistently entertaining on several levels.”
-Michael Rossman, Associate for Humanistic Psychology Newsletter

“A superb wrap-up of a notable influence on our popular culture.”-Rita Fink, Pacific Sun

Publisher ‏ : ‎ iUniverse (February 4, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 351 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0595307353
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0595307357
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.88 x 9 inches

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