What happens to a 12-year-old boy growing up in a home filled with a bizarre assortment of New Age visionaries? Ptolemy Tompkins tells the by turns riotously funny and heartbreakingly sad story of growing from childhood to manhood in the outlandishly utopian home of his father, 1970's guru Peter Tompkins--author of "The Secret Life of Plants".
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What happens to a 12-year-old boy growing up in a home filled with a bizarre assortment of New Age visionaries? Ptolemy Tompkins tells the by turns riotously funny and heartbreakingly sad story of growing from childhood to manhood in the outlandishly utopian home of his father, 1970's guru Peter Tompkins--author of "The Secret Life of Plants".
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Fine. Yeti-hunters, psychics, free-form visionaries and reincarnated alchemists from the lost continent of Atlantis--one after another they showed up at our door. sometimes with advance warning and often without. Growing up with a New Age family. Location GG.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The story of one man's hazardous journey from childhood to manhood in an outlandish utopian household of his father's creation. Non-price clipped dj is lightly scuffed. Pages are clean & free from markings. Binding is tight. We ship daily.
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Fair. Creased cover. Slightly loose binding. -Disclaimer: May have a different cover image than stock photos shows, as well as being a different edition/printing, unless otherwise stated. Please contact us if you're looking for one of these specifically. Your order will ship with FREE Delivery Confirmation (Tracking). We are a family business, and your satisfaction is our goal!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. What happens to a 12-year-old boy growing up in a home filled with a bizarre assortment of New Age visionaries? Ptolemy Tompkins tells the by turns riotously funny and heartbreakingly sad story of growing from childhood to manhood in the outlandishly utopian home of his father, 1970's guru Peter Tompkins--author of 'The Secret Life of Plants'. 1st printing; Solid binding, mildly worn at spine; Clean, sturdy boards, mildly edge-worn; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to note; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An excellent copy.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book The personal true and interesting story of a young man's hazardous 1970s-ish journey from boyhood to manhood within a 'New Age' family and community of orgiasts, space-ship communicants, psychics, Atlantolgoists, free-form visioniaries and other trendy and fashionable pursuits indulged all about him. Hardcover with dust jacket, 286pp. Very rare. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
