Rama Trauma Trump The Movie Mark Laxer 2020-10-27 | Rama Trauma Trump -- The Movie is a dark, humorous and educational, animated video of Mark Laxer and Marcie Vallette's nonfiction graphic story 'Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened' Rama Trauma Trump is a collaboration between two Vermonters, artist Marcie Vallette and writer Mark Laxer. They're sharing Rama Trauma Trump as a free digital download because they believe bad things happen when good people do nothing. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. Check it out here - ramatraumatrump.com The Movie is summarized in the 60-second animated clip 'Rama Trauma Trump -- The Trailer' which you can see here: youtube.com/watch?v=09GcQmcj-C4Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.netAnimations by Spike Robinson. To contact Spike:spikeoramathon@gmail.comcheck out Spike's blog: phoenyxrose.wordpress.comand Spike's YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/spikeoramathonEric Maring's music is legendary. He wrote, directed, and performed in The Line, a companion rock musical to Mark Laxer's second book, The Monkey Bible. Songs from The Line comprise the soundrack to this video. Thanks to Amikaeyla, Greg Heelan, Matt Jones, Matt Grason, and Jerry Busher. Visit Eric at maringmusic.comMark Laxer has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast with Eric Maring: "Take Me For A Ride"takemeforaride.podbean.comNote: Using a new social media hashtag #iGotOut, Mark is helping to create a way for folks to sharestories about their leaving abusive groups—so called cults--be they spiritual or political. Sharing stories is powerful, it cleanses one and can protect people in the future from harm. Here’s the website: https://www.iGotOut.org To be part of the #iGotOut movement (kinda like the #MeToo movement), create a youtube video or other social media posting with your story and tag that posting with #iGotOut. Sounds and music credits: Sound effects from Orange Free Sounds (http://www.orangefreesounds.com/):balloon popfootball crowdbirds chirping in forestlaughing crowdevil laughnight footsteps on grassdove callinglicense ìAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)all other sounds from YouTube and iMovie sound libraries - (some sounds altered in iMovie)“Bansure Raga” from YouTube free music library**Please consider subscribing**
Fragility of Human Life Mark Laxer 2024-03-25 | Preparing for an open mic performance at Inspired Yoga and Health, Raymond New Hampshire
Vermont author seeks to hire part-time help Mark Laxer 2021-06-14 | Montpelier Vermont author Mark Laxer seeks to hire part-time help for author event planning and coordinating. Separately, he is making a film based on his first and third books and could use help on nearly all levels of filmmaking. Also separately, he is a musician and--a bit new to the area--is looking for local folks to sing/jam with.Contact Mark: mark.laxer@gmail.com or on twitter @marklaxeryoutube channel: Mark LaxerBelow is information about his three books, each of which are free online.Mark Laxer’s quest to understand the bigger world landed him in the inner circle of a brilliant, charismatic guru gone mad. This culminated in a $30 million lawsuit and the publication of acclaimed book Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult (1993).Take Me For A Ride-free download: gutenberg.org/ebooks/162Take Me For A Ride-free audio playlist, Mark Laxer youtube channel (read by author)Available from any booksellerLaxer continued the quest by writing The Monkey Bible (2010) which–with Eric Maring’s companion rock opera The Line–asks science, religion and mythology what it means to be human.Download The Monkey Bible and associated rock opera, free: monkeybible.com/schoolsmonkeybible.comAvailable from any booksellerLaxer's third book, Rama Trauma Trump, is the true story of a seventeen-year-old who joins a spiritual group that starts out cool but gradually, over years, turns abusive. The young man leaves the group, tries to come to terms with the past, and years later is surprised to find that the larger culture looks an awful lot like the cult he had left. Ultimately, Rama Trauma Trump is the story of friendship and loyalty which transcends the mind-bending power of charismatic leaders.ramatraumatrump.com (free download)youtube.com/watch?v=jacfLhFwX0Q (free, animated verson)
All For Me Grog Mark Laxer 2021-04-27 | I with this video hereby challenge Randy to a sing-off.Your turn. I dare ya.
TM4R Clip From Episode 12 Mark Laxer 2021-04-25 | Take Me For A Ride (TM4R) podcast Eric Maring: musician & music educator, singer-song writer, world traveler, long distance runner Mark Laxer: writer, technologist, inventor, backpacker, storyteller, short distance joggerEnjoy the philosophical, musical, literary, humorous ride on Podbean -- takemeforaride.podbean.com Youtube -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Facebook -- facebook.com/TM4RPodcast or Spotify, Apple Podcast or wherever podcasts may be foundFind them on twitter Eric: @EricMaring Mark: @marklaxerFind them not on twitter Eric: maringmusic.com Mark: ramatraumatrump.comFeaturing music from The Line - https://open.spotify.com/album/1nZW5W...
Melissa Jo Peltiers Reality Boulevard - a review by Mark Laxer Mark Laxer 2021-02-03 | A review of Peltier's powerful novel Reality Boulevard.A two-time Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, Ms. Peltier won her first Emmy for educational programming at the age of 23. Since then, she has accumulated over 50 national and international awards and accolades for her work as a producer, writer and editor of both documentary and dramatic television and film productions. Ms. Peltier is best known for her work as director and co-writer of the primetime documentary special, "Scared Silent: Exposing and Ending Child Abuse", hosted by Oprah Winfrey. This multi-network simulcast was hailed as television's most watched documentary ever, and earned Ms. Peltier the coveted Humanitas Prize. Peltier is a founder of The American Dignity PAC: americandignitypac.comDon't miss their documentary series: The Game us UP
A Novel with Companion Rock Opera explores science and religion divide (bridge?) Mark Laxer 2020-11-19 | The Monkey Bible by Mark Laxer is a mythical and scientific exploration of the line separating humans from all other living things. It is a bridge between science and religion with companion rock opera The Line by Eric Maring.Download the book and music, free:monkeybible.com/schoolsExplore the website:monkeybible.comorder from amazon:amazon.com/gp/product/B0042HNBVW/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0order signed copy from the author:mark.laxer@gmail.comThe Line :open.spotify.com/album/1nZW5W0qO69Ch8vLHkUV6damazon.com/Line-Eric-Maring/dp/B01595PY8IEric Maring:maringmusic.comMark Laxer:@marklaxer on twitterramatraumatrump.comamazon.com/Mark-E.-Laxer/e/B004Q8AXWC?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000Eric Maring and Mark Laxer's podcast "Take Me For A Ride"takemeforaride.podbean.com**Please consider subscribing**
Free audio book, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult Mark Laxer 2020-11-16 | You are invited to listen, free, to Mark Laxer's classic nonfiction spiritual misadventure story, Take Me For A Ride. Laxer reads the material. Learn about destructive religious groups--cults--and protect your family.Simply click here for the Take Me For A Ride playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTQQu7ne5MxveFbc1_2hFJjb9iSTqVOpor here for Chapter 1:youtube.com/watch?v=8zwXsDdAheM&list=PLDTQQu7ne5MxveFbc1_2hFJjb9iSTqVOp&index=2&t=19sYou will find all 21 chapters plus Epilogue within the Take Me For A Ride youtube playlist. Please subscribe to the Mark Laxer youtube channel.A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162Purchase a copy here: amazon.com/gp/product/0963810839/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups.“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Find the author on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxerand look for the "Take Me For A Ride" podcast by author Mark Laxer and musician Eric Maring, available on most podcast platforms including podbean here: takemeforaride.podbean.comNote: Using a new social media hashtag #iGotOut, Mark is helping to create a way for folks to sharestories about their leaving abusive groups—so called cults--be they spiritual or political. Sharing stories is powerful, it cleanses one and can protect people in the future from harm. Here’s the website: https://www.iGotOut.org To be part of the #iGotOut movement (kinda like the #MeToo movement), create a youtube video or other social media posting with your story and tag that posting with #iGotOut. **Please consider subscribing**
Rama Trauma Trump The Trailer Mark Laxer 2020-10-28 | 'Rama Trauma Trump -- The Trailer' is a 60-second introduction to 'Rama Trauma Trump -- The Movie'. The Movie is a dark, humorous and yes, educational, 23-minute animated video which you can see here: youtube.com/watch?v=09GcQmcj-C4Rama Trauma Trump is a collaboration between two Vermonters, artist Marcie Vallette and writer Mark Laxer. They're sharing Rama Trauma Trump as a free digital download because they believe bad things happen when good people do nothing. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. Please download and share the book and, above all, please vote. http://www.ramatraumatrump.comMarcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.netAnimations by Spike Robinson. To contact Spike:spikeoramathon@gmail.comcheck out Spike's blog: phoenyxrose.wordpress.comand Spike's YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/spikeoramathonEric Maring's music is legendary. He wrote, directed, and performed in The Line, a companion rock musical to Mark's second book, The Monkey Bible. Songs from The Line comprise the soundrack to this video. Thanks to Amikaeyla, Greg Heelan, Matt Jones, Matt Grason, and Jerry Busher. Visit Eric at maringmusic.comMark has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162http://monkeybible.com/schoolshttp://www.ramatraumatrump.comthese books are also available in printmark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast with Eric Maring: "Take Me For A Ride"Note: Using a new social media hashtag #iGotOut, Mark is helping to create a way for folks to sharestories about their leaving abusive groups—so called cults--be they spiritual or political. Sharing stories is powerful, it cleanses one and can protect people in the future from harm. Here’s the website: https://www.iGotOut.org To be part of the #iGotOut movement (kinda like the #MeToo movement), create a youtube video or other social media posting with your story and tag that posting with #iGotOut. Sounds and music credits: Sound effects from Orange Free Sounds (http://www.orangefreesounds.com/):balloon popfootball crowdbirds chirping in forestlaughing crowdevil laughnight footsteps on grassdove callinglicense ìAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)all other sounds from YouTube and iMovie sound libraries - (some sounds altered in iMovie)“Bansure Raga” from YouTube free music library
Jennifer Hynes discusses Rama Trauma Trump with Mark Laxer Mark Laxer 2020-10-20 | Jennifer Hynes, a climate researcher and educator, interviews author Mark Laxer in a free-ranging discussion about cults, culture, and political philosophy.Jen co-hosts the Environmental Coffeehouse:youtube.com/channel/UCLn1rVPShIYfD-cXzgw2z8wYou can find her here:jenniferhynes99.wordpress.comMark Laxer has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast with Eric Maring: "Take Me For A Ride"Eric Maring's music, shared on this video, is legendary. Eric wrote, directed, and performed in The Line, a companion rock musical to Mark Laxer's second book, The Monkey Bible. Visit Eric at maringmusic.com#IGotOut #politicalcartoons #cartoons #PoliticalComic #Cult #NotTrump #Vote #Election2020 #Illustration #politics #resist #hope #cult45 #CultofTrump #democracy
Pop the orange balloon Mark Laxer 2020-09-24 | Let's stop inflating Trump! Vote for democracy! This brief video showcases the nonfiction graphic book Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened.Rama Trauma Trump is a collaboration between two Vermonters, artist Marcie Vallette and Mark Laxer. They're sharing Rama Trauma Trump as a free digital download because they believe bad things happen when good people do nothing. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. Please download and share the book and, above all, please vote. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.netMark has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast with Eric Maring: "Take Me For A Ride"The authors wish to acknowledge our work and friendship with cult educator Gerette Buglion, author of upcoming book An Everyday Cult#IGotOut #politicalcartoons #cartoons #PoliticalComic #Cult #NotTrump #Vote #Election2020 #Illustration #politics #resist #hope #cult45 #CultofTrump #democracy #votefordemocracy
Stop inflating Trump, vote for democracy! Mark Laxer 2020-09-17 | Let's stop inflating Trump! Vote for democracy! This brief video holds an image from the nonfiction graphic book Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened.Rama Trauma Trump is a collaboration between two Vermonters, artist Marcie Vallette and Mark Laxer. They're sharing Rama Trauma Trump as a free digital download because they believe bad things happen when good people do nothing. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. Please download and share the book and, above all, please vote. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.netMark has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast with Eric Maring: "Take Me For A Ride"Eric Maring's music, shared on this video, is legendary. Eric wrote, directed, and performed in The Line, a companion rock musical to Mark Laxer's second book, The Monkey Bible. Visit Eric at maringmusic.com Vocals by Greg Heelan and Amikaeyla Gaston.The authors wish to acknowledge our work and friendship with cult educator Gerette Buglion, author of upcoming book An Everyday Cult#IGotOut #politicalcartoons #cartoons #PoliticalComic #Cult #NotTrump #Vote #Election2020 #Illustration #politics #resist #hope #cult45 #CultofTrump #democracy #votefordemocracy
Pop the orange balloons - Vote November 3rd Mark Laxer 2020-09-16 | Pop the orange balloon holds an image from the nonfiction graphic book Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened.Rama Trauma Trump is a collaboration between two Vermonters, artist Marcie Vallette and Mark Laxer. They're sharing Rama Trauma Trump as a free digital download because they believe bad things happen when good people do nothing. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. Please download and share the book and, above all, please vote. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.netMark has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast with Eric Maring: "Take Me For A Ride"Eric Maring's music, shared on this video, is legendary. Eric wrote, directed, and performed in The Line, a companion rock musical to Mark Laxer's second book, The Monkey Bible. Visit Eric at maringmusic.com Vocals by Greg Heelan and Amikaeyla Gaston.#IGotOut #politicalcartoons #cartoons #PoliticalComic #Cult #NotTrump #Vote #Election2020 #Illustration #politics #resist #hope #cult45 #CultofTrump #democracy
Authentic Voices Radio - Amikaelya Interview with Mark Laxer Mark Laxer 2020-09-15 | Authentic Voices Radio's Amikaeyla discusses cults and culture with author Mark Laxer. The topics are wide-reaching.Ami can be found here on facebook: facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-Band/Amikaeyla-138328669550683and here on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/amikaeyla-gaston-18a3008and this shows a small part of her amazing world: companye.org/management.team.amikaeyla.htmlWinner of eight Washington Area Music Association Awards, including Best Jazz Vocalist, Best Urban Contemporary Vocalist, & Best World Music Vocalist, Ami has been proclaimed as one of the “purest contemporary voices...” by National Public Radio, and has been described by MTV like “listening to velvet waterfalls”. She has studied, recorded with, and shared the stage with many award winning, world class legends such as Take 6, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Baba Olatunji, Mickey Hart, Gil Scott Heron, Wyclef, and Pete Seeger just to name a few, and was asked by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to sing at the Inaugural Festival of Sacred Chanting and Singing in India. Named best female composer in 2006, 2008 and 2010-2011 by the Maryland State Arts Council, she has produced, written and directed for Theater, Radio, TV, & Film, giving her an intimate in-depth ability to guide her students in the art of successful auditioning. Her techniques have successfully been used for actors as well as musicians, and most recently for contestants on the national television shows the X-Factor and The Voice, and internationally on the first “Palestinian Idol” for which she was an International Celebrity Judge.Mark Laxer has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast with Eric Maring: "Take Me For A Ride"Eric Maring's music, shared on this video, is legendary. Eric wrote, directed, and performed in The Line, a companion rock musical to Mark Laxer's second book, The Monkey Bible. Visit Eric at maringmusic.com#IGotOut #politicalcartoons #cartoons #PoliticalComic #Cult #NotTrump #Vote #Election2020 #Illustration #politics #resist #hope #cult45 #CultofTrump #democracy
Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened Mark Laxer 2020-09-13 | Rama Trauma Trump is a collaboration between two Vermonters, artist Marcie Vallette and Mark Laxer. They're sharing Rama Trauma Trump as a free digital download because they believe bad things happen when good people do nothing. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. Please download and share the book and, above all, please vote. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.netMark has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast with Eric Maring: "Take Me For A Ride"Eric Maring's music, shared on this video, is legendary. Eric wrote, directed, and performed in The Line, a companion rock musical to Mark Laxer's second book, The Monkey Bible. Visit Eric at maringmusic.com#IGotOut #politicalcartoons #cartoons #PoliticalComic #Cult #NotTrump #Vote #Election2020 #Illustration #politics #resist #hope #cult45 #CultofTrump #democracy
Author Lew Toulmin interviews author Mark Laxer about graphic story Rama Trauma Trump Mark Laxer 2020-09-08 | Author Lew Toulmin (The Most Traveled Man On Earth - http://www.themosttraveled.com) interviews author Mark Laxer regarding Laxer's free nonfiction graphic story Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened (https://www.ramatraumatrump.com).Rama Trauma Trump is a collaboration between two Vermonters, artist Marcie Vallette and Mark Laxer. They're sharing Rama Trauma Trump as a free digital download because they believe bad things happen when good people do nothing. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. Please download and share the book and, above all, please vote. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.netMark has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast with Eric Maring: "Take Me For A Ride"Eric Maring's music, shared on this video, is legendary. Eric wrote, directed, and performed in The Line, a companion rock musical to Mark Laxer's second book, The Monkey Bible. Visit Eric at maringmusic.com#IGotOut
Take Me For A Ride (TM4R ) Podcast Mark Laxer 2020-09-01 | Take Me For A Ride (TM4R) podcast Eric Maring: musician & music educator, singer-song writer, world traveler, long distance runner Mark Laxer: writer, technologist, inventor, backpacker, storyteller, short distance joggerEnjoy the philosophical, musical, literary, humorous ride on Podbean -- takemeforaride.podbean.com Youtube -- youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTQQu7ne5MytB6zBT3tMoa4w1NTdw-V4 Facebook -- facebook.com/TM4RPodcast or Spotify, Apple Podcast or wherever podcasts may be foundFind them on twitter Eric: @EricMaring Mark: @marklaxerFind them not on twitter Eric: maringmusic.com Mark: ramatraumatrump.comFeaturing music from The Line -open.spotify.com/album/1nZW5W0qO69Ch8vLHkUV6d?si=C_i524g4SXWNjBG8M836Lg
Rama Trauma Trump the video Mark Laxer 2020-08-17 | Read the book--Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened--by watching this video.Rama Trauma Trump is a collaboration between two Vermonters, artist Marcie Vallette and writer Mark Laxer. They're sharing Rama Trauma Trump as a free digital download because they believe bad things happen when good people do nothing. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. Please download and share the book and, above all, please vote. http://www.ramatraumatrump.comMarcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.netEric Maring's music is legendary. He wrote, directed, and performed in The Line, a companion rock musical to Mark's second book, The Monkey Bible. Songs from The Line comprise the soundrack to this video. Thanks to Amikaeyla, Greg Heelan, Matt Jones, Matt Grason, and Jerry Busher. Visit Eric at maringmusic.comMark has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast with Eric: "Take Me For A Ride"
Ian Redmond Interview with Mark Laxer, on Rama Trauma Trump, 8/5/2020 Mark Laxer 2020-08-12 | Renowned primatologist and wildlife conservationist Ian Redmond and author Mark Laxer discuss free nonfiction graphic book, Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened.Ian worked closely with Dian Fossey, at first to study, then to save from extinction, mountain gorillas. He is a tireless conservationist and, says David Attenborough, "He's the most selfless person I know." Please support financially his current work with ecostreamz.com Eric Maring's music, like Ian's work with wildlife, is legendary. Eric wrote, directed, and performed in The Line, a companion rock musical to Mark Laxer's second book, The Monkey Bible. Visit Eric at maringmusic.comRama Trauma Trump is a collaboration between two Vermonters, artist Marcie Vallette and Mark Laxer. They're sharing Rama Trauma Trump as a free digital download because they believe bad things happen when good people do nothing. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. Please download and share the book and, above all, please vote. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.net Mark has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast: "Take Me For A Ride"#IGotOut
Gerette Buglion Mark Laxer Interview, Rama Trauma Trump, 7/28/2020 Mark Laxer 2020-07-30 | Gerette Buglion interviews Mark Laxer about 'Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened'. This free nonfiction graphic novel, illustrated by Marcie Vallette, was released July 17th, 2020. Gerette is author of upcoming book: An Everyday Cult.Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.net Mark Laxer has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) Follow Mark: mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast: "Take Me For A Ride"
Erica and Mark Laxer Interview about Rama Trauma Trump, 7/28/2020 Mark Laxer 2020-07-29 | Erica interviews her dad, Mark Laxer about 'Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened'. This free nonfiction graphic novel, illustrated by Marcie Vallette, was released July 17th, 2020. Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.net Mark Laxer has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloads gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 http://monkeybible.com/schools http://www.ramatraumatrump.com (these books are also available in print.) Follow Mark: mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitter podcast: "Take Me For A Ride"
Steve Hassan Interviews Mark Laxer About Rama Trauma Trump Mark Laxer 2020-07-21 | Steve Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump, and leader in the cult education field, interviews Mark Laxer about 'Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened'. This nonfiction graphic novel, illustrated by Marcie Vallette, was released July 17th, 2020.Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.netSteve Hassan's website: freedomofmind.comCheck out, too, Steve's highly regarded book: Combatting Cult Mind Control amazon.com/Combatting-Cult-Mind-Control-Best-selling/dp/0892813113Mark Laxer has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloadsgutenberg.org/ebooks/162http://monkeybible.com/schoolshttp://www.ramatraumatrump.com(these books are also available in print.)Follow Mark:mark.laxer on instagram @marklaxer on twitterpodcast: "Take Me For A Ride"
Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened introduction by author Mark Laxer 2020-07-20 | Introduction to the book by Mark Laxer and illustrator Marcie Vallette, 'Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened'. This nonfiction graphic novel was released July 17th, 2020.Marcie Vallette's website: http://www.vallette.netMark Laxer has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloadsgutenberg.org/ebooks/162http://monkeybible.com/schoolshttp://www.ramatraumatrump.com(these books are also available in print)Follow Markmark.laxer on instagram@marklaxer on twitterpodcast : "Take Me For A Ride"
Travelers Circle (tc) storytelling Youre invited Mark Laxer 2020-05-29 | Mark Laxer, author of three books, has run a free travel storytelling gathering since 1996. It's a great way to create community, develop your public speaking skills, learn about the larger world. You're invited. Contact Mark, mark@vecotourism.org, if you're interested.
Two Musicians and a Muppet Mark Laxer 2020-05-22 | Two musicians and a muppet travel to IrelandMusicians Eric Maring and Greg Heelan are in the band Paint Branch Creekpaintbranchcreek.comMuppet Mark Laxer has written three books, all of which are available as free digital downloadsgutenberg.org/ebooks/162http://monkeybible.com/schoolshttp://www.ramatraumatrump.comThe books are also available in print.The second book, The Monkey Bible, has a companion rock opera called The Line, written by Eric. Both Eric and Greg perform in The Line.
Musician (Eric Maring) and muppet (Mark Laxer) play Dylan Mark Laxer 2020-05-04 | In the summer of 2019, two musicians (Eric Maring and Greg Heelan) and one muppet (Mark Laxer) traveled to Ireland where they delighted and amused audiences and listened in awe to Bob Dylan and Neil Young in concert in Kilkenny.Maring and Laxer worked together on The Monkey Bible/The Line (see below)instagram.com/mark.laxer twitter.com/marklaxerfacebook.com/thetravelerscircleMark Laxer’s second bookThe Monkey Bible is the fictional story of Emmanuel, a young college bound Christian man who suddenly has reason to suspect that his genetic make-up, and indeed the story of his creation, is not what he had thought it had been. Dismayed and seemingly alienated from his Church, Emmanuel journeys around the world in search of his genetic and spiritual origins, identity, and community. The science behind The Monkey Bible is accurate, up-to-date, and accessible, and the reader comes to understand the biological creation story as the adventure unfolds. While The Monkey Bible can be seen as the latest chapter in the larger-than-life debate between Darwinists and creationists, the novel is respectful of both sides, and strives to provide a gentle supportive bridge across which people who disagree can communicate. Ultimately, The Monkey Bible is a timely and necessary plea to alter the stories by which we define ourselves as a way to protect the countless creatures on the great tree of life, upon which all human life depends. The Monkey Bible is a compelling read and the potential audience extends well beyond those interested in biology, anthropology, wildlife conservation, mythology, and religion. http://www.monkeybible.com and youtube.com/playlist?list=PL57C1B0B0A93C0238 and facebook.com/TheMonkeyBible vEcotours is an offshoot of the novel: vecotourism.org and facebook.com/vEcotourismUsing The Monkey Bible as inspiration, songwriter Eric Maring has written a companion music CD which uses the varied notion of lines to echo the novel's themes. The Line--at turns serious, light, joyous, exuberant, and brooding--praises our ability and need to explore our world and to ask questions, especially regarding our relationship to our planet, our religions, and ourselves. [The Monkey Bible]: “…brings Aldous Huxley into the genetic age.” --Richard Wrangham, Harvard University [Eric Maring’s The Line]: “The Line produces Graceland like heights of eclecticism and inventiveness, and mirrors the book’s own already lyrical approach to philosophy.” --Alexander von Bismarck, Executive Director, Environmental Investigative Agency Eric Maring’s website: maringmusic.comMark Laxer’s first book A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free. gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 The work is also available from Amazon as a paperback. amazon.com/s?k=take+me+for+a+ride+mark+laxer plus free audio version: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTQQu7ne5MxveFbc1_2hFJjb9iSTqVOp“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer’s third book Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened is the true story of a young man who falls prey to, then breaks away from, an increasingly authoritative and abusive charismatic leader. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com
Review of Steven Hassans The Cult of Trump Mark Laxer 2020-04-25 | Author Mark Laxer reviews Steven Hassan's The Cult of Trump. Hassan has other important works available to the public, including Combatting Mind Control. For resources, visit freedomofmind.comInfo about Mark Laxer. instagram.com/mark.laxer twitter.com/marklaxerfacebook.com/thetravelerscircleMark Laxer’s first book A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free. gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 The work is also available from Amazon as a paperback. amazon.com/s?k=take+me+for+a+ride+mark+laxer plus free audio version: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTQQu7ne5MxveFbc1_2hFJjb9iSTqVOp“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer’s second bookThe Monkey Bible is the fictional story of Emmanuel, a young college bound Christian man who suddenly has reason to suspect that his genetic make-up, and indeed the story of his creation, is not what he had thought it had been. Dismayed and seemingly alienated from his Church, Emmanuel journeys around the world in search of his genetic and spiritual origins, identity, and community. The science behind The Monkey Bible is accurate, up-to-date, and accessible, and the reader comes to understand the biological creation story as the adventure unfolds. While The Monkey Bible can be seen as the latest chapter in the larger-than-life debate between Darwinists and creationists, the novel is respectful of both sides, and strives to provide a gentle supportive bridge across which people who disagree can communicate. Ultimately, The Monkey Bible is a timely and necessary plea to alter the stories by which we define ourselves as a way to protect the countless creatures on the great tree of life, upon which all human life depends. The Monkey Bible is a compelling read and the potential audience extends well beyond those interested in biology, anthropology, wildlife conservation, mythology, and religion. http://www.monkeybible.com and youtube.com/playlist?list=PL57C1B0B0A93C0238 and facebook.com/TheMonkeyBible vEcotours is an offshoot of the novel: vecotourism.org and facebook.com/vEcotourismUsing The Monkey Bible as inspiration, songwriter Eric Maring has written a companion music CD which uses the varied notion of lines to echo the novel's themes. The Line--at turns serious, light, joyous, exuberant, and brooding--praises our ability and need to explore our world and to ask questions, especially regarding our relationship to our planet, our religions, and ourselves. [The Monkey Bible]: “…brings Aldous Huxley into the genetic age.” --Richard Wrangham, Harvard University [Eric Maring’s The Line]: “The Line produces Graceland like heights of eclecticism and inventiveness, and mirrors the book’s own already lyrical approach to philosophy.” --Alexander von Bismarck, Executive Director, Environmental Investigative Agency Eric Maring’s website: maringmusic.comMark Laxer’s third book Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened is the true story of a young man who falls prey to, then breaks away from, an increasingly authoritative and abusive charismatic leader. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com
STROKE in the time of COVID-19 - A public service announcement Mark Laxer 2020-04-24 | What is a stroke? What are the symptoms? What does one do?Presented by author, Mark Laxerinstagram.com/mark.laxer twitter.com/marklaxerfacebook.com/thetravelerscircleMark Laxer’s first book A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free. gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 The work is also available from Amazon as a paperback. amazon.com/s?k=take+me+for+a+ride+mark+laxer plus free audio version: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTQQu7ne5MxveFbc1_2hFJjb9iSTqVOp“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer’s second bookThe Monkey Bible is the fictional story of Emmanuel, a young college bound Christian man who suddenly has reason to suspect that his genetic make-up, and indeed the story of his creation, is not what he had thought it had been. Dismayed and seemingly alienated from his Church, Emmanuel journeys around the world in search of his genetic and spiritual origins, identity, and community. The science behind The Monkey Bible is accurate, up-to-date, and accessible, and the reader comes to understand the biological creation story as the adventure unfolds. While The Monkey Bible can be seen as the latest chapter in the larger-than-life debate between Darwinists and creationists, the novel is respectful of both sides, and strives to provide a gentle supportive bridge across which people who disagree can communicate. Ultimately, The Monkey Bible is a timely and necessary plea to alter the stories by which we define ourselves as a way to protect the countless creatures on the great tree of life, upon which all human life depends. The Monkey Bible is a compelling read and the potential audience extends well beyond those interested in biology, anthropology, wildlife conservation, mythology, and religion. http://www.monkeybible.com and youtube.com/playlist?list=PL57C1B0B0A93C0238 and facebook.com/TheMonkeyBible vEcotours is an offshoot of the novel: vecotourism.org and facebook.com/vEcotourismUsing The Monkey Bible as inspiration, songwriter Eric Maring has written a companion music CD which uses the varied notion of lines to echo the novel's themes. The Line--at turns serious, light, joyous, exuberant, and brooding--praises our ability and need to explore our world and to ask questions, especially regarding our relationship to our planet, our religions, and ourselves. [The Monkey Bible]: “…brings Aldous Huxley into the genetic age.” --Richard Wrangham, Harvard University [Eric Maring’s The Line]: “The Line produces Graceland like heights of eclecticism and inventiveness, and mirrors the book’s own already lyrical approach to philosophy.” --Alexander von Bismarck, Executive Director, Environmental Investigative Agency Eric Maring’s website: maringmusic.comMark Laxer’s third book Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened is the true story of a young man who falls prey to, then breaks away from, an increasingly authoritative and abusive charismatic leader. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com
Review of Eli Saslows Rising Out of Hatred Mark Laxer 2020-04-22 | Mark Laxer's review of Eli Saslow's brilliant book Rising Out of Hatred------facebook.com/mark.laxer instagram.com/mark.laxer twitter.com/marklaxerfacebook.com/Travelers-Circle-219715851529 vecotourism.org facebook.com/vEcotourismMark Laxer’s third book Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened is the true story of a young man who falls prey to, then breaks away from, an increasingly authoritative and abusive charismatic leader. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com Mark Laxer’s first book A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free. gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 The work is also available from Amazon as a paperback. amazon.com/s?k=take+me+for+a+ride+mark+laxer “While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer’s second bookThe Monkey Bible is the fictional story of Emmanuel, a young college bound Christian man who suddenly has reason to suspect that his genetic make-up, and indeed the story of his creation, is not what he had thought it had been. Dismayed and seemingly alienated from his Church, Emmanuel journeys around the world in search of his genetic and spiritual origins, identity, and community. The science behind The Monkey Bible is accurate, up-to-date, and accessible, and the reader comes to understand the biological creation story as the adventure unfolds. While The Monkey Bible can be seen as the latest chapter in the larger-than-life debate between Darwinists and creationists, the novel is respectful of both sides, and strives to provide a gentle supportive bridge across which people who disagree can communicate. Ultimately, The Monkey Bible is a timely and necessary plea to alter the stories by which we define ourselves as a way to protect the countless creatures on the great tree of life, upon which all human life depends. The Monkey Bible is a compelling read and the potential audience extends well beyond those interested in biology, anthropology, wildlife conservation, mythology, and religion. Adults will enjoy this book and so will college students, whose fresh questions about their own origins will resonate with this novel. http://www.monkeybible.com Using The Monkey Bible as inspiration, songwriter Eric Maring has written a companion music CD which uses the varied notion of lines to echo the novel's themes. The Line--at turns serious, light, joyous, exuberant, and brooding--praises our ability and need to explore our world and to ask questions, especially regarding our relationship to our planet, our religions, and ourselves. [The Monkey Bible]: “…brings Aldous Huxley into the genetic age.” --Richard Wrangham, Harvard University [Eric Maring’s The Line]: “The Line produces Graceland like heights of eclecticism and inventiveness, and mirrors the book’s own already lyrical approach to philosophy.” --Alexander von Bismarck, Executive Director, Environmental Investigative Agency Eric Maring’s website: maringmusic.com
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Epilogue Mark Laxer 2020-01-30 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 21 Mark Laxer 2020-01-30 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 20 Mark Laxer 2020-01-30 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 19 Mark Laxer 2020-01-30 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 18 Mark Laxer 2020-01-30 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 17 Mark Laxer 2020-01-30 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 16 Mark Laxer 2020-01-30 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 15 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 14 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 13 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 7 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 12 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 11 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A R ide: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 10 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 9 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 8 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 7 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | facebook.com/mark.laxer instagram.com/mark.laxer twitter.com/marklaxerfacebook.com/Travelers-Circle-219715851529 vecotourism.org facebook.com/vEcotourismMark Laxer’s first book A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free. gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 The work is also available from Amazon as a paperback. amazon.com/s?k=take+me+for+a+ride+mark+laxer “While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer’s second bookThe Monkey Bible is the fictional story of Emmanuel, a young college bound Christian man who suddenly has reason to suspect that his genetic make-up, and indeed the story of his creation, is not what he had thought it had been. Dismayed and seemingly alienated from his Church, Emmanuel journeys around the world in search of his genetic and spiritual origins, identity, and community. The science behind The Monkey Bible is accurate, up-to-date, and accessible, and the reader comes to understand the biological creation story as the adventure unfolds. While The Monkey Bible can be seen as the latest chapter in the larger-than-life debate between Darwinists and creationists, the novel is respectful of both sides, and strives to provide a gentle supportive bridge across which people who disagree can communicate. Ultimately, The Monkey Bible is a timely and necessary plea to alter the stories by which we define ourselves as a way to protect the countless creatures on the great tree of life, upon which all human life depends. The Monkey Bible is a compelling read and the potential audience extends well beyond those interested in biology, anthropology, wildlife conservation, mythology, and religion. Adults will enjoy this book and so will college students, whose fresh questions about their own origins will resonate with this novel. http://www.monkeybible.com Using The Monkey Bible as inspiration, songwriter Eric Maring has written a companion music CD which uses the varied notion of lines to echo the novel's themes. The Line--at turns serious, light, joyous, exuberant, and brooding--praises our ability and need to explore our world and to ask questions, especially regarding our relationship to our planet, our religions, and ourselves. [The Monkey Bible]: “…brings Aldous Huxley into the genetic age.” --Richard Wrangham, Harvard University [Eric Maring’s The Line]: “The Line produces Graceland like heights of eclecticism and inventiveness, and mirrors the book’s own already lyrical approach to philosophy.” --Alexander von Bismarck, Executive Director, Environmental Investigative Agency Eric Maring’s website: maringmusic.comMark Laxer’s third book Rama Trauma Trump: I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened is the true story of a young man who falls prey to, then breaks away from, an increasingly authoritative and abusive charismatic leader. The narrative in this highly accessible graphic novel explores the importance of cult-proofing kids, communities, and nations. http://www.ramatraumatrump.com
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 6 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 5 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 4 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult - Chapter 3 Mark Laxer 2020-01-29 | A lyrical account of a young man’s mystical quest, Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult takes the reader in and out of the grip of a brilliant, sensitive, seemingly benign cult leader gone mad. Take Me For A Ride is the story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longs to see for himself what lies beneath the “surface" world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path takes an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. Lenz, dubbed by Newsweek as the Yuppie Guru, holds a Ph.D. in English. He calls himself Rama. He claims to be the last incarnation of a destructive Hindu deity. He extracts from devotees roughly ten million dollars a year. After leaving Rama’s inner circle, Mark faces head winds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated. In the early 90’s, Mark was sued $30 million as part of an effort to intimidate and silence him. He responded, in 1995, by sharing the entirety of Take Me For A Ride on the internet, as part of Project Gutenberg, for free:gutenberg.org/ebooks/162 Mark was able to publish Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult for free on Project Gutenberg in 1995 because he is the trademark and copyright owner of the work in its entirety. Mark is sharing this book, free, as an audio experience on Youtube as a way to educate the public about authoritarian, destructive groups. To contact the author, you can find him:on twitter @mlaxerand on instagram mark.laxer“While his portrait of a charismatic leader’s slide into madness is gripping, perhaps more important here is Laxer’s disclosure of some of the motives impelling young people to immerse themselves in cults…the work is well written.” --Library Journal Mark Laxer, author of Take Me For A Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult, is the sole trademark and copyright (1993) owner of of this work in its entirety. Take Me For A Ride is read here by the author.The copyright and ISBN information below:Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-085777ISBN 0-9638108-3-9The original copyright notice that appears in Project Gutenberg's free global sharing of Mark Laxer's Take Me For A Ride appears below (gutenberg.org/files/162/162-h/162-h.htm):1993 Outer Rim Press Copyright 1993 by Mark E. LaxerNo part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher, unless the intent is to benefit humankind.
