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Well Beings: James Riley in conversation with Rod Mengham.
Tuesday April 30
£8.00Come along to Heffers to celebrate the launch of James Riley’s new book, ‘Well Beings: How the Seventies Lost its Mind and Taught Us to Find Ourselves’.
Concepts such as wellness and self-care may feel like distinctly twenty-first century ideas, but they first gained traction as part of the New Age health movements that began to flourish in the wake of the 1960s. In ‘Well Beings’ Riley – author of the cult hit ‘The Bad Trip: Dark Omens, New Worlds and the End of the Sixties’ – dives deep into this strange and hypnotic world of panoramic coastal retreats and darkened floatation tanks, blending a page-turning narrative with illuminating explorations of the era’s music, film, art and literature.
‘There will be a Q+A and a book signing after the event (along with some refreshments!). Copies of the book will be available to purchase.
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