Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2018-05-21
Books mentioned on #1119 - Howard Bloom
Howard Bloom is an author and he was also a publicist in the 1970s and 1980s for singers and bands such as Prince, Billy Joel, and Styx. His latest book "How I Accidentally Started The Sixties" is available now on Amazon -- https://www.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James is an influential 1902 work based on lectures by the great psychologist regarding human consciousness, psychological types, and spiritual phenomena.
Discussed“when I'm 14 and here are about a book called the varieties of the religious experience by William James I spend four months looking for a copy of the book because there is no Amazon yet at finding books in Buffalo”
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Lucifer Principle
“and I wanted him to read my book my first book the Lucifer principle a scientific expedition into the forces of history”
“right now I'm out here in California to do a book store reading my first one on the west coast for how I suddenly started the 60s my current book”
Own book The Mohammed Code
“so when people tell me for example about my book the Mohammed Code how a desert prophet brought you Isis al-qaeda and Boko Haram or how Mohammed met in Jihad”
Own book The God Problem
“no and I've debunked that in a book called the God problem how a godless cosmos creates that has five heresies”
“and let's not forget for the sake of the audience we're actually here to promote how accidently stirred in the 60s the news is my newest book fifth”
“it took me a long time to write all of my previous books including how accidentally started the sixties and by the way it isn't the same 1995 manuscript”