A Book of Dreams

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A Book of Dreams, the inspiration behind Kate Bush's 1985 hit song 'Cloudbusting', and widely regarded as a classic of writing about childhood, is at last available in paperback again.

Reich also believed that human energy (orgasmic energy, in particular) could help control the weather. That said, I found the story largely unremarkable, which is surprising given just how bizarre and fascinating a person Wilhelm Reich seemed to be. A Book of Dreams, the inspiration behind Kate Bush s 1985 hit song Cloudbusting , and widely regarded as a classic of writing about childhood, is at last available in paperback again. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate.

From the late 40s through to the mid-50s Reich was under investigation by the American Food and Drug Administration for providing an unauthorised form of treatment – the accumulators. Peter's poetic way of writing makes this experience all the more enjoyable, and I can absolutely see why both Patti Smith and Kate Bush were so moved by this book, and I'd highly recommend it to both fans and non-fans of these wonderful musicians. It sort of sucked me into a mystical pseudo-scientific world I used to experience when I was a kid reading those heavily illustrated UFO and Monster-Cryptid books you could get at elementary school book fairs.

The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Unbeknownst to him, some of the accumulators where moved to New York, and, as a result, he was put on trial for contempt of court. While my childhood was vastly different from Peter’s, reading this book reminded me of a lot of the experiences that I probably took for granted as a kid.I had trouble tracking a copy down, but after hearing that it was the inspiration for Kate Bush’s Cloudbusting (one of my favorite artists) I knew I had to. The later pages howl with young Reich's pain and the difficulty of coming to terms with his father: genius or madman?