Pihkal A Chemical Love Story Author:Alexander Shulgin, Ann Shulgin PiHKAL is a 1991 book by Dr. Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin about psychedelic phenethylamines. The full title of the book is Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved: A Chemical Love Story. — The book is arranged in two parts. The first part is a fictionalized autobiography of the couple. The second part contains detailed synthesis instructions ... more »for over 200 psychedelic compounds (most of which Shulgin personally invented), including dosages, subjective experiences, and other commentary.« less
Syntheses are dated but the leading story is fantastic. Ann is a much better writer than Shura but his sections aren't horrible... just rather bland. Her sections are worth reading and re-reading.