20 Best Books About Peyote and Mescaline

Anya Ermakova, Ph.D.

Writers, anthropologists, historians, archaeologists, biologists, medical doctors, and many other scholars have written multiple books about Lophophora williamsii, traditional cultures using this medicine, Western medical studies of mescaline, and works of art and literature influenced by it. The list presented here is by no means comprehensive. Below are some of my favorite non-fiction books about peyote, mescaline, or people who use them. I omit some of the earliest historical sources (that are nevertheless interesting!), and focus mainly on contemporary books... continue reading.