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The Wire: Berkeley home of slain Cal professor taken over by squatters, family says
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Years ago, a California friend of some means sought a ranch in Montana where he could raise buffalo and enjoy the wide-open spaces far from strangers. Late one night, he found himself in a cowboy bar with his realtor mulling over the properties they had seen and the ones lined up for the next day. []
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Carlos Castaneda's 1968 book The Teachings of Don Juan recounted his apprenticeship to a peyote-dosing Yaqui shaman named don Juan. The University of California Press published it as anthropology; it became an international bestseller and drew fans from John Lennon and Joni Mitchell to George Lucas and Octavio Paz. — Read the rest The post Carlos Castaneda faked an anthropology classic, then built a cult appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Related coverage for "The Wire: Berkeley home of slain Cal professor taken over by squatters, family says": Washington Examiner — The tragedy of the commons: Why we can’t have nice things. BoingBoing — Carlos Castaneda faked an anthropology classic, then built a cult. WDBQ – 1490 AM – Dubuque — An Iowa Family's Adventure to Wyoming's Medicine Bow Peak. People.com — Walker Hayes’ Kids: All About His Sons and Daughters. DNyuz — Couple who lost everything in Eaton Fire marries on burned property. KMJNow – Fresno — “Big Mama” Pig Rescued From Backyard After Detached Garage Catches Fire in Fresno