With less than two weeks to go before the annual beglittered bacchanalia in Black Rock City begins, BoingBoing buddy Scott Beale says:
This is Burning Man is a new book about Burning Man written by our good friend Brian Doherty, who is based out of Los Angeles and is a senior editor at Reason magazine.
This is by far the most extensive historical account of Burning Man in print, as well the first book distributed through a major publisher (Little, Brown and Company). If you are on your way out to Black Rock City this year or even if you no longer attend, this book is a must read for anyone interested in the origins of Burning Man, the people involved and how the event is organized, operates, survives and grows.
Link to This is Burning Man website, which includes Brian's ongoing book-blog. I've received a review copy, and thoroughly enjoyed it from cover to cover. Required reading for any BoingBoing readers heading to the playa — or wishing they were, or wondering what the hell all the fuss is about.
