Stealing fire by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal is a book about altered states of consciousness and all the methods for achieving them.
It's title is a reference to the story of Prometheus and Promethean fire is used as a metaphor for things that can change your state of mind.
It details all the ways different groups of people, from US Navy SEALs to entrepreneurs to extreme sports enthusiasts, are using altered sates to enhance their abilities and their lives.
It explains how a massive number of seemingly unrelated activities are connected though their ability to cause an altered state of mind and how these activities are now being made more accessible than ever before.
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