About the author
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American author, muckraker journalist, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California. He wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In 1906, Sinclair acquired particular fame for his muckraking fictional novel, The Jungle, which exposed the labor and sanitary conditions in the U.S. meatpacking industry, causing a public uproar that contributed in part to the enactment a few months later of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. In 1919, he published The Brass Check, a muckraking exposé of American journalism that publicized the issue of journalistic malpractice in the United States. Four years after publication of The Brass Check, the first code of ethics for journalists was created. Time magazine called him "a man with every gift except humor and silence" based on his wife Mary Craig Sinclair's book Southern Belle: A Personal Story of a Crusader's Wife.
📖 Where to start with Upton Sinclair
💬 What our editors say about Upton Sinclair's books
“While 'Mental Radio' serves as a vital historical record for parapsychology, it may not suit readers seeking narrative excitement or speculative fiction. The text is primarily a documentation of personal experiments rather than…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Mental Radio
“This volume is essential for historians of parapsychology and fans of Upton Sinclair’s non-fiction work. However, readers seeking supernatural horror or traditional mystical theology will likely find it dry and overly clinical.…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Mental Radio
“While 'Mental Radio' provides a fascinating glimpse into Upton Sinclair’s experimental side, it may not appeal to readers seeking rigorous scientific proof or those who prefer his political novels. The text is dense with personal…”
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📋 Editions by Upton Sinclair in the catalog
| Edition | Year | Publisher | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Radio | 2022 | Legare Street Press | 264 | 9781015946040 |
| Mental Radio | 2023 | Alpha Edition | 252 | 9789357388924 |
| Mental Radio | 2007 | Synergy International of t | 264 | 9781934568156 |
| Mental Radio | 2007 | Holmes Press | 436 | 9781406736403 |
| Mental Radio | 2013 | Literary Licensing, LLC | 252 | 9781258891923 |
| Mental Radio | — | Createspace Independent Pu | 138 | 9781463650018 |
| Mental Radio (Russell Targ Editions) Sinclair, Upton | — | Hampton Roads Publishing C | 224 | 9781571742353 |
| Mental Radio | 2023 | Left of Brain Books | 152 | 9781396323225 |
| Mental Radio | 2022 | Legare Street Press | 264 | 9781015952751 |
| Mental Radio | 2013 | Literary Licensing, LLC | 252 | 9781494058937 |
