Thaddeus Golas

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Thaddeus Golas
Born(1924-06-15)June 15, 1924
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 16, 1997(1997-04-16) (aged 72)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.

Thaddeus Stanley Golas (June 15, 1924 – April 16, 1997) was an American writer active in the self-help, New Age, and psychedelic genres.[1] His most well-known work is The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment, which he self-published in 1972 and which was later picked up by Bantam Books.[2][3]

Early life

Golas was the youngest of five children. His parents were born in Poland and met in the United States. His first ten years he lived in Paterson, New Jersey. His father died when he was four, and his mother remarried when he was ten. At this point the family moved to a farm in Pennsylvania with no electricity or indoor plumbing. The stepfather died four years later. Soon the family returned to Paterson, where Golas attended and graduated from Central High School. An avid reader from a young age, he elected for journalism classes and by 1939 he was working in editing and publishing for the school paper The Tatler, for the Colt Press and The Paterson Evening News. During his childhood and adolescence he had very little advice, assistance or emotional support from family or community and was forced to be self motivated.[4]

Education and career

Golas volunteered for military service in late 1942 and was made Corporal of the 604th Engineer Camouflage Battalion billeted at

Harper & Row as a book representative. He held several publishing related jobs in the Midwest. He relocated to San Francisco where he also had publishing related jobs while writing The Lazy Man's Guide.[4]

Publications

Seed Center Books, Even Lazier Publishing, an independent publishing company in Encino, California, publishes Golas' work.

  • Love and Pain, a 176 page paperback
  • The Lazy Man's Life, a 523 page paperback autobiography
  • The Cosmic Airdrome, a 140 page paperback which is a collection of articles and writings
  • The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment, a 91 page paperback
  • The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment, French language edition translated by Sylvain Despretz
  • The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment, audio CD of the author reading his book

References

  1. Sarasota Herald Tribune. April 19, 1997. p. 6B – via NewsBank
    .
  2. ^ Hefner, Robert (December 11, 2005). "The easy road to enlightenment". The Canberra Times – via NewsBank.
  3. The Boston Phoenix
    . Vol. 12, no. 2.
  4. ^ a b Golas, Thaddeus. The Lazy Man's Life.

External links

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