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Reddit mentions of Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson
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Simon Schuster
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| Release date | August 2014 |
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> Vincent Bugliosi
According to Manson, His Life and Times (I think the best overall book on Manson), Bugliosi was so hated by his co-workers that when he ran for office in LA County they went to the press and offered to give them negative stories about him.
I just finished reading the book Manson. What a horrific chain of events that lead to her life being cut short. The book gets pretty graphic about how the night played out and it has stuck with me and it blows my mind how these seemingly ordinary people would be able to do something so insane.
It is a pretty good book if anyone is interested in learning more.
Chaos : Charles Manson, The CIA and the Secret History of the Sixties has just come out this year and confirmed absolutely that the Helter Skelter motive was a lie. Tom O'neill has done some amazing research and genuinely delivered on publishing information not before seen. https://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Charles-Manson-History-Sixties/dp/0316477559
Another enlightening read on a much misrepresented case is The Life and Time of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn whose extensive research also proved that much of what is 'known' about Manson was not true https://www.amazon.com/Manson-Life-Times-Charles/dp/1451645171
The Family by Ed Sanders is also considered by many to be an alternative to Helter Skelter and essential reading on the Manson case https://www.amazon.com/Family-Ed-Sanders/dp/1560253967
The prison biography of Tex Watson who actually committed the murders is available to read free online https://www.aboundinglove.org/main/images/bookPDFs/Will_You_Die_For_Mesmall.pdf
And this is a great companion piece (I read it after The Girls, but reading it before would be just as good).
It's a full-blown Manson biography, beginning with his parents' lives. It is fucking fascinating and more focused on the culture of the times, rather than the crimes themselves (unlike Helter Skelter).
https://www.amazon.com/Manson-Life-Times-Charles/dp/1451645171
My Dark Places by James Elroy:
https://www.amazon.com/My-Dark-Places-James-Ellroy/dp/0679762051/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468280554&sr=1-1&keywords=my+dark+places
Not a mystery but fantastic crime writing:
https://www.amazon.com/Manson-Life-Times-Charles/dp/1451645171
With only my phone on me, I'm just going to list out some of the non-fiction I've enjoyed on my commute recently.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory - Caitlin Doughty Great reading for the morbidly inclined.
Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film - Patton Oswalt I would only recommend this book for true cinema fans. It's enjoyable if you get the references and are also a procrastinating creative.
God'll Cut You Down: The Tangled Tale of a White Supremacist, a Black Hustler, a Murder, and How I Lost a Year in Mississippi - John Safran sort of reminds me of Jon Ronson. Good true crime, fish out of water stuff.
Yes Please - Amy Poehler Great advice, hilarious. Get it on audiobook.
Carsick - John Waters John waters being John Waters.
Manson - Jeff Guinn A super fascinating breakdown of the 1960s, and the environment that held Manson is much is a biography. I'm really excited to read his new book his writing about Jim Jones and the 1970's.
Currently on Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon, very excited about it.