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Binding
Paperback
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Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0802130240
Book Title
Manson in His Own Words
Item Length
9.2in
Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
Publication Year
1994
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7in
Author
Charles Manson
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Topic
General, Criminals & Outlaws
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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"The myth of Charles Manson is not likely to survive the impact of his own words," Nuel Emmons writes in the introduction to Manson In His Own Words , the shocking true confessions that lay bare the life and mind of the cult leader and notorious criminal. His story provides an enormous amount of new information about his life and how it led to the Tate-LaBianca murders, and reminds us of the complexity of the human condition. Born in the middle of the Great Depression to an unmarried fifteen-year-old, Manson lived through a succession of changing homes and substitute parents, until his mother finally asked the state authorities to assume his care when he wastwelve. Regimented and often brutalized in juvenile homes, Manson became immersed in a life of petty theft, pimping, jail terms, and court appearances that culminated in seven years of prison. Released in 1967, he suddenly found himself in the world of hippies and flower children, a world that not only accepted him, but even glorified his anti-establishment values. It was a combination that led, for reasons only Charles Manson can fully explain, to tragedy. Manson's story, distilled from seven years of interviews and examinations of his correspondence, provides sobering insight into the making of a criminal mind, and a fascinating picture of the last years of the sixties. No one who wants to understand that time, and the man who helped to bring it to a horrifying conclusion, can miss reading this book.

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Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802130240
ISBN-13
9780802130242
eBay Product ID (ePID)
230488

Product Key Features

Book Title
Manson in His Own Words
Author
Charles Manson
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Criminals & Outlaws
Publication Year
1994
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz

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Emmons, Nuel
Reviews
The shocking confessions of "the most dangerous man alive." - Rolling Stone "Compelling and chilling." -- Baltimore Evening Sun "I couldn't put it down." -- Liz Smith "Disturbingly hypnotic." -- Vogue "Compulsively readable. . . . Manson can't ever succeed in being paroled out of that cell, not as long as people with any sense at all can read this book." --William S. Burroughs "A glimpse of part of the American experience that is rarely described from the inside. . . . It compels both interest and horror." -- The Washington Post "Gives us a portrait close to the truth." -- The New York Times Book Review "The book finally diminishes the Manson mystique. For that, credit goes to the co-author Nuel Emmons, [who] gives Manson room to reveal himself without voodoo hype. The result is an explanation of Manson's crimes that, for the first time, feels convincing." -- San Francisco Bay Guardian "Provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a truly dangerous human being." -- Los Angeles Herald Examiner "Reads like a sordid but often gripping picaresque novel." -- Louisville Courier-Journal "These 'words' are the essence behind the horror of the tragedy: cold, calculated, hard facts told exactly the way it was from the beginning. . . . Effectively captures the disturbed mind of Manson and gives us a better understanding of the complexity of a violent criminal." -- Rave Reviews, The shocking confessions of "the most dangerous man alive." Rolling Stone "Compelling and chilling." -Baltimore Evening Sun "I couldn't put it down." -Liz Smith "Disturbingly hypnotic." -Vogue "Compulsively readable. . . . Manson can't ever succeed in being paroled out of that cell, not as long as people with any sense at all can read this book." -William S. Burroughs "A glimpse of part of the American experience that is rarely described from the inside. . . . It compels both interest and horror." -The Washington Post "Gives us a portrait close to the truth." -The New York Times Book Review "The book finally diminishes the Manson mystique. For that, credit goes to the co-author Nuel Emmons, [who] gives Manson room to reveal himself without voodoo hype. The result is an explanation of Manson's crimes that, for the first time, feels convincing." -San Francisco Bay Guardian "Provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a truly dangerous human being." -Los Angeles Herald Examiner "Reads like a sordid but often gripping picaresque novel." -Louisville Courier-Journal "These 'words' are the essence behind the horror of the tragedy: cold, calculated, hard facts told exactly the way it was from the beginning. . . . Effectively captures the disturbed mind of Manson and gives us a better understanding of the complexity of a violent criminal." -Rave Reviews, The shocking confessions of the most dangerous man alive." – Rolling Stone Compelling and chilling." — Baltimore Evening Sun I couldn't put it down." — Liz Smith Disturbingly hypnotic." — Vogue Compulsively readable. . . . Manson can't ever succeed in being paroled out of that cell, not as long as people with any sense at all can read this book." —William S. Burroughs A glimpse of part of the American experience that is rarely described from the inside. . . . It compels both interest and horror." — The Washington Post Gives us a portrait close to the truth." — The New York Times Book Review The book finally diminishes the Manson mystique. For that, credit goes to the co-author Nuel Emmons, [who] gives Manson room to reveal himself without voodoo hype. The result is an explanation of Manson's crimes that, for the first time, feels convincing." — San Francisco Bay Guardian Provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a truly dangerous human being." — Los Angeles Herald Examiner Reads like a sordid but often gripping picaresque novel." — Louisville Courier-Journal These ‘words' are the essence behind the horror of the tragedy: cold, calculated, hard facts told exactly the way it was from the beginning. . . . Effectively captures the disturbed mind of Manson and gives us a better understanding of the complexity of a violent criminal." — Rave Reviews, "A glimpse of part of the American experience that is rarely described from the inside . . . It compels both interest and horror." --Washington Post "Disturbingly hypnotic." --Vogue
Lccn
86-045257
Dewey Decimal
364.15234092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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  • by janasabatula
    Dec 06, 2017Top favourable review

    Charlie

    I grew up when this all happened, I have read and watched a lot of the movies. This book puts things of why (even not right, in a normal mind) of why this happened. Just could not put it down. It takes you into the mind of the man.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: grandeagleretail

  • by 6VXeQew0Tay@Deleted
    Jun 14, 2006

    Disappointing...

    While Charles Manson had a hand in the writing of this book, it more clearly reflects the marketing hopes of the publisher along with the consessions of Nuell Emmons, the editor. All the specifics which might have made "Manson in His Own Words" interesting have been expunged, to avoid law suits. The end result reads like a Reader's Digest feature article on Charles Manson. It's hard to blame Manson or Emmons. I suspect they were being used to simply get some sort of product out with Manson's name on it. I'm sure Charles Manson has a story to tell but he wasn't given the chance in this book.

  • by sellingfornewlungs17
    Jul 22, 2017

    Great Read

    This is a really good book for anyone who wants to get to know Charlie for him and not all the lies and media. Once you start the first page it will have you hooked. Love this book working on getting them all.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: coasbooks

  • by scsta-3668
    Oct 26, 2021

    If you know Manson....

    Good book from a loony tune.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: mers_goodwill

  • by angelkisses24
    Jun 29, 2006

    Great Insight

    Gave a lot more insight that was unable to be gained through the previously published books and articles regarding the Manson family and murders. This book adds more understanding to the psyche that is found inside one of the most notorious "murderers" in the United States. A must read for those that are interested in learning more than the already redundent information one hears regarding Charles Manson.

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