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"Starred Review. A striking, full-length portrait of one of American history's most notorious sociopaths ...

A compulsively readable account of a murderer who continues to fascinate." - Kirkus

"Starred Review. Riveting ...The author's richly detailed but well-paced narrative fleshes out the demented logic behind the crimes ...

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Guinn's portrait is an absorbing true crime saga and a searching exploration of the anomie, broken homes, and crazed hopes that led lost souls to mistake Manson for the answer to their prayers." - Publishers Weekly

"Manson is not simply a biography of a killer and a cultist.

It's a history of American culture from the Great Depression to the close of the 20th century. It's the dirty boogie in four-four time, a fascinating study of greed, mind control, celebriphilia, sex, narcotics, racism, and the misuse of power....From the first page to the last, I could hardly put it down.