Synopses & Reviews
Forty-one years after the gruesome murders at Roman Polanski's home, questions remain unanswered about the man Rolling Stone Magazine describes as the most dangerous man alive. In this new, authorized account, author and psychiatric specialist Marlin Marynick conducts a detailed exploration of both the man and the myth, through the personal relationship he established and cultivated with Manson himself. Marynick communicated with Manson extensively over a three year period as part of his research for the book. He met Manson in prison on multiple occasions and they talk by phone regularly. The results are shocking. Marynick provides unique and never-before-revealed insight into the mind and soul of the man who continues to attract new followers even today. He also uncovers that Roman Polanski knows more about what happened. Polanski is not as innocent as he was made out to be. Through a direct and personal approach, Marynick examines the magnitude of Manson's influence through in-depth interviews with Manson's closest friends and associates, including a deep, insider analysis of Manson's life in prison, and conversations with this American figure about his present ideas, beliefs, and relationships. Featuring a foreword written by Charles Manson himself, Charles Manson Now answers major questions pertaining to the murders perpetrated by the Manson Family and the psychiatric status of its leader. Is Charles Manson ready to be released from prison? Does he still present a public threat? Or has he converted, as he proclaims, to a peaceful 'green' philosophy with his mission statement: ATWA - Air, Trees, Water, Animals . . .?
Synopsis
Charles Manson Now is a critical dissection of what happened forty-one years ago when Manson family members stormed the Polanski estate near Los Angeles and murdered five people, including one of America's most beautiful, beloved actresses, Sharon Tate.This book is also a collage of Charles Manson's own writing, a poetic, ironic, and disturbing account of his universe, from his childhood to his time in the 8x12 prison cell where he is condemned to stay forever. It is Charles Manson, uncensored, unedited, in his own words.When author Marlin Marynick was eight years old, he discovered a beat up copy of Helter Skelter - the bestselling true crime book of all time written by Vincent Bugliosi, the lead prosecutor at Charles Manson's trial. Bugliosi's portrait of Charles Manson as an icon of unbridled evil haunted Marynick for years, well into his career as a psychiatric nurse and ultimately culminated when he met Manson behind the tightly locked doors of California's Corcoran State Prison. In Charles Manson Now, Marynick challenges the official version of events.
Synopsis
Charles Manson Now is a critical dissection of what happened forty-one years ago when Manson family members stormed the Polanski estate near Los Angeles and murdered five people, including one of America's most beautiful, beloved actresses, Sharon Tate.This book is also a collage of Charles Manson's own writing, a poetic, ironic, and disturbing account of his universe, from his childhood to his time in the 8x12 prison cell where he is condemned to stay forever. It is Charles Manson, uncensored, unedited, in his own words.When author Marlin Marynick was eight years old, he discovered a beat up copy of Helter Skelter - the bestselling true crime book of all time written by Vincent Bugliosi, the lead prosecutor at Charles Manson's trial. Bugliosi's portrait of Charles Manson as an icon of unbridled evil haunted Marynick for years, well into his career as a psychiatric nurse and ultimately culminated when he met Manson behind the tightly locked doors of California's Corcoran State Prison. In Charles Manson Now, Marynick challenges the official version of events.