Susan Atkins

What Happened After? Manson Murders
$24.95
To see the very differnt ways these poeple coped with the tragic events of the Manson Murders was surprising and touching.

The Long Prison Journey of Leslie van Houten: Life Beyond the Cult (The Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law)
$26.95
I found Ms. Faith's book quite interesting. I have worked in law enforcement and corrections at both the state and federal levels.

I do find some fault with Ms. Faith's application of feminist ideology to the case; the main theme of the book seems to be that Leslie and her co-defendants committed their crimes because they had been socialized by the culture to behave in a "feminine" manner, thereby making the girls prime candidates for Manson's diabolical brainwashing techniques. Although the girls were certainly indoctrinated, it seems evident to me that they joined the cult for the same reasons that many join young men and women continue to join cults and gangs-to find a surrogate family and acceptance.

The book raises the very important issues of justice and rehabilitation as they pertain to those who commit heinous crimes. Certainly, Leslie and most of the other Manson followers seem to have changed their lives in prison (I am including Atkins, Krenwinkel, Watson and Davis), but their crimes are so severe that justice seems to demand that they spend the rest of their lives in prison. If any of the defendants deserve release, it is Leslie (she was 19 at the time of the crimes and had a relatively minor role as compared to the others). Given the publicity and political climate, I do not believe that Leslie will be released during her natural life. Manson and his followers were such a bizarre and frightening cast of characters that any parole board or Governor (who must ultimately agree to parole in CA) would face severe repercussions and ridicule if they released anyone connected with these crimes back into society.

Ms. Faith has an important story to tell and I recommend her book to anyone interested in how our society deals attempts to balance the issues of rehabitation and justice for high profile offenders in the information age.

Come Together - America Salutes the Beatles
$19.99
Come Together - America Salutes the Beatles // 1. I'll Follow The Sun - David Ball 2. Something - Tanya Tucker 3. One After 909 - Willie Nelson 4. The Long And Winding Road - John Berry 5. Come Together - Delbert McClinton 6. If I Fell - Sammy Kershaw 7. Let It Be - Collin Raye 8. We Can Work It Out - Phil Keaggy & PFR 9. Yesterday - Billy Dean 10. Can't Buy Me Love - Shenandoah 11. Nowhere Man - Randy Travis 12. Oh! Darling - Huey Lewis 13. Help! - Little Texas 14. In My Life - Susan Ashton & Gary Chapman 15. Get Back - Steve Wariner 16. All My Loving - Suzy Bogguss & Chet Atkins 17. Paperback Writer - Kris Kristofferson

Manson in His Own Words: The Shocking Confessions of 'The Most Dangerous Man Alive'
$14.00
A book so unique & rarely seen., 30 Aug 2009


The best study of mankind, is man (it's said)
Charles Manson is here being exposed naked almost.
Readable and coherent, yet abstract thoughts make a lot of sense, when taking everything into consideration here.
It's often wrongly assumed by some reviewers that his always rationalising his crimes, I bet you would too?
Extremely open as he is, we hear the tales of Manson here revealed. Just study all material of TV conducted interviews, his drawing obvious parallels with a smear of sardonic wrath along his words; it's both pure and tragic at the same time.

There is nothing much to gain for him no more, except maintaining him self to certain ambivalent point, a valid point indeed! (a Supernatural cult leader) a typical stigma he was dubbed by the media, who afterwards call every word of his ``INSANE``

No hoax, but told to people who might have lived another life and does not cope with the moral of such diversity. His not even trying to paint a heroic picture of him self. I can recommend this book to anyone without conform and corrupted values from society, anyone who can think for them selves!
It's obvious this is a part of the American experience to me. Or the uncontrolled chaos this world thus possess!

What are you waiting for? Buy.

I can recommend - The Gates of Janus (Serial killing and its analysis, by the Moors Murderer `Ian Brady`

If you want to read a perhaps more sophisticated view from another point of view.

But I highly appreciate Manson for putting it straight in an excellent way.
Don't worry Charlie, I can handle it. It all makes sense this more you talk openly about it.
What really bother me are peoples libel moral always has to attack people for standing up, even behind bars till they die, we shall only hear the truth from others? I would assume that the best entangled goodies are staying with the murder and his persona. Unfortunately this purchase of books is rarely seen. Despite the police and society trying to act out all normal and best sheltered from what they really produce and enhance mentally unto people.