CHAOS
Book description
As featured on The Joe Rogan Experience
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A journalist's twenty-year obsession with the Manson murders leads to shocking new conspiracy theories about the FBI's involvement in this fascinating re-evaluation of one of the most infamous cases in American history.
Twenty years ago, reporting for a routine magazine piece aboutâŠ
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5 authors picked CHAOS as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I cant say I loved a book about people who are dishonest and killing others but it was written in a manner that allowed me to take part in the book without terrifying me. Whilst the reality that the story is true the book gave a different perspective and the workings of peoples dishonesty. I read and listened to this enjoyed both equally
Like most Americans, I grew up hearing the codified version of the Charles Manson/Helter Skelter saga, so when I saw yet another Manson book, I had two thoughts: "This sounds like a cash-grab," and, "Ugh...it's probably some lunatic conspiracy theory."
Suffice it to say, I was wrongâdead wrongâon both counts. By now, there's a good chance you've heard the backstory to Tom O'Neill's book: how he came to write it, how long it took him to finish, and (most importantly) what he learned about the Manson case. If you don't know any of this, take my advice and goâŠ
From Rick's list on exposés to keep you reading past midnight.
What if I told you that Charles Manson was part of a United States CIA project that was directly responsible for the death of many people? This book will show you how author Tom OâNeil gathered government documents and testimonies about the link between the CIA and Charles Manson. See how The Beach Boys and Hollywood movie stars were pawns in a game controlled by several government programs and this book has the evidence to back up these outrageous claims. I used to have a very different point of view of Manson before this book, and now I see himâŠ
From Nick's list on drawing you into another world.
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In 1999, Tom OâNeill was hired to provide a retrospective magazine story on Charles Manson and the Southern California murder rampage that made him and his followers famous. OâNeill never completed the story because what he found seemed to exceed the conventional wisdom that Manson was a lone Svengali who let loose the violent madness of 1960s youth culture. Instead, Chaos explains, OâNeill came to suspect a much deeper conspiracy in which Manson served merely as a pawn in the direction history has taken (or was pulled).
The book can ramble a bit and, as OâNeill concedes, he cannot offerâŠ
From Mark's list on understanding conspiracy theories.
A journalist's twenty-year obsession with the Manson murders leads to shocking new conspiracy theories about the FBIâs involvement in this fascinating re-evaluation of one of the most infamous cases in American history. Twenty years ago, reporting for a routine magazine piece about the infamous Manson murders, journalist Tom OâNeill didnât expect to find anything new. But the discovery of horrifying new evidence kick-started an obsession and his life's work. What had he unearthed and what did it mean: why was there surveillance by intelligence agents? Why did the police make these particular mistakes and why did Tom's greatest ally inâŠ
From Sondra's list on recent true crime books.
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