{"product_id":"aleister-crowley-charles-river-editors-9781799046882","title":"Aleister Crowley: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Cult Leader and Novelist","description":"*Includes pictures\u003cbr\u003e*Includes quotes\u003cbr\u003e*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading\u003cbr\u003e\"What a piece of work is a man  how noble in reason  how infinite in faculty  in form and moving how express and admirable  in action how like an angel  in apprehension how like a god  the beauty of the world  the paragon of animals \" - William Shakespeare. Hamlet\u003cbr\u003eAny work about the mercurial Aleister Crowley is better off being labeled a \"story\" than a \"biography\" thanks to the impossibility of being sure that anything one reads about him is true. The basic recorded facts, including birth date, educational records, and published works, are reliable indicators that can be likened to stars guiding a lost desert traveler if the sky is clear. For the rest, one is wandering in the wilderness. He has been labeled a Satanist, a sociopath, a drug addict, a murderer, and, not to put too fine a point on it; \"the wickedest man on earth\" by several prominent newspapers. He has also been hailed as the prophet of the New Age charged with bringing about the spiritual awakening of humanity, a brilliant writer, an intrepid mountaineer, a heroic MI6\/MI5 agent, and a gifted magician. He even launched his own religion, called Thelema, which persists to this day.\u003cbr\u003eAs such, a story about Aleister Crowley must include a timeline of important events in his life, at least as accurately as possible, while examining the several characteristics and aspects of his life and work that make him so influential. Once reviled and discarded by all but his most fervent followers, Crowley's writings reemerged as the subject of serious scholarship in the 1990s. \u003cbr\u003eAleister Crowley: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Cult Leader and Novelist profiles one of the 20th century's most colorful and controversial figures. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Crowley like never before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles River\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1799046885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781799046882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.10d","brand":"Charles River","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978690265343,"sku":"9781799046882","price":11.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23366eaa-8934-4a59-a73c-41c80e8a42f8.jpg?v=1683242645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aleister-crowley-charles-river-editors-9781799046882","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}