I was hoping for more, but I found I got the usual dreck from the Schrecks. There is nothing of their own from this, only information that anyone could find by using a good search engine ... They also tend to focus on the more abhorant, fetishistic sexual behaviours such as the consuming of bodily excreta while presenting it in a dry, uninspired tone. It looks like the Schrecks have used either themselves or one of their cronies to write the first review which waxes far more poetically than the text of the book.

This beautifully produced Creation Books edition is a revolutionary classic of sexual self-initiation. The long awaited guide to the Left Hand Path's sexmagickal side is as thorough & definitive as we would expect from Nikolas and Zeena Schreck, the Demonic Duo who have been pushing the envelope of the black arts for years. One thing this must-have "Sexcronomicon" makes crystal clear in its fascinating journey through the theory practice & history of the Sinister Current in the East and West is that the Left Hand Path is really inseparable from sex magick. Rare among the few Western books available on this subject is the Schrecks' focus on the importance of the Demonic Feminine to the Left Hand Path, something this demonic female really appreciated! DEMONS OF THE FLESH describes itself as a sex magickal ritual and deliberately reflects the united male and female perspectives of the authors. This unique approach adds a seriousness of purpose that is lacking in many magical books, despite the Schrecks' often humorous take on reality. Despite some of the sensational topics covered such as magical S and M, sex vampirism, sacred prostitution & the darker side of erotic magick in general, the authors handle the material with an obvious understanding of the sacred nature of sexuality. Also unique is the authors' explanation of how every religion (including Christianity & Buddhism) has its secret Left Hand Path and the Schrecks' surprising dismissal of the overrated A. Crowley and modern Satanism as irrelevant to the authentic Sinister Current. Not afraid to spell out the radical formula of how sinister initiates must break the taboos of society, then their own taboos on the way to higher states of mind, DEMONS OF THE FLESH has become a controversial work in more conservative occult circles. Of particular use for practical magicians is the section on forming your own Left Hand Path group, which is obviously informed by the Schrecks' own experience in this field. Written with authority and expertise and bringing to light many previously unexplored areas of sinister sex magic, the Schrecks don't talk down to their readers, so my only caveat would be that this may be a better book for more advanced magicians than beginners. The extensive bibliography is a treasure trove for the serious student of Left Hand Path Sex Magic. The illustrations are a sensuous delight. It's the complete guide alright, but I'm already waiting for the sequel.

This groundbreaking, comprehensive, exhaustively researched, and well-written study goes much further than any other book I've ever read on this subject in providing accurate practical knowledge on the totally misunderstood area of Left Hand Path initiation and sex magick. Its promise to be the 'Complete Guide' to this area is more than fulfilled in its 400 pages of insightful text.

The Schrecks draw on decades of real life experience in making the mystery that surrounds this sinister subject clear. After an introductory 'Foreplay' that sets the Schreck's irreverent and iconoclastic tone, the book is divided into 3 sections. Book One, The Sinister Current in the East, explains how the Left Hand Path began in the tantric practices of India, revealing the most radical methods of erotic magic that are so commonly distorted by politically correct New Age forms of tantra in the West. The Schreck's 5 point explanation of the essential principles of the Left Hand Path is the most accurate and useful attempt at describing the basic defining methods of this kind of spirituality I've ever seen, admirably sticking to historical fact instead of the occult gameplaying you find so much of in magical books.

Book Two, The Sinister Current in the West, starts out with a practical glossary of magical terms, and gets into such previously ignored topics as the possibility that Jesus Christ was a Left Hand Path sex magician, the topic of sacred prostitution and the cult of Babylon. The Schrecks cover the Left Hand Path sexual teachings of such well-known magical teachers and groups ...

Book Three, The Sinister Current In Action, guides the reader through such topics as magical masturbation, sexual deprogramming, the selection of sex partners for magical purposes, homosexuality in the Left Hand Path, orgies, sadomasoschism, and even intercourse with incubi and succubi. The use of this section extends beyond sex magic alone and works as a practical primer for magical theory in general. This section moves far from the old traditions of occultism, citing ... eclectic sources ... and drawing on scientific sexology as well as more mystical resources.

The Schreck's lead us through the history, theory and practice of Left Hand Path sex magic with a refreshing sense of humor and a skeptical critique of the gullibility of occultism in general. What also makes this different than any other book on the topic I've read is the authors scholarly research and concentration on exploding the many myths and errors that previous books claiming to illuminate the Left Hand Path have helped to spread.

The book is enlivened by many rare illustrations, some of which I've never seen before. Highly recommended.

There's a thick air of unease about this book: about the people who put it together, the people who might want to read it, and then, of course, there's Charlie.
The editor claims the objectivity of the historian: "In this volume you will find for the first time the authentic voice of the media's favourite villain.., a portrait of Manson - the man and the ism - rescued from the caricatures drawn by the ever-churning Establishment information mill".
So: in the first part of the book what you get is: Philosophy ("pagan" says the editor); Testimony (as given by Charlie in court); Music; Art; Selected Writings (stories & assorted rants) and Poetry (like the lyrics but more so); all of which is by Charlie himself.
Alas, perhaps it is no surprise to find out that Manson's "authentic voice" is greatly predictable. There are a few themes only, and he lays them on with a trowel. The Establishment (or "straight society" as it used to be called) comes in for some sharp words:

"You eat meat with your teeth and you kill things that are better than you are, and in the same respect you say how bad and even killers your children are. You make your children what they are. I am just a reflection of every one of you."
He repeats over and again that society's standards have no relevance to him:
"I don't think in goods or bads, just ISs. What it is - not what I was, want or hope - Wherever life is, it is, and bad and good got nothing to do with it."
Right and wrong do not exist, and according to this egoless man, neither does time: "The truth is now, the truth is right here; the truth is this minute, and this minute we exist. Yesterday - you cannot prove yesterday happened today. It would take you all day and then it would be tomorrow" - which is a useful
way of dismissing courtroom "facts" and denyingresponsibility
for past action.
He is fond of insisting that his ideas have been formed by the very system he now rejects : "My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system" : which means that whatever society thinks he's guilty of is what society taught him to do. They make him do these things, then they nail him to the wall for it. It's a tough break, and all the way down the line, Charlie sees himself as The Scapegoat:
"You look for something to project it on and you pick a little old scroungy nobody who eats out of a garbage can, that nobody wants, that was kicked out of the penitentiary, that has been dragged through every hellhole you can think of, and you drag him up and you put him in a courtroom."
It's very notable that in all these maunderings the subject of the Tate/La Bianca murders is never directly addressed. He plays around the edges, but he never comes clean, truth-teller that he is. Me, I thought that Charlie thought that offing pigs was a far-out thing to do, but if so he diplomatically keeps it to himself. But he's not loath to unburden himself of some fairly controversial opinions, however. For example, on the sub-ject of feminism:
"You have lost sight of God. You sing your songs to a woman. You put woman in front of man. Woman is not God. Woman is but a reflection of her man"
On modern multicultural society:
"Anybody in my family is a white human being, because my family is of the white family. There is the black family, a yellow fam-ily, the red family, a cow family and a mule family."
And so, it follows that we find Charlie fascinated by the Nazis:
"I don't believe the Nazis will come back in SS hats and boots; they will probably be people living in peace and harmony"
Part two of "The Manson File" concentrates on writings about Charlie, from two main sources: James N. Mason, leader of The Universal Order, a splinter from the American Nazi Party,
for one, and for the other, Red and Blue, which are the mystical names of Sandra Good and Squeaky Fromme, two of Manson's original Family, and the two remaining hardliners, the others having "drifted apart or taken on the guise of repentant Christians" as the editor says. Ail of these characters are just as out to lunch as Charlie. The Nazis drivel about Charlie being "the MOST American, personally gifted, selfless, fearless" &c &c. The women emphasise Manson's ecological concerns, which are expressed by the formula ATWA : Air, Trees, Water, Animals. Throughout this book we have various cartoons and illustrations which seek to portray Manson as a Christ figure, unequivocally, unarguably. And finally this is where the ambivalence of this book topples over from objectivity to endorsement. Charlie is being described in the terms used by the Shangri-Las in their
1965 hit "Give Him a Great Big Kiss"-
Mary: Yeah? Well I hear he's bad.
Betty: Hmm, he's good-bad, but he's not evil.
But Mary was right.

This book is worth it mainly if you are a collector of Manson things. It is pretty much written as a pro Manson book, one to 'set the record straight', which it never really does though. The best part of this book is there are a ton of pictures and bits of interviews in it that you don't see in many other books. There is Manson's complete courtroom 'testimony' as well as transcripts to several of his parole hearings and various open letters he has written to various people. Many of the lyrics to his songs are printed here as well as some stories he has written and art work. There is a chapter with various quotes from him on his 'philosophy".
There are a few factual mistakes, as this book claims that John Lennon wrote the song "Helter Skelter", when it is well documented in any Beatles book that Paul McCartney wrote the song.
This book is a good compainion to the movie "Charles Manson Superstar", which in that movie Manson himself is reading this very book.

It is worth it to get simply for a veiw at the other take on the manson clan.

If your're interested in some sensationalist hack job in the "true" crime genre, go read Bugliosi's book, or Sanders'. If you want some entertaining and enlightening creations straight from the horse's mouth (the horse being Manson himself), this little gem is the place to look. It contains plenty of excellent material available nowhere else.

In general, I purchase every book about Nikola Tesla or his work. In this case I was P.T. Barnum's classic sucker. There are a lot of bad books out there on this topic but this is the only one I've regretted buying. It has no real information about Tesla that can't be found in any of the serious Tesla works. It contains historical inaccuracies such as Tesla declining a Nobel Prize. And if one can't trust the easy historic things, how could anyone believe the major premise that Tesla is from the planet Venus! The author never bothers to explain how a person from that planet could live without a space suit on the terrifically cold planet earth. Most of the book claims top-secret revelations about area 51, anti-gravity devices, etc. These are all things I've seen or read about in UFO books since the mid-sixties. In fact one of the "secret" devices is an apparatus I remember playing with in electricity class in Junior high school that we called a "Thomson Ring". The diagrams are vague and the explanations meaningless. It doesn't take an inside military intelligence expert to find the bogus information covered in this book from other sources. If this is all the government knows about anti-gravity they are way behind the curve. There is absolutely nothing "reveling" or "astounding" or new in this book. Don't be a sucker like me. Don't waste your money purchasing it; don't even waste your time checking it out from the library. For people who want to know the facts about Nikola Tesla I highly recommend (must read) "TESLA Man Out Of Time" by Margaret Cheney. For people who want the facts in an easy to read format plus some speculation, both mild and wild, I recommend the fictional work "Tesla" by Tad Wise. For information about his equipment and experiments I recommend the original works by the man himself.

Frankly, I don't know where the previous reviewer says most of this material is available in other books.JUST THE OPPOSITE!In WHITE DOVE, the author deal with a bit of what I am sure he would agree is speculative -- and highly controversial -- material. For this book takes a much more metaphysical approach to Tesla' life than anything else that might have previously been published. But for this reason in particular I enjoyed this book cause it goes far a field to show that Tesla was one of a kind -- perhaps a WALK IN (like T Lobsang Rampa) from some othr time period, dimension or perhaps even extraterrestrial in origin. Commander X calls upon various Tesla authorities to make this point. There is also a lot of space devoted to the works of other creative individuals such as Otis T. Carr, Howard Menger and Mathews who was a close friend of Tesla who resided in Canada and shared Tesla' fascination with other worlds.If you want something out of the ordinary on Tesla there is only this book and LOST JOURNAL OF NIKOLA TESLA will fit your need.

THIS BOOK IS ONE OF A KIND. . . I have been privilaged to read many books on the life of Nikola Tesla. This is one of the few that delve into the unusual aspects of Tesla's life. The author -- a retired military intelligent officer -- did a background check an found out that Tesla had quite an unusual birth. He suggests that Nikola was actually a highly advanted space being who was reincarnated in an earthly body and left on the doorstep of the couple who raised him. We find that Tesla did have among his friends an inventor from Baltimore by the name of Otis T. Carr who in the l960s constructed his own anti gravity device which he claimed could fly to the moon. He supposed met Tesla many times in the hotel where Tesla lived during the last years of his life. We are treated to many insightful bits of information that have not been published elsewhere. This is a very readable book which anyone who is interested in Tesla's life -- and not so much technical information and patent information which can be found in hundred of other texts -- will find of great benefit.

This books is satisfactory..The first 10 chapters are good, the Schema Chapter 11 forgot how to tell the XML document which Schema do you want to use (This is a confusing figure it out chapter). The XML Databases chapter is poor, only showing examples with SQL Server (What about standard SQL databases, not the MS one).

The book is almost 900 pages but only 500 are material, the final 400 are case studies and appendixes.

However this is not a bad book, but is not the best way to start learning XML.

XML is not the replacement of HTML. If you want to write XML to convert it to HTML with XSL then you will take twice the time to create them, not an intelligent move. The true power comes when you want to interchage data between applications, not only web (you can use it with desktop applications with C++, Delphi, Java, VB, ASP or any other programming way) or to talk with a web server sending an XML request and receiving an XML response that you can parse with DOM or SAX.

Recommended but you will need other books to go on.

I've seen 4 or 5 XML books and own two including this one. The other one I have is XML: A Primer 2nd Ed by Simon St. Laurent...I've seen other books as thick as or thicker than 'Beginning XML' and from a quick glance, I've found to contain little more than fluff.

'Beginning XML' does a good job of covering all the important topics related to XML like Namespaces, DTDs, Schemas, XPath, DOM, SAX, XSLT, CSS etc... much so that the title is not really accurate in this sense. The other introductory XML books out there do not even touch on these topics to any practical degree.

I would also not recommend a Microsoft Press XML book as, typical with anything from Microsoft, I suspect it will teach you XML in a style that forces you to be dependent on Microsoft tools. However, as MS is one of the most important purveyors of quality XML tools it would also be a mistake to ignore their offerings. 'Beginning XML' does a very good job of acquainting you with both the MS tools as well as some of the more important third party ones.

The author's style is very friendly and easy to read and succeeds in making very complex and often boring topics like XSLT almost tolerable and sometimes even entertaining. Even more importantly, he touches on all the important issues in depth so that after finishing this book you can consider yourself at least an intermediate level expert in the myriad XML-related technologies out there.

The only reason I'm not giving five stars is because there just might be something better out there. But then, I wouldn't hang around waiting for one, 'coz Beginning XML, unlike the other books out there, is going to educate you on the topic in a sufficiently comprehensive and useful way. XML and its related technologies is a huge and difficult field, and any book that looks like it makes for light reading will, in my opinion, fail to teach the subject properly.

Having read quite a few XML books from Wrox (5-6), I think that this book will be able to touch the biggest audience. It contains a very good approach to learn about XML well-formed documents, CSS for XML, XSL(T), DTD, and it also have some nice Case-Studies that goes along. Hey, you even have an introduction to ASP and another one for HTML; for those of you new to the Internet.

Most of the XML books (straight one, not XML for VB for example) contains the same TOC but this one has the best approach so far.

If you are new to XML, take this one.

If you know a bit of XML (and PROGRAMMED it), you can take the Professional XML which will go a little bit more in depth (not that much)

If you know what you are doing with XML and wants to learn more about XSLT, get the XSLT Programmer's Reference(great book) from Wrox.

If you want a very good Case-Study, take the Professional XML Design and Implementation (also good).

Then you are off with ASP XML, VB XML, or Java XML.

Happy XML hunting.

At 128 pages with BIG pictures this is a pretty thin little book. Attempts at "romantic" massage mostly fail because the massage technique, what there is of it, doesn't really cut it. Keep looking.

This bok is for those who really want romance in massage and not be a body massage technician. Most other books compared to this give many types but deviate from Romance. This is book is for people who want to provide pleasure to their partners by sensitive and romantic massage instead of providing ultimate relaxation theropy. This book is about relaxing, romance and joy .

This is one of the books we ordered to help research our website,
gravitycontrol.org. Although a small book with big print it's chok full of info about
the man who lived ahead of his time. The authors offer an apology for this by stating that most of his notes and journals were lost or confiscated after his death.
Tesla might have been aware of John Keely,
another genius of near the same era dealing with subjects like gravity control. And both these gentlemen seemed to possess a great understanding on how to tap the aether for an unlimited supply of energy. But in the case of Nikola Tesla his discoveries and inventions covered almost every holy grail known to man. Anti-gravity, AC (alternating current), death rays, free energy, a health device called a purple harmony generator. He was the man in charge of the Philadelphia experiment and is credited as the true inventor of radio (Marconi 'borrowed' Tesla's design and became famous). And the list goes on. Here was a man so far ahead of his time many of his inventions are still just conjecture today.
Because of Tesla's accomplishments this book rings of many truths but some subjects dealing with conspiracies and alien contact will test the reader's suspension of disbelief. To followers of Nikola Tesla one may find inspiration in this book to carry on his work. To newcomers of the Tesla lore the information is rich and plentiful. If I have any complaints the one that stands out is the lack of focus on the man and his accomplishments and rather puts forth a kind of chop suey portrait weaving coverups, conspiracies and aliens into the mix. It's distracting and might have been better served in another book. But don't let that criticism scare you away. This book deserves a place in your Tesla library.

This is the type of book I love to read! When I ran across this I had to buy it right away, and I am sure glad I did! This book details some of the mysterious ways of eccentric inventor and electrical genius, Nikola Tesla.

Tesla, who is best known for inventing the AC motor and AC current, is considered by many to be one of the greatest minds of all time - but unfortunately, he died almost broke and has been largely forgotten. Because of his financial troubles, boxes of his research papers, notes and other items were auctioned off after his death. Much of this important work has been lost. However, some boxes have turned up over the years, giving a fascinating look at the private life of this incredible man.

After his death in 1942, Tesla was legally declared the real inventor of radio (Marconi used Tesla's patents for his radio experiments). In 1899, Tesla received strange radio signals on his experimental radio receiver, years later, Tesla told the press that he was certain that he was receiving radio broadcasts from other planets. Because of this, Tesla started experimenting with free energy devices, antigravity using high voltage electricity, and weapons that could be used against a possible alien threat. All this came long before the interest in extraterrestrials and UFOs starting in 1947.

This book is a must read for anyone interested in UFOs, life on Mars, free energy, secret antigravity aircraft, Alternative 3 & 4 and what could be going on in the skies above us with the Chemtrails. Buy and enjoy this well written and researched book.

This is a very interesting and well-researched book. I was not disappointed when I bought it. Other books about this incredible man simply are tired retreads of his life and inventions. However, The Lost Journals of Nikola Tesla is not afraid to venture into the other aspects of Tesla's life and interests.

Some people do not like the fact that Tesla experimented with free-energy inventions, or considered communications with life beyond Earth. They refuse to see that there is much more to him than the guy who invented the AC motor. Tesla was a complex genius whose ideas went way beyond the scientific thinking of his day. We are only now beginning to understand Tesla based science and make use of its implications.

When you read this book, you will be amazed on how far ahead of his time Tesla was and why he has been ignored for so long. This is the book to get for the person who wants a complete picture of the complexities of this great man.

i was given this book read it and was sad telling my best friend who understands my fascenation with tesla how bad this book is do not buy this book. if you have access to a collection of patents by tesla so much the better.

There is little to respect about this book. If you are looking for factual, organized and informed writing, look elsewhere. I found the conjecture regarding Tesla being an Atlantean engineer, incarnate; and the co-founder (with Marconi) of a city of the future in South America -- well I'm sorry, but who needs this. On the other hand, the photos of UFOs were as good as any I have seen. On the plus side, the copied material (Tesla letters, patents and court transcripts) was interesting.

I found this book to be quite informative and satisfying. The only thing I hate about it, was Ch. 9. It was total nonsense, however, let it not ruin the whole book. It may not go into great detail about all of Tesla's inventions (which was a dissapointment), but for those whom are interested in Tesla coils, mainly how Tesla finally came to such a beautiful invention, I highly recommend this book. The book mainly is about Tesla's experiments with alternate currents of high potential and frequency, which is how the Tesla coil was born.(However, this book does not mention the Tesla coil or teaches you how to make one). It is heavily illustrated with diagrams of Tesla's inventions, which I found pleasing (however, the diagrams arent explained, so do not expect to be able to duplicate any inventions after reading this book ). Overall, this book should not necesscarily teach you all about Tesla's invention (most of them are either briefly mentioned or illustrated), but it would greatly inform you about what Tesla was famous for, and especially act as an excellent introduction to the marvelous work's of Nikola Tesla.

The spiral bound copy apparently comes in two volumes. This is not mentioned in the listing in Amazon.com. I received Volume I only in my order. Amazon.com is now looking into the problem, I hope.

It's kind of hard rating the contents of this book, since it's a copy of all of Telsa's patents. So, what I rated was the utility of the book which is tremendous. With this you get a LOT of research material into Tesla's work and can trace the evolution of his ideas thru time. Very good!

Fans of any type of literature will find this book to be a grave disappointment. There lacks any main theme, aside from the man himself. It contains several articles regarding different aspects of his life and inventions, jumps haphazardly from one subject to the next, but its greatest failing is it's quality. It has the appearance of biography thrown together by an uninterested sixth-grader. There are many pictures, many of them poor quality photocopies, and there is even an article copied from an encyclopedia. It is rare to see sometihng of this poor quality, and it is always shameful.

Unlike the other review I read on this page I find this an Incredible Book. I first read it as a teen and was inspired by the story of an inventor who never has been truly admired by the mainstream. His rivalry with Edison, his failure in love and his unusual mental talents all combine to create an extraordinary story of a man who appears more like an Extraterrestrial than human. The book isn't full of pictures... because not many exist, but if you can aspire to your imagination and delve into O'Neill's description of this man you'll find it all amazing. I've come back to this book again and again... for the story and not necessarily the physics.

Listen well, scholars:

Nikolas Schreck, like so many "writers" today with no talent of their own, feeds off of the inspiration, originality and sweat equity of others. Schreck depends on compilations of other people's works, adding nothing new. Were I Charlie M., I'd be a little pissed that he had launched his career on my back and giving nothing in return. He, Aquino, and Flowers owe their identities to Anton LaVey, yet feign blindness to his brilliance, lest they pale by comparison to the truly creative spirit of LaVey. Schreck's writing is about as insightful as his music--NOT! He adds nothing to the body of work already in place on Satanism in the cinema.

Open wide the gates of Hell, and toss the bum out!
Hugo

This dreary book is more a study of satanism (rather than a study of the devil as a screen character) and simply fails to engage the serious film enthusiast unless he enjoys Schreck's self professed satanic beliefs. If you want a study of satanism, then give it a try, but if you are looking for a legitimate film study of satanism, look elsewhere.

This book has been unfairly rated and reviewed for what is it. The author presents a well researched and often pompous reviews of the history of satanic references in film.
I bought this book for that exact reason, to study this history of Satan (as in the satanic form) in film. Who better to write such a book than a satanist? Of course the philosophy of the satanist is quite different than your average author, and this is definatelty made clear in this book. I can see how the average reader who was looking to simply find a nicely reviewed book on the subject would get offended in reading this book, but all I have to say is that his research into the black arts is entirely accurate, which I can't say for most of the films that have satanic origins.
Don't shoot the messenger.