Charles Manson and the Manson Family
Bibliography
The Crime Library particularly recommends two books on Manson. Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi is a very thorough examination of the Manson case and trial by the prosecutor. John Gilmore's The Garbage People: A Trip to Helter Skelter and Beyond with Charlie Manson and the Family provides good insight into the personalities of Manson and the various Family members, as well as their life together.
Bugliosi, Vincent, with Curt Gentry, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders. Bantam Books, 1995.
Emmons, Nuel and Charles Manson, Manson in His Own Words. Grove Press, 1986.
Endleman, Robert, Jonestown and the Manson Family: Race, Sexuality, and Collective Madness. Psyche Press, 1993.
George, Edward and Dary Matera, Taming the Beast: Charles Manson's Life behind Bars. St. Martins Press, 1998.
Gilmore, John, and Rod Kenner, The Garbage People: The Trip to Helter-Skelter and Beyond with Charlie Manson and the Family. Amok Books, 1995.
Murphy, Bob, Desert Shadows: A True Story of the Charles Manson Family in Death Valley. Sagebrush Press, 1993.