The ORACLE: Lost Secrets & Hidden Message of Ancient DELPHI

The Hour of Our Death....

The INVENTIONS, RESEARCH and WRITINGS of NIKOLA TESLA

HEAVENLY HIGHS: DMT, Ayahuasca, Kava Kava, Yage & Other Plants of the Gods

HEAVENLY HIGHS: DMT, Ayahuasca, Kava-Kava, Yage & Other Plants of the Gods

By Peter Stafford

A study of amazing entheogenic plants used by shamen and others - the botany, history and chemistry of these plants and the folklore behind each one - where they grow and how they are prepared and used in spiritual and healing rituals and ceremonies - and to raise consciousness and awareness levels. From Ayahuasca and Kava-Kava to Psychedelic Snuffs, Yohimbe and Yage this classic book details shamanic psychoactive substances and their effects on humans, culture and history - Includes some b&w illustrations and photos.

Contents:

Psychedelic Snuffs
DMT
DMT Consumption and Safety
Mental Effects of DMT
Tryptamines
Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca Use & Effects
Yage Visions
Purgative Vine
The Great Medicine
Brew Preparation
Ayahuasca Botany
Ayahuasca Chemistry
Ibogaine
Ibogaine Preparation
Salvia Divinorum
Kava-Kava
Yohimbe
Nutmeg
Intoxication Instinct

Ronin Publishing - 2005 Edition - 182 Page Paperback - PRICE: $12.00

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POISON: An Illustrated History - by Joel Levy

POISON: An Illustrated History - by Joel Levy

What is there that is not a poison ? --- Paracelsus

Discover the secret history of poisons from Cleopatra and Mary Ann Cotton, to arsenic belladonna, cocaine, thallium and Zyklon B. This lavishly illustrated book will take you on a fascinating journey through the mysterious world of potions, herbs and psychoactive preparations - substances both alluring and terrifying, captured here in all their complexity, outlining the many roles they have played throughout time, history, culture, science, religion, medicine and murder !

Chapter Titles:

Introduction
Poison in Science
Poison in Nature
Poison in History
Poison as Executioner
Poison as Assassin
Poison in Murder
Poison in Suicide
Poison as Savior

Lyons Press Books - 2011 Edition - 224 Page Paperback - Many illustrations in b&w and color - History/Science/Botany/Poison/Study - PRICE: $12.00

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THE BLOODY COUNTESS: Atrocities of Erzsebet Bathory: By Valentine Penrose / Translation by Alexander Trocchi

THE BLOODY COUNTESS: Atrocities of Erzsebet Bathory
By Valentine Penrose - Translated by Alexander Trocchi

Descended from an ancient aristocratic European family, Erzsebet Bathory bore all the psychotic characteristics of centuries of inner family breeding. From early adolescence she indulged in sadistic lesbian fantasies - where only the spilling of others female blood could satisfy her urges.

By middle age, she had regressed into a mirror fixated state and was practicing necro-sadism, torture, cannibalism, vampirism, wholesale slaughter, blood bathing and witchcraft. These years, in the late 16th century, would witness a reign of cruelty unsurpassed in the history of mass murder, with over 600 deaths alone attributed to the 'Bloody Countess'.

Her many castles were all equipped with torture chambers where she would torture and mutilate her victims - virtual killing factories where hundreds of girls were killed and processed - the Countess would bath in their virgin blood - believing it would preserve her youth and beauty.

Solar Books 2012 Edition - 154 Page Paperback - One b&w Illustration of the Countess - History / Crime / Decadence / Torture - Price: $12.00

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HUBERT'S FREAKS: The Rare Book Dealer, A Times Square Freakshow & The Lost Photos of Diane Arbus - by Gregory Gibson

HUBERT'S FREAKS: The Rare Book Dealer, A Times Square Freakshow and the Lost Photos of Diane Arbus
By Gregory Gibson

The stranger than fiction true story of how an odd-ball rare book dealer discovered a lost stash of Diane Arbus photographs - and what he did with the find of a lifetime.

Bob Langmuir is an obsessive dealer with an uncanny eye for treasure who makes the discovery of a lifetime when he chances upon a stash of never before seen photos taken by the legendary photographer Diane Arbus.

From the moment he sees some intriguing photos in a trunk he buys from a guy who claims to be a member of the Nigerian Royal family, he knows he's on to something - the trunk holds the archive of a Times Square mid-century freak show called Hubert's that Diane Arbus often frequented.

He begins to suspect that what he has found may add a pivotal chapter to what is now known about Diane Arbus and the "old weird America" that Hubert's Freak Show was a part of.

Bob's ensuing adventure, full of bizarre coincidences - turns into a roller coaster ride that takes him from the fringes of the memorabilia business to Sotheby's, and from the exhibits of a run-down Times Square freak show to the currator's office of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Will the photos be authenticated? How will the Arbus estate react? Most importantly, can Bob, who has seen more than a few promising deals head south, finally make his one big score?

Harcourt Books - 2008 Edition - 274 Page Hardcover - b&w illustrations - Price: $20.00

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DARK STAR: The Satanic Rites of Gilles de Rais - by Various Authors

DARK STAR: The Satanic Rites of Gilles de Rais - by Various Authors

The spectre of Gilles de Rais the satanist child-killer, eclipses French history like a 'dark star'. A fallen general, once the champion of Joan of Arc, whose experimentations in cruelty led him through the very Gates of Hell.

His obscene crimes and decadent aristocratic glamour have created an enduring legend of mythic proportions. This collection of essays, quotations, excerpts and fiction from some of the most famous authors in recent centuries evoke a chilling portrait of one of the most sinister figures in the annals of European history and mass murder.

After Joan of Arc was captured, Gilles de Rais fled to the safety of his castles in France where he began a steady spiral downwards - one of his first murders was committed in the presence of the sadistic sorcerer Prelati - in Prelati's chambers in the castle - Gilles seized a young boy and slashed his throat - from that moment on he had found his one true passion in life - the torture and murder of children - and where ever he went, children would disappear, never to be seen again - the final number of his victims will never be known but some say it could be as high as 800 deaths....

Authors Include:

Georges Bataille
Blaise Cendrars
J.K. Huysmans
Valentine Penrose
Jean Genet
Marquis de Sade
Andre Breton
Arthur Rimbaud
Gustave Flaubert
Richard Thoma
James Havoc
Charles Perrault

and many others.....

Creation Books - 2005 Edition - 302 Page Paperback - No Illustrations - History/ True Crime/ Collection/ Satanic/ Mass Murder - PRICE: $15.00

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SUN RA: The Eternal Myth Revealed - Volume 1 - 14 x CD Set with 132 Page Book

SUN RA: THE ETERNAL MYTH REVEALED - The Story of a Universal Being and His Music - Covering the periods from 1914 to 1959 - Volume 1 - 14 x CD Box Set with 132 Page Book

Contains 16 hours and 54 minutes of rare material - with Sun Ra's autobiographical commentary and narration by producer and Sun Ra Music Archive Executive Director Michael Anderson - Tons of Music, Interviews and Narration - INCLUDES 132 page book with text and b&w illustrations and photos.

BOX SET Includes:

An Early History Examination // Sun Ra As An Arranger & Composer // Performing As A Sideman // As A Professional Vocal Coach // Mary Lou William's Piano // Organ & Arrangement Influences // Piano & Solovox Recordings // Solo Piano Recordings // Afro-Cuban Jazz Influence // The Pat Patrick Rehearsals // Early Arkestra Recordings // The Early Avant Garde Rehearsals // Sun Ra R&B Doo Wop Group Recordings // Popular 1950's R&B Doo Wop Recordings // Le Sony Ra Bop Quintet 'Live at Budland' 1956 // and much much more...........


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Transparency/ Sun Ra Music Archive Release - 2011 Edition - 14 x CD Box Set with 132 Page Paperback Book -- PRICE: $100.00

THE BAVARIAN ILLUMINATI IN AMERICA: The New England Conspiracy Scare of 1798 - by Vernon Stauffer

THE BAVARIAN ILLUMINATI IN AMERICA: The New England Conspiracy Scare, 1798
By Vernon Stauffer

An unabridged republication of the 1918 book: 'New England and the Bavarian Illuminati' - The book chronicles the rise and spread of the Bavarian Order of Illuminati - deciphering the unstable political, social, and religious atmosphere that prevailed at the time, allowing the Illuminati to take root in the United States.

Stauffer explains the state of American politics and religion before and after the American Revolution and recounts the real history of the Illuminati. He reveals how knowledge of the secret organization reached America and from the first announcement of the existence of the Illuminati - the conspiracy is traced in detail.

Dover Books Publication - 374 Page Paperback - PRICE: $12.00

SECRET AGENT 666 - Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult - by Richard B. Spence

SECRET AGENT 666 - Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult

By Richard B. Spence (Author of Trust No One: The Secret World of Sidney Reilly)

Aleister Crowley is best known today as one of the founding fathers of modern occultism and his influence can be found everywhere in popular culture.

“The Great Beast” has been the subject of several biographies, some painting him as a misunderstood genius, others as a manipulative charlatan. None of them have looked seriously at his career as an agent of British Intelligence.

Using documents gleaned from British, American, French and Italian archives, Secret Agent 666 sensationally reveals that Crowley played a major role in the sinking of the Lusitania, a plot to overthrow the government of Spain, the thwarting of Irish and Indian nationalist conspiracies, and the 1941 flight of Rudolf Hess.

Author Richard Spence argues that Crowley—in his own unconventional way—was a patriotic Englishman who endured years of public vilification in part to mask his role as a secret agent.

The verification of the Great Beast’s participation in the twentieth century’s most astounding government plots will likely blow the minds of history as well as occult aficionados.

Author Richard B. Spence has been seen on various documentaries on The History Channel and is a consultant for Washington D.C.’s International Spy Museum.

He is also the author of 'Trust No One: The Secret World of Sidney Reilly' - (Sidney Reilly was a real life 'James Bond' type secret agent - Feral House Books)

Feral House Books 2008 Edition - 288 Page Paperback - B&W Illustrations - PRICE: $20.00

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LAID BARE: A Memoir of Wrecked Lives and the Hollywood Death Trip - by John Gilmore

LAID BARE: A Memoir of Wrecked Lives and the Hollywood Death Trip

By John Gilmore (Author of Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder and Garbage People: Charlie Manson and the Family)

A powerful chronicler of the American Nightmare through his gripping examinations of near-mythic Southern California murders - the Black Dahlia and Tate-La Bianca - John Gilmore now draws upon his personal experiences to turn his sights on our morbid obsession with celebrity and the ruinous price it exacts from those who would pursue it.

With caustic clarity Gilmore recounts his relationships with the likes of Janis Joplin, Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Jane Fonda, Jean Seberg, and Lenny Bruce on the way up and at the peaks of their stardom. Gilmore explores the actor James Dean's fascination with speed, death. and sexual experimentation and describes his often haunting first-hand encounters with Hank Williams, Ed Wood, Jr., Brigitte Bardot, Sal Mineo, Eartha Kitt, Charles Manson, Jayne Mansfield, Vampira, Steve McQueen and many other denizens of the 20th century’s dubious Pantheon.

"Reads like a first-person Hollywood Babylon!"-- V. Vale/ REsearch

Amok Books 1997 Edition - 251 Page Paperback - Great b&w photographs - Price: $14.00

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