5 must-read science books like Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons by Robert Anton Wilson, Aleister Crowley, John Carter, Jack Whiteside Parsons, Phyllis Seckler

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Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons

By: Robert Anton Wilson , Aleister Crowley , John Carter , Jack Whiteside Parsons , Phyllis Seckler , None

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

This remarkable true story about the co-founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory. By day, Parsons' unor…

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1. Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons

By: George Pendle

3.97

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

Now a CBS All Access series created by Mark Heyman with executive producer Ridley Scott. ROCKET SC… read more

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  • thelema
  • history
  • biography
  • occult
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • science
"As for Crowley , his reputation grew and grew. His gospel of “Do what thou wilt"

-George Pendle, Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons

"Ever since Parsons had been a boy, however, the dark side of magic had captivated him. "I know that witchcraft is mostly nonsense, except where it is a blind," he wrote to Crowley in 1943, "but I am …"

-George Pendle, Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons

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2. Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

By: William Walker Atkinson , Three Initiates , Tre Iniziati

4.25

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

The precepts of Hermetic philosophy remained shrouded in secrecy for more than 2,000 years, clouded… read more

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  • occult
  • nonfiction
  • history
"The lips of Wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding."

-William Walker Atkinson, Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

"He who grasps the truth of the Mental Nature of the Universe is well advanced on The Path to Mastery."

-William Walker Atkinson, Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

"Nothing stands still - everything is being born, growing, dying - the very instant a thing reaches its height, it begins to decline - the law of rhythm is in constant operations...."

-William Walker Atkinson, Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

"Everything flows out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right, is the measure of the swing to the …"

-William Walker Atkinson, Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

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3. Down to Earth (Cosmic Trigger #2)

By: Robert Anton Wilson , Christopher S. Hyatt

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

While this, the second volume of the Cosmic Trigger trilogy, continues along the path set by the or… read more

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  • occult
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Horror is the natural reaction to the last 5,000 years of history."

-Robert Anton Wilson, Down to Earth (Cosmic Trigger #2)

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4. Holy Blood, Holy Grail

By: Michael Baigent , Richard Leigh , Henry Lincoln

3.84

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village at the foot of The P… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. The Illuminatus! Trilogy

By: Robert Anton Wilson , Robert Shea

2.62

Format: 224 pages,

It was a deadly mistake. Joseph Malik, editor of a radical magazine, had snooped into rumors about … read more

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6. The Occult

By: Colin Wilson

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

Topics include Aleister Crowley, G.I. Gurdjieff, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Kabbalah, primitive mag… read more

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  • occult
  • nonfiction
  • history
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7. Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons

By: Robert Anton Wilson , Aleister Crowley , John Carter , Jack Whiteside Parsons , Phyllis Seckler , None

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

This remarkable true story about the co-founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory. By day, Parsons' unor… read more

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  • thelema
  • history
  • biography
  • occult
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Sinister Forces-The Nine: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft by Peter Levenda, Jim Hougan

8. Sinister Forces-The Nine: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft

By: Peter Levenda , Jim Hougan

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The roots of coincidence and conspiracy in American politics, crime, and culture are examined in th… read more

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  • occult
  • nonfiction
  • history

9. Akira, Vol. 3

By: None , Katsuhiro Otomo , None , None

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the 21st century, the glittering Neo-Tokyo has risen from the rubble of a Tokyo destroyed by an … read more

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10. Akira, Vol. 2

By: None , Katsuhiro Otomo , None , None

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

The science fiction tale set in 2019 in Tokyo after the city was destroyed by World War III, follow… read more

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11. Paperbacks from Hell: A History of Horror Fiction from the '70s and '80s

By: Grady Hendrix

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of the 1970s and '80s . . . if you dare. Page throu… read more

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12. The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz

By: Joscelyn Godwin , Johann Valentin Andreae , None

4.30

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, often looked upon as the third Rosicrucian manifesto… read more

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13. Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

By: Rolf Potts

3.55

Format: 320 pages,

Vagabondingis about taking time off from your normal life - from six weeks to four months to two ye… read more

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14. The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained

By: Whitley Strieber , Jeffrey J. Kripal

4.05

Format: 224 pages,

Two of today's maverick authors on anomalous experience present a perception-altering and intellect… read more

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15. The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History

By: Edward Brooke-Hitching

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reach… read more

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  • occult
  • nonfiction
  • history
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16. Dreamland: An Autobiography

By: Bob Lazar

3.88

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

Bob Lazar is the reason Area 51 became infamous in the 1980s and his recent appearance on Joe Rogan… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • science
"The late nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman, one of the best known and most respected UFO investigators, became the highest profile Lazar debunker, and although he often told his audiences that he wa…"

-Bob Lazar, Dreamland: An Autobiography

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17. In the Flo: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life

By: Alisa Vitti

3.98

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of WomanCode presents a biohacking program for women, teaching them how to u… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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18. Erebus: The Story of a Ship

By: Michael Palin

4.29

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Encounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences by D.W. Pasulka

19. Encounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences

By: D.W. Pasulka

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A revolution is underway. For the first time in human history, we are at the cusp of experiencing c… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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20. Joyful Recollections of Trauma

By: Paul Scheer

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

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21. Luda

By: Grant Morrison

3.27

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Luci LaBang is a star: for decades this flamboyant drag artist has cast a spell over screen and sta… read more

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3.97

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4.25

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3.84

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3.54

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Frank Miller , Todd Klein , Lynn Varley

4.00

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Chuck Palahniuk

4.40

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Tom King

4.35

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Andrew McMillan

3.71

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