Jeff Guinn talked about his book, Manson: The Life and Times
of Charles Manson, in which he recounts the life of cult leader Charles
Manson. The author interviewed members of Manson's immediate family,
childhood friends, and members of his cult, the Manson Family. In his book,
he reports on how Manson was able to influence and motivate the members of
the Manson Family to murder seven people on successive evenings in August
1969. Jeff Guinn spoke at Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera,
California.