Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World

by Gary Lachman

This definitive work on the occult's "great beast" traces the arc of his controversial life and influence on rock-and-roll giants, from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin to Black Sabbath. When Aleister Crowley died in 1947, he was not an obvious contender for the most enduring pop-culture figure of the next century. But twenty years later, Crowley's name and image were everywhere. The Beatles put him on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399161902
• ISBN13: 9780399161902
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher