Born with a Tail
The Devilish Life and Wicked Times of Anton Szandor LaVey, Founder of the Church of Satan
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Doug Brod
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A provocative, irreverent biography of Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, BORN WITH A TAIL chronicles a time when Americans could welcome a macabre showman into their living rooms via The Tonight Show, before a ginned-up hysteria known as the Satanic Panic would put a target on his shiny, shaven head.
When Anton LaVey burst onto the San Francisco scene right before the Summer of Love, he parlayed his eerie obsessions into a philosophy and lifestyle that capitalized on a New Age rage. With his signature cape, horn-studded hood, and Ming the Merciless beard, LaVey was a media-savvy provocateur who took what he did seriously, but was always in on the joke.
From a spooky old Victorian house, he founded the Church of Satan, where young women squirmed nude on the mantel of his ritual chamber as he delivered a doctrine of self-deification and indulgence that combined the writings of Ayn Rand, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Aleister Crowley with the pulpy fictions of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard.
Later, his book The Satanic Bible (still in print since 1969) struck an ominous chord with the alienated—the fringe dwellers who were goth before there were goths. But LaVey’s influence could be felt far beyond his flock, namely in the paranormal and metaphysical entertainment that dominated pop culture in the 1970s and continues to make an impact today.
He was a musical prodigy who attracted a cluster of celebrities into his orbit, including Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Sammy Davis Jr. But living like a real-life Gomez Addams, complete with a full-grown pet lion, came at an awful price.
Deeply researched and featuring dozens of interviews, as well as recently unearthed personal correspondence, BORN WITH A TAIL: The Devilish Life and Wicked Times of Anton Szandor LaVey, Founder of the Church of Satan separates the facts from the fabrications of this uniquely American character’s extraordinary life.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America
- By: Rebecca L. Davis
- Narrated by: Stephanie Dillard
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Our era is one of sexual upheaval. It may seem as though debates over sex are more intense than ever, but as acclaimed historian Rebecca L. Davis demonstrates in Fierce Desires, we should not be too surprised, because Americans have been arguing over which kinds of sex are "acceptable"—and which are not—since before the founding itself. Davis presents a sweeping, engrossing, illuminating four-hundred-year account of this nation's sexual past.
By: Rebecca L. Davis
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The Blood Telegram
- Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide
- By: Gary J. Bass
- Narrated by: Dennis Heath
- Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This magnificent history provides the first full account of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger’s secret support for Pakistan in 1971 as it committed shocking atrocities in Bangladesh—which led to war between India and Pakistan, shaped the fate of Asia, and left major strategic consequences for the world today.
By: Gary J. Bass
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A Strange Little Place
- The Paranormal Secrets of Revelstoke, British Columbia
- By: Brennan Storr
- Narrated by: Brennan Storr
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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High in the mountains of Western Canada sits Revelstoke: a paranormal window area unlike any other. From hauntings to UFOs to sightings of Sasquatch and more, author Brennan Storr first brought the supernatural history of his remote hometown to light in 2016 and now, in this expanded second edition, A Strange Little Place: The Paranormal Secrets of Revelstoke, British Columbia, goes even further: learn about one home’s resident ghosts, who so resented a rowdy intruder they caused them physical harm, or the mysterious intelligence which seems to occupy a lush river valley.
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Understated thrills
- By anonymous on 10-23-24
By: Brennan Storr
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Sekret Machines: War
- Gods, Man & War, Volume 3
- By: Tom DeLonge, Peter Levenda
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 19 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The United States, Russia, China, and other countries around the world have experienced contact with the phenomenon, as we will discover in War. Americans demand that their leaders reveal what they know. They demand disclosure. But what do our allies, and our enemies, know about the phenomenon and why have they not already disclosed? Why is this an international issue, and not just an American one? And what does that tell us about the phenomenon?
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Disappointment
- By Atman on 11-21-24
By: Tom DeLonge, and others
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No More Secrets
- From Hurt Never Told to Transformational Truth
- By: Adam Volant
- Narrated by: Jim McFarlane
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In the depths of despair, contemplating suicide, I gazed out a rain-streaked window in Maryland, where blurred colors in a parking lot mirrored my shattered soul. The shame of being sexually abused haunted me with recurring nightmares and PTSD, leading to a life cloaked in a complex facade of military titles and untold secrets. In this powerful memoir, published poet and author Adam Volant shares his raw and inspiring testimony of overcoming unimaginable brokenness to achieve success.
By: Adam Volant
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Diary of a Crisis
- Israel in Turmoil
- By: Saul Friedländer
- Narrated by: Barry Abrams
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Diary of a Crisis explores the past tumultuous and traumatic year in Israel-Palestine. The eminent historian Saul Friedländer began a diary of Israeli politics in January 2023 as the country was convulsed by protests against Netanyahu's attempt to overhaul the judiciary. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against this threat to democracy. But the protests said nothing about the Palestinian question—the "elephant in the room," according to Friedländer, who resumed his diary after Hamas's October 7 assault on southern Israel.
By: Saul Friedländer
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- Setken
- 11-07-24
Another POV, and interesting at that
This is a different perspective on LaVey and his circle of players that I found engaging and intriguing. There was a lot I had not heard before, and it captures a unique period in history that is not terribly well chronicled.
The narrator was great - unwavering, enthusiastic and didn't miss a beat.
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