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Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons Carter, John

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ISBN
9780922915972
Book Title
Sex and Rockets : the Occult World of Jack Parsons
Publisher
Feral House
Item Length
8.5 in
Publication Year
2005
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
John Carter
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science
Topic
Popular Culture, Occultism
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
239 Pages

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In his short 37 years, John Whiteside "Jack" Parsons embodied at least several different roles in one tormented but glorious life. By day, Parsons' unorthodox genius created a solid rocket fuel that helped the Allies win World War II and NASA send spacecraft to the moon. Co-founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Aerojet Corporation, a lunar crater was named after Parsons. By night, Parsons called himself The Antichrist when he performed Aleister Crowley's Thelemic rituals to create a new sort of human being that would finally destroy Christianity. In a Pasadena mansion, the dark, handsome Parsons hosted soirees for the emerging literature of science fiction, visited by writers such as Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, and none other than L. Ron Hubbard, who later founded the Church of Scientology. With Hubbard playing his "Scribe," Parsons enacted dark "Babalon" rituals to help foment a new occult age. Jack Parsons died suddenly in a huge, mysterious explosion that even today cannot be definitively explained. Was it murder? Suicide? Or just an accident? Feral House's paperback edition adds new photographs and an Afterword about Parsons' "Black Pilgrimage." One of the inspirations for hit television series, "Strange Angels."

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Publisher
Feral House
ISBN-10
0922915970
ISBN-13
9780922915972
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44662215

Product Key Features

Book Title
Sex and Rockets : the Occult World of Jack Parsons
Number of Pages
239 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Popular Culture, Occultism
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science
Author
John Carter
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
509.2
Copyright Date
2005

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  • Sex and Rockets by John Carter

    This book was recommended to by brother as an adjunct to a book he just wrote. I loved the biographical details, and thought the book was well put together. Sometimes a bit technical for me, but anyone with a tech background would enjoy those portions, as Parsons was an outstandingly innovative person in his area of expertise.

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    Great condition, better than expected!

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