Those who "knew" Manson usually described two sides to him: the iconic wild-eyed, murderous cult leader and the more calculated person he often became when no one was recording him. In Charles Manson: Conversations with a Killer, Edward George, Manson's longtime prison counselor, recounts his many behind-the-scenes conversations with Manson during many of his years in jail. This revised and retitled edition of Taming the Beast: Charles Manson's Life Behind Bars, includes a new foreword detailing all that has transpired since the book's initial publication.