Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley

Perdurabo traces Aleister Crowley's remarkable journey from his birth as the only son of a wealthy lay preacher to his death in a boarding house as one of the most notorious men of his day. Crowley, a tireless magician, prophet, poet, and adventurer, has inspired generations f social and spiritual truth-seekers and has shaped modern popular culture through his philosophy of "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law."

Taking an even-handed and accessible approach to an extremely controversial figure, author Richard Kaczynski draws form his extensive academic and personal expertise with the subject matter to present Crowley's story in a way that is unmatched by any other biographer. Based on twenty years of research and including previously unpublished biographical details and photographs, this revised and expanded edition is an illuminating biography of one of the most colorful and fascinating characters of the twentieth century.