You may recognize Vincent Bugliosi‘s name because he was the prosecutor who sent Charles Manson to prison. He co-wrote the book, Helter Skelter about the Manson case. Later he wrote another best seller, And the Sea Will Tell. He wrote that book with Bruce Henderson who calls Bugliosi a mentor and says that Bugliosi game him this advice.

“I can tell you in three words what every good nonfiction book must have: details, details, details.”

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