A fairly esoteric book on a fairly esoteric subject. There are entertaining but also historically orientated books on Gurdjieff and the movements he left in his wake (Madame Blatavsky's Baboon Comes to Mind [book: Madame Blatavsky's Baboon]) -- but this is not one of those. It's probably only of interest to scholars working with weird American religious movements, and those who have run into, around, or afoul of some of the knockoff faux Gurdjieff groups (or know those who have). If none of those descriptions fits you, don't bother. If one does, though, dive in; the information in this book is extremely rare and hard to find. ( )