I heard that the real carlos died after writing the tales of power and his student took his name and continued writing books with his notes and some fiction mixed in... but all i know is that everytime i pick up his books and read it tells me everything i want to know. If i had a question about dreaming I would read a few pages and the answer would be shown to me. The books definitly changed the way i think about everything. Whatever you think you cant just discard his books cause you think he was crazy or whatever. Read them and find out for yourself... I am on the last book now, Art of Dreaming was my favorite. I know for a fact that there are truths in the Art of Dreaming. It doesnt matter if all of it is true or not, what matters is what you believe and the feelings you get from the book. If you truly believe something its true no matter what anyone says. One man chose what to put in the bible and millions of people swear by it because its what they believe. Different strokes for different folks.