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Author: Joy Wellman
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780786017065
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author of "Smoldering Embers" tells the horrifying true story of a trio of twisted Florida teens who, while tripping on LSD, murdered one girl's mother in cold blood in 1998. This case was featured on the CBS newsmagazine "48 Hours." photos. Original.
Author: Jean Murley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2008-08-30
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1573567728
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the 1950s and 1960s True Detective magazine developed a new way of narrating and understanding murder. It was more sensitive to context, gave more psychologically sophisticated accounts, and was more willing to make conjectures about the unknown thoughts and motivations of killers than others had been before. This turned out to be the start of a revolution, and, after a century of escalating accounts, we have now become a nation of experts, with many ordinary people able to speak intelligently about blood-spatter patterns and organized vs. disorganized serial killers. The Rise of True Crime examines the various genres of true crime using the most popular and well-known examples. And despite its examination of some of the potentially negative effects of the genre, it is written for people who read and enjoy true crime, and wish to learn more about it. With skyrocketing crime rates and the appearance of a frightening trend toward social chaos in the 1970s, books, documentaries, and fiction films in the true crime genre tried to make sense of the Charles Manson crimes and the Gary Gilmore execution events. And in the 1980s and 1990s, true crime taught pop culture consumers about forensics, profiling, and highly technical aspects of criminology. We have thus now become a nation of experts, with many ordinary people able to speak intelligently about blood-spatter patterns and organized vs. disorganized serial killers. Through the suggestion that certain kinds of killers are monstrous or outside the realm of human morality, and through the perpetuation of the stranger-danger idea, the true crime aesthetic has both responded to and fostered our culture's fears. True crime is also the site of a dramatic confrontation with the concept of evil, and one of the few places in American public discourse where moral terms are used without any irony, and notions and definitions of evil are presented without ambiguity. When seen within its historical context, true crime emerges as a vibrant and meaningful strand of popular culture, one that is unfortunately devalued as lurid and meaningless pulp.
Author: Phil Chalmers
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2010-05-03
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 1418575658
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhil Chalmers has spent more than a decade visiting high security prisons to interview young offenders, his mission is to attempt to answer the questions we all are asking: Why do the crimes continue to happen? What sends these kids over the edge? Could we have seen these crimes coming and stopped them? How can we keep our own kids safe? In Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer, Phil explores the reasons why teens kill; the warning signs we must be looking for; and offers a game plan to keep our homes, schools, and communities safe. This book may help save your life or the life of a child you love! What the experts say: “Phil Chalmers has interviewed the killers. He has corresponded with them extensively. He has exhaustively researched their crimes. There is no human being alive who knows more about these killers, and as you read this book, you will truly be taken Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer.” Lt. Colonel Dave Grossman, U.S. Army (retired), murder expert, and author of Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill “This book has incredible knowledge and information that is invaluable to law enforcement, school resource officers, school personnel, and parents. Every single person who is in a school environment needs to read this book, and understand that some of the most horrific crimes that are being performed are being carried out by our children.” Officer Russ Diehl, School Resource / DARE Officer, Brimfield Police Dept, Kent, Ohio “To go into the mind of a killer, you need to go into their hearts, and Phil has done just that. Phil’s book raises your awareness of where we have gone wrong in society and how we can make major changes with simple steps.” Joe Shillaci, Former Miami Homicide investigator and star of the A&E show The First 48
Author: Neal Wyatt
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2007-05-14
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780838909362
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNavigating what at she calls the " extravagantly rich world of nonfiction," renowned readers' advisor (RA) Wyatt builds readers' advisory bridges from fiction to compelling and increasingly popular nonfiction to encompass the library's entire collection. She focuses on eight popular categories: history, true crime, true adventure, science, memoir, food/cooking, travel, and sports. Within each, she explains the scope, popularity, style, major authors and works, and the subject's position in readers' advisory interviews. Wyatt addresses who is reading nonfiction and why, while providing RAs with the tools and language to incorporate nonfiction into discussions that point readers to what to read next. In easy-to-follow steps, Wyatt Explains the hows and whys of offering fiction and nonfiction suggestions together Illustrates ways to get up to speed fast in nonfiction Shows how to lead readers to a variety of books using her "read-around" and "reading map" strategies Provides tools to build nonfiction subject guides for the collection This hands-on guide includes nonfiction bibliography, key authors, benchmark books with annotations, and core collections. It is destined to become the nonfiction 'bible' for readers' advisory and collection development, helping librarians, library workers, and patrons select great reading from the entire library collection!
Author: Savann T. Mey
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2008-11-26
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 1469100878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiamond Boy is a unique story of an ordinary child who applies his fathers teachings to help him overcome and move around tight and extraordinary situations. His father was gone most of his growing-up life, and his stepmothers health was deteriorating . Diamond, being the oldest son, takes it upon his shoulder the burden of keeping his broken siblings together, doing all that he can to help out at home. Away from home, pressure from peers, bullies, trouble-makers and gangsters alike. Diamond used his fathers old wisdom and knowledge to get out of any predicament and to prepare himself to reach for the sky with the dream that his father had taught him to dream. Working hard with only one purpose in mind, lifes fix, he never lost sight of his vision, and at the end, Diamond succeeded while all his other schoolmates lives take different coursesfrom straight As and good girls turned bad to working the streets to support their habits and more.
Author: Caitlin Rother
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9780786017140
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecounts the events that led to the death of Greg de Villers at the hands of his wife Kristin, whose talent for toxicology and job at the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office almost allowed her to get away with murder.
Author: Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse
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Published: 1941
Total Pages: 514
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gail Alcina
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2014-10-21
Total Pages: 91
ISBN-13: 1496902580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is about growing up knowing my father was not perfect. About my parents and siblings working hard on a share crop farm, and I cant leave out my dads other women and his drinking. About my mom helping other with food, whenever she could plus I was right there with her; every step of the way and a whole lot more.
