Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Bestselling author Christopher Berry-Dee returns with a companion volume that delves even deeper into the evil world of psychopaths and their hideous crimes. In Talking with Psychopaths: Beyond Evil, criminologist Berry-Dee combines sections on killers whom he has known, interviewed, or corresponded with, with studies of psychopathic serial killers from the past, including Peter Kurten, the Dusseldorf Monster; John Christie, a murderer and necrophile;...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Marty is a struggling screenwriter who wants nothing more than to finish his script. Instead, he becomes entangled with the Los Angeles gangster underworld when his odd, but well-meaning friends kidnap a volatile gangster's shih tzu. The ordeal gives Marty all the inspiration he needs; now, he must live long enough to finish his story.
Author
Language
English
Description
When AA meetings make her want to drink more, alcoholic murderess Maeve Beauman sets up a group for psychopaths... Will Carver's devastatingly dark, electrifyingly original new thriller.
In order to quit, you have to hit rock bottom. Most nights, Maeve drinks two bottles of wine and falls asleep in front of America's Next Top Model. But she's not dependant on alcohol. She attends Simply AA because the men there are vulnerable and easy to pick up...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
G. Baxter & Flint, Private Investigators, are two of the best who seldom turn away clients who come to them for help. But when Georgina Baxter takes on a psychopath as a client, she gets more than she bargained for and ends up fighting for her life.
Joseph Flint, her partner in the firm, is persuaded to take on a client who he thinks is delusional, a man seeing aliens and flying saucers every time there's a full moon.
Flint doesn't believe...
Author
Physical Desc
vii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"At fourteen, Amber could boast of killing her guinea pig, threatening to burn down her home, and seducing men in exchange for gifts. She used the tools she had available to get what she wanted, like all children. But unlike other children, she didn't care about the damage she inflicted. A few miles away, Lenny Skutnik cared so much about others that he jumped into an ice-cold river to save a drowning woman. What is responsible for the extremes of...
Author
Language
English
Description
How far would you go for those you love? When Valentina López Vázquez vanishes from her home one morning, it's obvious that she was taken by force. What happened to her next is not so obvious.The disappearance forces two men on a gruelling search for the truth: Barry Wall, Valentina's frantic husband, and Joe Byrne, the nihilistic detective in charge of the investigation. They are locked on a devastating course that will take them to places darker...
Author
Language
English
Description
A concise, yet detailed look at some of the most dangerous individuals who have ever lived. Starting with examples of some of the earliest recorded psychopaths and serial killers, the authors present a carefully chosen cross-section of history's most infamous criminals.
Author
Language
English
Description
I will help you understand why the last three years made no sense. If you learn just one thing, it all fits together. This will be easy if you keep an open mind.
Your survival today depends on seeing through illusions. What if you were given a superpower that allowed you to cut to the facts? How would your life be different if you had a truth meter in your brain?
I am a 69-year-old retired physician who practiced medicine my whole career and passed...
Author
Language
English
Description
Linda Fairstein unmasks the true face of psychopathy, and reveals the warning signs that every woman should know The 2009 "Craigslist Killer" murder case shocked America, not just because of the heinous nature of the crimes but because their perpetrator-a handsome young law student with an unsuspecting girlfriend-seemed a very unlikely suspect. This killer, like others before him, had learned to leverage his charm and golden-boy looks to lure his...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Bestselling true crime writer and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee turns his attention to a new kind of victim: the wives and partners of serial murderers who remained unaware of exactly who they had fallen for until after their other half's arrest or, in some cases, conviction. Only upon Peter's arrest did Sonia Sutcliffe first discover that her husband was leading a secret existence as the Yorkshire Ripper. The wife of the Hillside Strangler...
Author
Language
English
Description
Discover the psychological motivation's behind the world's most dangerous killers.
In Killer Psychopaths, Paul Roland examines reveals the methods and insights behind criminal profiling that have helped bring some of the world's worst criminals to justice. Drawing on the harrowing real-life experiences of leading profilers and forensic psychologists, he examines a range of serial killers, sexual predators, extortionists and terrorists to help understand...
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview:
#1 The frog and the scorpion are sitting on the bank of a river, and the frog needs to get to the other side. The frog is suspicious of the scorpion, but allows him to ride on his back across the river. At first everything goes according to plan, but halfway across, the frog suddenly feels a sharp pain in his back and sees the scorpion withdraw his stinger.
#2 The brains...
Author
Physical Desc
xiv, 285 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The author recounts her journey from humble homemaker to one of the few female criminal profilers in the nation and discusses the high-profile cases that she has worked on, exploring some of America's darkest crimes and the investigations that solved them.
Author
Language
English
Description
In "The Mind of a Predator: Unmasking the Psychopaths Among Us," delve into the enigmatic and chilling world of psychopathy, a condition that remains one of the most perplexing and dangerous facets of human behavior. This gripping exploration offers a comprehensive and insightful look into the minds of those individuals who, on the surface, appear as ordinary members of society, but underneath their facade, conceal a complete absence of empathy and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Conquest is murder and theft.
Conquerors are vicious criminals.
Vicious criminals become kings.
Kings designed civilization.
We are the products of civilization.
Right wing populists increasingly draw attention around the globe, but the attention is misdirected. The real problem is not the authoritarian leader, but the blinkered supporters who unquestioningly follow him. Without them, the despot is irrelevant.
Why do we attach ourselves to demagogues...
Author
Language
English
Description
Often, the term 'psychopath' tends to be equated with violent and deranged criminality, but true psychopaths are very different from the way they are portrayed in film or on television. They are aware of the difference between right and wrong: they simply choose to ignore anything that prevents them getting what they want. Real-life psychopaths are not 'mad' but 'bad', but they appear on the surface to be entirely 'normal'. One of the pioneers of...
Author
Physical Desc
275 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs...
Author
Series
Great Courses volume 20
Language
English
Description
In the last century, with the increased interest and research into how our minds work, the concept of "whydunit" became just as intriguing as the concept of "whodunit." Once authors began to reverse the traditional methods of mystery by revealing the killer in the early parts of the story, they had to explore new ways to motivate readers to continue to the end.
Author
Language
English
Description
All of us at some point have-or will-come into contact with psychopathic individuals. The danger they present may not be readily apparent because of their ability to charm, deceive, and manipulate. Although not necessarily criminal, their self-serving nature frequently is destructive to the organizations that employ them. So how can we protect ourselves and our organizations in a business climate that offers the perfect conditions for psychopaths...
Looking for an older book we don’t have?
Printed books not owned by Santa Fe Public Library that were released more than 6 months ago can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. Limit: 3 per calendar month.
Looking for a newer item we don’t have?
Suggest the library purchase a new book, DVD, audiobook, or music CD through your account. Limit: 30 active requests at a time. Submit Purchase Suggestion