Author: Elliott Leyton
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 155199643X
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
In this classic study, Elliott Leyton challenges the conventional idea of serial murderers as deranged madmen. He explores the twisted – but comprehensible – motives of a half-dozen notorious killers: Edmund Emil Kemper, Theodore Robert Bundy, Albert DeSalvo (“The Boston Strangler”), David Richard Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”), Mark James Robert Essex, and Charles Starkweather. In the process of describing their crimes Leyton exposes the cold rationality that underlies their apparent pointlessness. The result is startling: a revelatory text on a deeply troubling topic.
Hunting Humans
Author: Elliott Leyton
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 155199643X
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
In this classic study, Elliott Leyton challenges the conventional idea of serial murderers as deranged madmen. He explores the twisted – but comprehensible – motives of a half-dozen notorious killers: Edmund Emil Kemper, Theodore Robert Bundy, Albert DeSalvo (“The Boston Strangler”), David Richard Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”), Mark James Robert Essex, and Charles Starkweather. In the process of describing their crimes Leyton exposes the cold rationality that underlies their apparent pointlessness. The result is startling: a revelatory text on a deeply troubling topic.
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
ISBN: 155199643X
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
In this classic study, Elliott Leyton challenges the conventional idea of serial murderers as deranged madmen. He explores the twisted – but comprehensible – motives of a half-dozen notorious killers: Edmund Emil Kemper, Theodore Robert Bundy, Albert DeSalvo (“The Boston Strangler”), David Richard Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”), Mark James Robert Essex, and Charles Starkweather. In the process of describing their crimes Leyton exposes the cold rationality that underlies their apparent pointlessness. The result is startling: a revelatory text on a deeply troubling topic.
Hunting People
Author: Hunter Davies
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780570090
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Hunter Davies's first major interview was with John Masefield for The Sunday Times in 1963. In the years since, he has interviewed many of the most famous people that the late twentieth century has to offer, from James Baldwin and Orson Welles to Jack Nicholson and Salman Rushdie. in an eclectic and highly readable selection, we learn that Noel Coward enjoyed watching operations and considered himself 'about as decadent as a suet pudding', David Hockney dyed his hair because 'blonds have more fun', and Anthony Burgess had yet to touch the body of an Englishwoman. Christy Brown concedes 'I'm just a run-of-the-mill genius', while Alan Sugar admits 'I'm a miserable sod'. The book opens with a specially written introduction in which Hunter Davies explores the art of the Celebrity Interview, and turns the tables to interview fellow practitioners, such as Lynn Barber and Angela Lambert.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780570090
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Hunter Davies's first major interview was with John Masefield for The Sunday Times in 1963. In the years since, he has interviewed many of the most famous people that the late twentieth century has to offer, from James Baldwin and Orson Welles to Jack Nicholson and Salman Rushdie. in an eclectic and highly readable selection, we learn that Noel Coward enjoyed watching operations and considered himself 'about as decadent as a suet pudding', David Hockney dyed his hair because 'blonds have more fun', and Anthony Burgess had yet to touch the body of an Englishwoman. Christy Brown concedes 'I'm just a run-of-the-mill genius', while Alan Sugar admits 'I'm a miserable sod'. The book opens with a specially written introduction in which Hunter Davies explores the art of the Celebrity Interview, and turns the tables to interview fellow practitioners, such as Lynn Barber and Angela Lambert.
The Art of Hunting Humans
Author: Sidney Mazzi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781791960759
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A RADICAL AND CONFRONTING EXPLANATION OF THE HUMAN MIND. Observe humans from an outsider's perspective. The age-old art of human hunting is one you must orchestrate with care. In The Art of Hunting Humans, you'll learn essential facts about Earth's smartest primate and discover mistakes that are common among hunters while in pursuit of their prey. Whether you are an experienced hunter or a novice, this guide is essential reading. In it, you'll learn the major steps for a hunt -- from correct observation and selection of your prey to choosing the tastiest bait. It will reveal how to leverage humans' self-ignorance and strange behaviours and expose flaws of which they are oblivious. At the end of the book, you will have the opportunity to meet the SUPERIORS -- creatures like no other. You'd better be ready! Even if you're a seasoned hunter, The Art of Hunting Humans provides extraordinary insights into human behaviour as well as tips that will blow your mind. Almost everything in this book is a trap. Enjoy!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781791960759
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A RADICAL AND CONFRONTING EXPLANATION OF THE HUMAN MIND. Observe humans from an outsider's perspective. The age-old art of human hunting is one you must orchestrate with care. In The Art of Hunting Humans, you'll learn essential facts about Earth's smartest primate and discover mistakes that are common among hunters while in pursuit of their prey. Whether you are an experienced hunter or a novice, this guide is essential reading. In it, you'll learn the major steps for a hunt -- from correct observation and selection of your prey to choosing the tastiest bait. It will reveal how to leverage humans' self-ignorance and strange behaviours and expose flaws of which they are oblivious. At the end of the book, you will have the opportunity to meet the SUPERIORS -- creatures like no other. You'd better be ready! Even if you're a seasoned hunter, The Art of Hunting Humans provides extraordinary insights into human behaviour as well as tips that will blow your mind. Almost everything in this book is a trap. Enjoy!
Whoz Ya People?
Author: Bea Brayboy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781661772444
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
This is the story of Henry, an eight-year-old Lumbee boy. He grew up in Baltimore but recently moved with his parents to their hometown - Lumberton, NC. He is so nervous about his first day of school and is scared he won't make any friends. He soon finds that he has many friends and a whole community that is ready to embrace him. This story is about the importance of family, community and land to the Lumbee people. The title phrase "Whoz Ya People" refers to a common greeting amongst Lumbee people; it is a way that Lumbee people connect with one another and it is how Henry connected with his people.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781661772444
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
This is the story of Henry, an eight-year-old Lumbee boy. He grew up in Baltimore but recently moved with his parents to their hometown - Lumberton, NC. He is so nervous about his first day of school and is scared he won't make any friends. He soon finds that he has many friends and a whole community that is ready to embrace him. This story is about the importance of family, community and land to the Lumbee people. The title phrase "Whoz Ya People" refers to a common greeting amongst Lumbee people; it is a way that Lumbee people connect with one another and it is how Henry connected with his people.
Hunting Humans
Author: Michael Newton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780380765096
Category : Mass murder
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A compendium of bizarre, horrifying tales of murder features the world's most brutal serial killers, including a male nurse sentenced in the Southern California Hospital Murders and Waldo Grant, a "quiet loner" who killed with hammers and saws. Original.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780380765096
Category : Mass murder
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A compendium of bizarre, horrifying tales of murder features the world's most brutal serial killers, including a male nurse sentenced in the Southern California Hospital Murders and Waldo Grant, a "quiet loner" who killed with hammers and saws. Original.
The Most Dangerous Cinema
Author: Bryan Senn
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786435623
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
People hunting people for sport--an idea both shocking and fascinating. In 1924 Richard Connell published a short story that introduced this concept to the world, where it has remained ever since--as evidenced by the many big- and small-screen adaptations and inspirations. Since its publication, Connell's award-winning "The Most Dangerous Game" has been continuously anthologized and studied in classrooms throughout America. Raising questions about the nature of violence and cruelty, and the ethics of hunting for sport, the thrilling story spawned a new cinematic subgenre, beginning with RKO's 1932 production of The Most Dangerous Game, and continuing right up to today. This book examines in-depth all the cinematic adaptations of the iconic short story. Each film chapter has a synopsis, a "How Dangerous Is It?" critique, an overall analysis, a production history, and credits. Five additional chapters address direct to video, television, game shows, and almost "dangerous" productions. Photographs, extensive notes, bibliography and index are included.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786435623
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
People hunting people for sport--an idea both shocking and fascinating. In 1924 Richard Connell published a short story that introduced this concept to the world, where it has remained ever since--as evidenced by the many big- and small-screen adaptations and inspirations. Since its publication, Connell's award-winning "The Most Dangerous Game" has been continuously anthologized and studied in classrooms throughout America. Raising questions about the nature of violence and cruelty, and the ethics of hunting for sport, the thrilling story spawned a new cinematic subgenre, beginning with RKO's 1932 production of The Most Dangerous Game, and continuing right up to today. This book examines in-depth all the cinematic adaptations of the iconic short story. Each film chapter has a synopsis, a "How Dangerous Is It?" critique, an overall analysis, a production history, and credits. Five additional chapters address direct to video, television, game shows, and almost "dangerous" productions. Photographs, extensive notes, bibliography and index are included.
The Most Dangerous Game
Author: Gavin Lyall
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1448201683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
'Cary is great with a gun and deadpan about danger' Spectator Bill Cary makes a precarious living flying aerial surveys over Lapland. When he's hired by a wealthy American hunter, Frederick Wells Homer, to fly into a prohibited part of Finland near the Soviet border, the job seems shady indeed, and when a major crook wants him to go on the hunt for Tsarist treasure, things get messy. With thugs and the Finnish Secret Service already on his tail, matters get worse when Homer's beautiful sister turns up to search for him, and Cary's fellow bush pilots start getting killed off in a series of suspicious accidents. Cary begins to realise that it may all stem from an incident in his wartime past. The Most Dangerous Game was shortlisted for the British Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award. 'A glorious tale, vivid in character and escapade' Book Week
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1448201683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
'Cary is great with a gun and deadpan about danger' Spectator Bill Cary makes a precarious living flying aerial surveys over Lapland. When he's hired by a wealthy American hunter, Frederick Wells Homer, to fly into a prohibited part of Finland near the Soviet border, the job seems shady indeed, and when a major crook wants him to go on the hunt for Tsarist treasure, things get messy. With thugs and the Finnish Secret Service already on his tail, matters get worse when Homer's beautiful sister turns up to search for him, and Cary's fellow bush pilots start getting killed off in a series of suspicious accidents. Cary begins to realise that it may all stem from an incident in his wartime past. The Most Dangerous Game was shortlisted for the British Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award. 'A glorious tale, vivid in character and escapade' Book Week
Deathwatch
Author: Robb White
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
ISBN: 0307791440
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
"An exciting novel of suspense, based on a fight to the finish between an honest and courageous young man and a cynical business tycoon who believes that anything can be had for a price."--Horn Book. An ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults, Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Writers Award, A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, New York Public Library--Books for the Teen Age.
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
ISBN: 0307791440
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
"An exciting novel of suspense, based on a fight to the finish between an honest and courageous young man and a cynical business tycoon who believes that anything can be had for a price."--Horn Book. An ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults, Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Writers Award, A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, New York Public Library--Books for the Teen Age.
The Hunting Party
Author: Lucy Foley
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062868926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “My favorite kind of whodunit, kept me guessing all the way through, and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best -- with an extra dose of acid.” -- Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Silent Patient Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect... During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands—the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. The trip begins innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group’s tenuous nostalgia to bear. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year’s Eve, the cord holding them together snaps, just as a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead. . . and another of them did it. Keep your friends close, the old adage says. But how close is too close? DON'T BE LEFT OUT. JOIN THE PARTY NOW.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062868926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “My favorite kind of whodunit, kept me guessing all the way through, and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best -- with an extra dose of acid.” -- Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Silent Patient Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect... During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands—the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. The trip begins innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group’s tenuous nostalgia to bear. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year’s Eve, the cord holding them together snaps, just as a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead. . . and another of them did it. Keep your friends close, the old adage says. But how close is too close? DON'T BE LEFT OUT. JOIN THE PARTY NOW.
The Hunting Peoples
Author: Carleton Stevens Coon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description