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Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Julia Shaw, a criminal psychologist uses the latest scientific research to offer a more enlightened and nuanced explanation for why people behave so badly and how we can prevent evil acts by understanding more profoundly how such acts come about - and what truly makes us evil.
From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the aberrant people who commit them. Shaw argues that...
Author
Language
English
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"Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening, her husband, Gabriel, returns home late from work, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face and then never speaks another word. Alicia's refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander,...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
La regla de honor ladrones es nunca robar a tu propia gente. Pero las situaciones extremas solo se pueden arreglar con medidas extremas, así es que una gran banda de asaltantes decide robarle a uno de los mejores en el ramo, el reto es inmenso pero la recompensa lo es má ... si es que lo pueden lograr.
The rule among criminals is don't steal from your own kind. But extreme situations call for extreme measures. And so it goes that a bunch of thieves...
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Documents the nearly two-decade manhunt for a serial bomber in mid-twentieth-century New York, citing the contributions of police captain Howard Finney and psychiatrist James Brussel in developing investigative techniques that would shape new approaches in American law enforcement.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem. He does so by buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia, and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. Heś the nationś most notorious criminal and is being hunted by the law in 10 states. Heś also the landś greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. No one knows of Robert Ford, at least not yet. But the ambitious 19-year-old aims to change that. He befriends Jesse and rides with his gang. And if that doesńt bring Ford fame, he will have to find a deadlier way. Friendship becomes rivalry and...
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
The town of Deadwood, South Dakota is a lawless sinkhole of crime and corruption. Into this uncivilized outpost ride a disillusioned and bitter ex-lawman, Wild Bill Hickok, and Seth Bullock, a man hoping to find a new start for himself. Both men find themselves quickly on opposite sides of the legal and moral fence from Al Swearengen, saloon owner, hotel operator, and incipient boss of Deadwood. The lives of these three intertwine with many others,...
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