Customer Review: This book is essentially a detailed and well-crafted piece of journalism with the level and quality of detail to bring it into horrific focus. One gets access to all sides of the murders of a family from the effect on the close relatives and friends to the emotional states of the murderers... more info
Customer Review: By the time that Michel Foucault published DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH in 1975, he had already made a reputation as the champion of the downtrodden. In his earlier pseudo-historian-fictional texts MADNESS AND CIVILIZATION (1961), THE BIRTH OF THE CLINIC (1963), THE ORDER OF THINGS (1966), and THE... more info
Customer Review: I really enjoyed the varied demise of his victims, but after being incarcerated myself with quite a few muderers as friends I question more than a few of his stories. As a professional, you just get the job done and don't bother with the details. As someone obsessed with killing you are too... more info
Customer Review: Mr Bugloisi needs to review the Zapruder film and several other films by medical experts that disputes the Warren Commission conclusions. Mr Bugliosi must have been hard up for money because this book needs to go in the trash bin with all the other cheap dime store novels that are being produced... more info
Customer Review: It reads like a textbook, devoid of any of the light-hearted tones of Freakanomics, this book covers in excruciating detail every social, political, religious and econominc facet of what causes and sustains an underground economy. Unfortunately very little space is given to covering the day to day... more info
Customer Review: This book is great for anyone who is interested in the forensic field, or anyone who is just interested in how the whole process works. It breaks the timeline down and the tools used to solve the crime. It also has a great section in the back, that tells you about 10 famous crimes and how they were... more info
Customer Review: I just couldn't quite afford a new, latest edition of this book. I found the 7th Edition of it here on Amazon. It was in excellent condition and the price was amazing! I was thrilled to get it at this price, and the correspondence from the seller and speed of shipment was good!
Customer Review: I am currently using this textbook for a course on Criminal Procedure and find it the most poorly written text for instructional use I have encountered in many, many years. Not only does the text read poorly, making it difficult to get a concise definition for key terms, but it is full of typos and... more info
Customer Review: I bought this book thinking it was going to be all torn up because it was so cheap. The book at my school is 120$ used and i paid 28$ on amazon. The condition of this book is better than the used ones at my school.
Customer Review: Author Jon Blackwell treats us to a variety of categories in his 100 true tales from my favorite section on mob bosses to corrupt politicians, terrorists, spies, and other infamous characters that make up the shady history in New Jersey. The reader is taken back to relive "old rascals" such as Aaron... more info