On 12 April 1919, the Paris police arrested a bald, short, 50-year-old swindler at his apartment near the Gare du Nord, acting on a lead from a humble housemaid. A century later, Henri Désiré Landru r
On 12 April 1919, the Paris police arrested a bald, short, 50-year-old swindler at his apartment near the Gare du Nord, acting on a lead from a humble housemaid. A century later, Henri Désiré Landru r
Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds
A major new exploration of the economics of animal exploitation and a practical roadmap for how we can use the marketplace to promote the welfare of all living creatures, from the renowned animal-righ
Chris Dorner was a cop with the LAPD who was fired after reporting that his training officer beat up a suspect. He appealed. Lost. Then snapped. In his manifesto that he posted on Facebook he vowed to
When Killing Cousins David Alan Gore and Fred Waterfield realized as teens that they shared the same sick, twisted sex fantasies of raping helpless, bound women who were completely at their mercy, Flo
How Anyone Can Win . . . Again and AgainWe all know people who seem to move from success to success, with barely a pause or dip in between. They’re always excited about the next big project or goal. W
Tastemaker, n. Anyone with the power to make you eat quinoa.Kale. Spicy sriracha sauce. Honeycrisp apples. Cupcakes. These days, it seems we are constantly discovering a new food that will make us hea
Mr. Right #1: A financier who "did deals" Mr. Right #2: A fourth-generation German-Jewish funeral director Mr. Right #3: A handsome, Ivy League?educated, award-winning actor Mr. Right #4: Dr. Perf
An unmarried journalist charts the haphazard course of her own perennial wedding guesthood, describing the wide range of weddings she has attended and the ways in which nuptial celebrations change rel
From ancient Rome through the Dark Ages to the burgeoning West to the open highways of urban America, from the unconscionable exploits of French religious zealot Gilles de Rais to such all-American mo
The owner of Uncle Jack's Steakhouse describes his blue-collar childhood in Queens, lack of educational opportunities, prison term for credit card fraud, determination to live an honest and profitable
"Pat Brown takes us into the very minds of cold-blooded killers. Most people can't comprehend the `why' behind murder. Pat, utilizing her background as one of the country's leading criminal profilers
In this true-crime story, former homicide prosecutor Timothy M. Burke makes his case against one Leonard Paradiso. Lenny "The Quahog" was convicted of assaulting one young woman and paroled after thr
Debunking accepted psychological theory, Helen Morrison offers her own take on how the personality of a multiple killer is formed (permanently, she believes, by the age of 18 months). She provides an
