Bought this at a library sale with the Bio/Memoir/True Crime VBB in mind. I wanted to add something other than what I took out of it the first round. ;)

This is written by FBI profilers, I thought someone else might find it an interesting read. When I spotted it, I thought of shows like Body of Evidence (cable FBI profile show).

This book is being sent to JennyC1230 for the VBB Virtual Biography/True Crime/Humor Bookbox. I know it will find a new reader who will be excited about discovering its story. Happy Travels little book and Happy Reading to future readers!

Caught for my bookbox: Virtual Biography/Auto-Biography/Humor Bookbox.

Thanks for sending the extra books!

This book wasn't chosen in Round #3 of the Virtual Biography/Auto-Biography/Humor Bookbox so it's available.

Putting into Debbie4OSU's Non-Fiction VBB.

Received via the US/Canada Nonfiction VBB. Thanks, JennyC1230!

Fascinating! I remember some of the cases recounted in this book that some of our younger BCers may not, such as the Tylenol poisonings. I've always been intrigued by how profilers are so often able to accurately describe a person just based on a few crimes.

Among the other cases discussed are the Dunblane, Scotland school shooting, JFK Assassination, the Oklahoma City Bombings, and the Unabomber.

I actually read it a while ago and didn't write a review, so my memory of the book isn't fresh, but I did really enjoy it.

At the end the reader is given the chance to do his/her own profiling on four cases that Douglas presents. I'm sorry to say I didn't do as well as I'd have liked. Never was a good judge of character; still not, evidently. But it was a fun exercise. :-)
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Amazon:
From legendary FBI profiler John Douglas and Mark Olshaker -- authors of the nonfiction international bestsellers Mindhunter, Journey into Darkness, and Obsession -- comes an unprecedented, insightful look at the root of all crime.
Every crime is a mystery story with a motive at its heart. With the brilliant insight he brought to his renowned work inside the FBI's elite serial-crime unit, John Douglas pieces together motives behind violent sociopathic behavior. He not only takes us into the darkest recesses of the minds of arsonists, hijackers, bombers, poisoners, assassins, serial killers, and mass murderers, but also the seemingly ordinary people who suddenly kill their families or go on a rampage in the workplace.
Douglas identifies the antisocial personality, showing surprising similarities and differences among various types of deadly offenders. He also tracks the progressive escalation of those criminals' sociopathic behavior. His analysis of such diverse killers as Lee Harvey Oswald, Theodore Kaczynski, and Timothy McVeigh is gripping, but more importantly, helps us learn how to anticipate potential violent behavior before it's too late.
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Reserving for booklady331's nonfiction VBB (whence it came - under a different hostess).

On its way to booklady331 via the Nonfiction VBB. Hope you enjoy it!

Released for Keep Them Moving Challenge hosted by booklady331.

The book arrived while I was away. Thank you for sharing with me. I appreciate it. Thank you for the book mark.

Started this last night. I read Mindhunter a year or so ago. I find this interesting.

Found myself put into the cases and having to read every word. Some of the cases I can remember and it was interesting to read about them from a different point of view. I found myself wanting to read more. I found the similarities and differences among different types of offenders interesting. Also I did appreciate his thoughts on the Kennedy assassination. I am reserving this for one of The virtual boxes.

Enjoy! KTM RABCK to NancyNova.

from the ABC VBB - checking in and adding to the ABC TBR shelf. Thanks!