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Summary: Another good one from Douglas
Review: I've read all of Douglas' books. They do become a bit redundant after you've read them all, but I still appreciate his candor and experience and perspective in dealing with criminals. I find this field very interesting and so I find the books very interesting. If you're just looking for a good read, try MindHunter because I think that was the best by Douglas!
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Summary: Another Winner!
Review: If you've read other John Douglas & Mark Olshaker books before you'll find this one enjoyable. Before reading this one, I read Journey Into Darkness, Mindhunter, and The Cases That Haunt Us. I don't think this book was as good as the others I've read, but definitely worth the time and the money. What I really liked about the other books was the "story telling" before getting into each case. This still happens in this book, but not to the same degree. I can understand that this book has a different intent, but it would still have been nice to have a bit more about each incident. Although the "story telling" does get better as you read on.
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Summary: Superb!
Review: John Douglas & Mark Olshaker hit another one out of the park.
I admit I feared repetition, since certainly, all that could've been said had to've been said in "Mindhunter" and "Journey into Darkness". To my pleasant surprise, any previous material and associated cases were treated --as the title suggests-- with a greater emphasis on the criminals' motives, keeping the reading fresh. Thrilling reading, tempered only by the fact that this is all about the suffering of innocent human beings at the hands of others who aren't. I highly recommend this book: 5 stars!!
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Summary: INFORMATIVE AND FUN TO READ
Review: John Douglas gives detailed information on why criminals do what they do and how they do it. he uses excellent true cases to back this up and show how it is applied. His righting is informative but simplistic enough for everyone to understand
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Summary: Intriguing and troubling journey through the criminal mind.
Review: John Douglas sketches the lives and crimes of violent offenders ranging from fire starters to serial killers. Douglas' writing is like a white chalk outline at a crime scene. He does a very good job of outlining the basic impulses and motives that drive human beings to violence against other human beings. After reading this, for instance, I would be careful about getting very chummy with fire starting, animal abusing bedwetters. My primary criticism of the book is that Douglas uses taunting language to describe the killers he's studied. They're "cowards" and "losers" who come from bad family circumstances but deserve no pity or understanding. In Douglas' view, their crimes cut them off from any human compassion. They're unredeemable, and I had the impression that it would be best if we lined them all up against a wall and shot them. Maybe that's even true, but the born bad view offers little hope or comfort for any of us. These mostly white males are a bunch of bad seeds. They can't be rehabilitated, and the only possible hope is that they won't get ticked off or hurt badly enough to start killing to regain control. I would've liked to have seen a little more compassion in Douglas' treatment of these failed human lives, but maybe he's seen too much of what they do to have any compassion or hope left.
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Summary: Simply One of The Best
Review: John Douglas writes the absolute most alarming, terrifying, intense and wonderful books in the behavioral science genre. He is the "DON" of FBI profiling and wrote the book (no pun intended) on psychological investigation. "The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key To Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals" is a premier book that is so chilling all because you know these men who wrote it have seen it all first hand. Their backgrounds in the FBI and pioneering the field of criminal profiling proves that their theories and hypothesis are on the mark. This genre fascinates me and I highly recommend this book. Douglas is well known in the field and I think this is his best work.
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Summary: Simply One of The Best
Review: John Douglas writes the absolute most alarming, terrifying, intense and wonderful books in the behavioral science genre. He is the "DON" of FBI profiling and wrote the book (no pun intended) on psychological investigation. "The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key To Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals" is a premier book that is so chilling all because you know these men who wrote it have seen it all first hand. Their backgrounds in the FBI and pioneering the field of criminal profiling proves that their theories and hypothesis are on the mark. This genre fascinates me and I highly recommend this book. Douglas is well known in the field and I think this is his best work.
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Summary: Exceptional!
Review: Just like John Douglas' other books, this is an exceptional book. A must read!!
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Summary: Making a game of the misfits of society
Review: Some people believe that John Douglas comes off as a bit arrogant in his writing, and I could not agree more. However, once the reader is able to get past the author's arrogance, the author compiles a very interesting read. Douglas takes into account all of the types of killers including arsonists, assasins, poisoners, bombers, serial, killers, mass murders, and spree killers. He goes into detail to explain who is likely to commit the specific crime and what makes them snap to go on their murderous rampage. Once the author gets into a specific story it is hard to put this book down. The final chapter allows the reader to try some profiling of his/her own on some specific case. For this reason, the last chapter is called "you make the call." Overall, I enjoyed this book and would suggest it to all true crime fans. Just for the record, I do intend to read some of Douglas's other books in the future, based on my enjoyment of this book and the other book I have read and reviewed by him.
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Summary: Unsung Hero
Review: The Anatomy of Motive is a painful reminder of the difference between vicarious voyeurism and the deadly serious science behind the devils who walk amongst us - sexual predators and serial killers. John Douglas suffered a heart attack while working in his rarified field, but it is a miracle he did not have his psyche irreparably splintered. This is a book that will be hailed, 100 years from now, as part of the then-new science of "reading" the souls of otherwise inscrutable human beings. Ultimately, a work that cherishes and preserves life in the face of almost unspeakable horror.
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