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Summary: An excellent book, though "The Scarred Heart" is better
Review: This is an excellent book, though for my money Helen Smith's "The Scarred Heart: Understanding and Identifying Kids who Kill" is better -- or at least, more likely to be of practical use to teachers, parents, etc. in actually preventing violence. But, really, both books are excellent and anyone seriously interested in the subject will read both.
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Summary: Nothing new or enlightening
Review: You'll find nothing new in this book; social cues, abuse, cycle of violence, shame, role models, etc. Perhaps it was new news in 1999, but no longer. The author's brain seems to connect items which have nothing to do with each other, and in a judgmental way. See page 151, he makes a severe and inappropriate judgment of a person's reaction to imminent death, and attempts to make an outrageous connection to "being in touch with your soul." Don't waste your money. I'm sure you can find it in a local library and peruse it, but I doubt you'll get much out if it. Unless you're a sheltered Psych 101 student who has never watched the news.
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