Book summaryThe founder of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit revisits some famous and not-so-famous cases, providing psychological profiles of stalkers, murderers, and rapists. Media reviews"...OBSESSION is a high-caliber true crime read that touches on the most volatile area of prevention in dealing with stalking and other types of obsessive psycho-sexual behavior--as if one could actually prevent an attack from a serial-killing psychopath. If one could however, one feels that one would want to rely on the help and experience of Douglas to do it." |
Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Backby Douglas, John E.; Olshaker, MarkFirst Edition
Book desription: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. The FBI's legendary profiler probes the psyches of killers, rapists, and stalkers and their victims, and tells how to fight back. Douglas takes us behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape, stalking, and sexual murder through such cases as Ronnie Shelton, the serial rapist who terrorized Cleveland; Joseph Thompson, New Zeland's South Auckland rapist and many others. In the final chapter Douglas shows how we can all fight back and protect ourselves and our families against the scourge of violent predators in our midst. 379 pages, including index. Price has not been clipped. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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