Author: Patricia Pearson
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
While national crime rates have recently fallen, crimes committed by women have risen 200 percent, yet we continue to transform female violence into victimhood by citing PMS, battered wife syndrome, and postpartum depression as sources of women?s actions. When She Was Bad convincingly overturns these perceptions by telling the stories of such women as Karla Faye Tucker, who was recently executed for having killed two people with a pickax; Dorothea Puente, who murdered several elderly tenants in her boarding house; and Aileen Wuornos, a Florida woman who shot seven men. Patricia Pearson marshals a vast amount of research and statistical support from criminologists, anthropologists, psychiatrists, and sociologists, and includes many revealing interviews with dozens of men and women in the criminal justice system who have firsthand experience with violent women. When She Was Bad is a fearless and superbly written call to reframe our ideas about female violence and, by extension, female power.
When She was Bad
Author: Patricia Pearson
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
While national crime rates have recently fallen, crimes committed by women have risen 200 percent, yet we continue to transform female violence into victimhood by citing PMS, battered wife syndrome, and postpartum depression as sources of women?s actions. When She Was Bad convincingly overturns these perceptions by telling the stories of such women as Karla Faye Tucker, who was recently executed for having killed two people with a pickax; Dorothea Puente, who murdered several elderly tenants in her boarding house; and Aileen Wuornos, a Florida woman who shot seven men. Patricia Pearson marshals a vast amount of research and statistical support from criminologists, anthropologists, psychiatrists, and sociologists, and includes many revealing interviews with dozens of men and women in the criminal justice system who have firsthand experience with violent women. When She Was Bad is a fearless and superbly written call to reframe our ideas about female violence and, by extension, female power.
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
While national crime rates have recently fallen, crimes committed by women have risen 200 percent, yet we continue to transform female violence into victimhood by citing PMS, battered wife syndrome, and postpartum depression as sources of women?s actions. When She Was Bad convincingly overturns these perceptions by telling the stories of such women as Karla Faye Tucker, who was recently executed for having killed two people with a pickax; Dorothea Puente, who murdered several elderly tenants in her boarding house; and Aileen Wuornos, a Florida woman who shot seven men. Patricia Pearson marshals a vast amount of research and statistical support from criminologists, anthropologists, psychiatrists, and sociologists, and includes many revealing interviews with dozens of men and women in the criminal justice system who have firsthand experience with violent women. When She Was Bad is a fearless and superbly written call to reframe our ideas about female violence and, by extension, female power.
When She Was Bad
Author: Jonathan Nasaw
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471105423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The most terrifying novel you will read this year... Two hot young lovers who also happen to be cold-blooded killers . . . Lily deVries suffers from DVD, a psychiatric condition known as dissociative identity disorder. Triggered by a devastating childhood trauma, her mind has fragmented into different personalities known as 'alters'. There's the gentle, child-like Lily; the sexually insatiable Lilah; and Lilith - the violent psychopath. Now Lily has found herself in the Reed-Chase mental institution where they're hoping to find a cure. But there's another patient undergoing treatment at the Institute. Fellow DID sufferer Ulysses Maxwell faces life imprisonment following the rape and murder of a dozen women. When Lilith and Max - Maxwell's psychopathic alter - meet, the reaction is dynamite. And when the ingenious lovers engineer a bloody escape, it's only ex-FBI Agent Pender who has any chance of stopping the ensuing carnage. Teaming up with Dr Irene Cogan, a brilliant psychiatrist, he must take on a pair of killers who win hearts as easily as they slit throats.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471105423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
The most terrifying novel you will read this year... Two hot young lovers who also happen to be cold-blooded killers . . . Lily deVries suffers from DVD, a psychiatric condition known as dissociative identity disorder. Triggered by a devastating childhood trauma, her mind has fragmented into different personalities known as 'alters'. There's the gentle, child-like Lily; the sexually insatiable Lilah; and Lilith - the violent psychopath. Now Lily has found herself in the Reed-Chase mental institution where they're hoping to find a cure. But there's another patient undergoing treatment at the Institute. Fellow DID sufferer Ulysses Maxwell faces life imprisonment following the rape and murder of a dozen women. When Lilith and Max - Maxwell's psychopathic alter - meet, the reaction is dynamite. And when the ingenious lovers engineer a bloody escape, it's only ex-FBI Agent Pender who has any chance of stopping the ensuing carnage. Teaming up with Dr Irene Cogan, a brilliant psychiatrist, he must take on a pair of killers who win hearts as easily as they slit throats.
When She Was Bad
Author: Tammy Cohen
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473509599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
________ 'A fresh, clever psychological thriller. I loved it!' CLARE MACKINTOSH You see the people you work with every day. But what can't you see? ________ Amira, Sarah, Paula, Ewan and Charlie have worked together for years. They know how each one likes their coffee, whose love life is a mess, whose children keep them up at night...But their comfortable routine life is suddenly shattered when an aggressive new boss walks in. Now, there's something chilling in the air. Who secretly hates everyone? Who is tortured by their past? Who is capable of murder? ________ 'Ingeniously sharp thriller, set in an office' HEAT MAGAZINE, 5 * ' Tammy Cohen is rapidly becoming one of my favourite authors' EMMA KAVANAGH 'Psychological thrillers don't get much better than this!' C L TAYLOR 'Truly terrifying' RUTH WARE 'A thriller with startling twists and a kick to the finish' Sunday Mirror 'This was so gripping!' Red Magazine 'Unsettling, tense and utterly unputdownable' Woman & Home 'Will keep you guessing right until the end' i magazine ________ THRILLER OF THE MONTH, Good Housekeeping ***OUT NOW Tammy Cohen's latest suspenseful and gripping thriller: STOP AT NOTHING***
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473509599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
________ 'A fresh, clever psychological thriller. I loved it!' CLARE MACKINTOSH You see the people you work with every day. But what can't you see? ________ Amira, Sarah, Paula, Ewan and Charlie have worked together for years. They know how each one likes their coffee, whose love life is a mess, whose children keep them up at night...But their comfortable routine life is suddenly shattered when an aggressive new boss walks in. Now, there's something chilling in the air. Who secretly hates everyone? Who is tortured by their past? Who is capable of murder? ________ 'Ingeniously sharp thriller, set in an office' HEAT MAGAZINE, 5 * ' Tammy Cohen is rapidly becoming one of my favourite authors' EMMA KAVANAGH 'Psychological thrillers don't get much better than this!' C L TAYLOR 'Truly terrifying' RUTH WARE 'A thriller with startling twists and a kick to the finish' Sunday Mirror 'This was so gripping!' Red Magazine 'Unsettling, tense and utterly unputdownable' Woman & Home 'Will keep you guessing right until the end' i magazine ________ THRILLER OF THE MONTH, Good Housekeeping ***OUT NOW Tammy Cohen's latest suspenseful and gripping thriller: STOP AT NOTHING***
When He Was Bad
Author: Shelly Laurenston
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0758227272
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A pair of shape-shifting Alpha males get their romantic comeuppance in two paranormal romances--Miss Congeniality by Shelly Laurenston, as a handsome shape-shifter rescues Professor Irene Conridge from her enemies, and Cynthia Eden's Wicked Ways, in which the hero helps gorgeous MIranda Shaw escape a killer vampire. Original.
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0758227272
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A pair of shape-shifting Alpha males get their romantic comeuppance in two paranormal romances--Miss Congeniality by Shelly Laurenston, as a handsome shape-shifter rescues Professor Irene Conridge from her enemies, and Cynthia Eden's Wicked Ways, in which the hero helps gorgeous MIranda Shaw escape a killer vampire. Original.
Opening Heaven's Door
Author: Patricia Pearson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476757089
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The first book by a respected journalist on Nearing Death Awareness—similar to Near-Death Experience—this “fascinating” (Kirkus Reviews) exploration brings “humor, sympathy, and keen critical intelligence to a topic that is all too often off-limits” (Ptolemy Tompkins, collaborator with Eben Alexander on Proof of Heaven). People everywhere carry with them extraordinary, deeply comforting experiences that arrived at the moment when they most needed relief: when they lost a loved one. These experiences can include clear messages from beyond, profound and vividly beautiful visions, mysterious connections and spiritual awareness, foreknowledge of a loved one’s passing—all of which evade explanation by science and logic. Most people keep these transcendent experiences secret for fear they will be discounted by hyperrational scrutiny. Yet these very common occurrences have the power to console, comfort, and even transform our understanding of life and death. Prompted by her family’s surprising, profound experiences around the death of her father and her sister, reporter Patricia Pearson sets out on an open-minded inquiry, a rare journalistic investigation of Nearing Death Awareness, which Anne Rice praises as “substantive, eloquent, and worthwhile.” Opening Heaven’s Door offers deeply affecting stories of messages from the dying and the dead in a fascinating work of investigative journalism, pointing to new scientific explanations that give these luminous moments the importance felt by those who experience them. Pearson also delves into out-of-body and near-death experiences, examining stories and research to make sense of these related but distinct categories. Challenging current assumptions about what we know and what we are still unable to explain, Opening Heaven’s Door will forever alter your perceptions of the nature of life and death.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476757089
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The first book by a respected journalist on Nearing Death Awareness—similar to Near-Death Experience—this “fascinating” (Kirkus Reviews) exploration brings “humor, sympathy, and keen critical intelligence to a topic that is all too often off-limits” (Ptolemy Tompkins, collaborator with Eben Alexander on Proof of Heaven). People everywhere carry with them extraordinary, deeply comforting experiences that arrived at the moment when they most needed relief: when they lost a loved one. These experiences can include clear messages from beyond, profound and vividly beautiful visions, mysterious connections and spiritual awareness, foreknowledge of a loved one’s passing—all of which evade explanation by science and logic. Most people keep these transcendent experiences secret for fear they will be discounted by hyperrational scrutiny. Yet these very common occurrences have the power to console, comfort, and even transform our understanding of life and death. Prompted by her family’s surprising, profound experiences around the death of her father and her sister, reporter Patricia Pearson sets out on an open-minded inquiry, a rare journalistic investigation of Nearing Death Awareness, which Anne Rice praises as “substantive, eloquent, and worthwhile.” Opening Heaven’s Door offers deeply affecting stories of messages from the dying and the dead in a fascinating work of investigative journalism, pointing to new scientific explanations that give these luminous moments the importance felt by those who experience them. Pearson also delves into out-of-body and near-death experiences, examining stories and research to make sense of these related but distinct categories. Challenging current assumptions about what we know and what we are still unable to explain, Opening Heaven’s Door will forever alter your perceptions of the nature of life and death.
When She Was Good
Author: Philip Roth
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307788601
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral comes a funny, chilling novel set in a small town in the 1940s Midwest, featuring a young woman whose moral goodness may destroy her. "High, careful tragedy, nasty as life, and Roth emerges ... as a Dreiser who can write!" —Stanley Elkin When she was still a child, Lucy Nelson had her alcoholic failure of a father thrown in jail. Ever since then she has been trying to reform the men around her, even if that ultimately means destroying herself in the process. With his unerring portraits of Lucy and her hapless, childlike husband, Roy, Roth has created an uncompromising work of fictional realism, a vision of provincial American piety, yearning, and discontent that is at once pitiless and compassionate.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307788601
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral comes a funny, chilling novel set in a small town in the 1940s Midwest, featuring a young woman whose moral goodness may destroy her. "High, careful tragedy, nasty as life, and Roth emerges ... as a Dreiser who can write!" —Stanley Elkin When she was still a child, Lucy Nelson had her alcoholic failure of a father thrown in jail. Ever since then she has been trying to reform the men around her, even if that ultimately means destroying herself in the process. With his unerring portraits of Lucy and her hapless, childlike husband, Roy, Roth has created an uncompromising work of fictional realism, a vision of provincial American piety, yearning, and discontent that is at once pitiless and compassionate.
When She was Bad
Author: Shana Alexander
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 9780440208952
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Passions they cannot control bring down four women: a beautiful politician, a respected judge and her unusual daughter, and an abandoned wife.
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 9780440208952
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Passions they cannot control bring down four women: a beautiful politician, a respected judge and her unusual daughter, and an abandoned wife.
When He Was Bad...
Author: Anne Oliver
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426884672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
When landscaper Ellie meets hotshot architect Matt in a bar the attraction is electric! Matt doesn't only ignite a fire in her belly—one look into his eyes and Ellie almost forgets everything experience has taught her about self-preservation! Matt has playboy written all over him, with his cocky smile and confident stride, and Ellie decides to stay well clear…. Until the next day, when she learns he's now her temporary boss! Dark and dangerous, Matt is also determined…and Ellie soon finds resistance is futile!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426884672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
When landscaper Ellie meets hotshot architect Matt in a bar the attraction is electric! Matt doesn't only ignite a fire in her belly—one look into his eyes and Ellie almost forgets everything experience has taught her about self-preservation! Matt has playboy written all over him, with his cocky smile and confident stride, and Ellie decides to stay well clear…. Until the next day, when she learns he's now her temporary boss! Dark and dangerous, Matt is also determined…and Ellie soon finds resistance is futile!
When She was Bad
Author: Ron Faust
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 9780312851644
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A ruthless black widow, she seduces and destroys those around her.
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 9780312851644
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A ruthless black widow, she seduces and destroys those around her.
Verity
Author: Colleen Hoover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 153872474X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 153872474X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.