Crime & Criminal Nonfiction

If you are a C++ (or any other OO language) programmer, this book is a must. You may already know about iterators and such, but this book will put it all in context, giving you a new way to view your program. If you are not OO programer, what are...
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If there is one single book that covers a wonderful topic and is absolutely unreadable, this is the one. I saw so many favourable reviews of this book that I almost started thinking that there was something wrong with me. Then I met some guys, who...
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While the book does identify many good design patterns, it falls apart when communicating these patterns. While the authors have identified the patterns, they have added too much superflous discussion and missed the chance to communicate the...
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One of the BEST books i've read all year! Inspirational!
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"The Corner reads like a brilliant, heartbreaking novel, and at the same time it's as important a social document as any to be written on such a theme." Review date 9/28/97
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this is one book where the movie was better.however, i always like to read the book to get the actual details. this book is over 500 pages .it is very detailed , but not a page turner.
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In my research on the societal use of labeling in human males regarding masculinity, this book was unquestionably the greatest of assests I found. How utterly wonderful it is that an author has set forth such an honest work as Goode's "Deviant...
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I knew very little about L.A. This book is actually a history book. I just loved it and it answered many questions I had.
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This book is a quick, horrifying read. I couldn't put it down. There IS a book called Mindhunter, however, in response to the guy who said it didn't exist. I know because not only have I read it, but I bought it for my dad for his birthday a...
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The book is not without insightful comments and stories regarding the nature and motives behind certain criminal acts. However the last half of the book deals primarily with mass murderers and spree killers. These portions are simply lurid and...
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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...
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Thorough account of the trial of Charles Manson, convicted along with several members of his "family" of the murders of seven Los Angeles-area residents in 1969. The book, written by prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, gives insight into the building of...
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This book is well written and highly detailed but it cannot be farther from the truth. Mr. Bugliosi's "Helter Skelter's" theory is just laugh out funny, plainly ridiculous. This is Bugliosi's story, not Charlie's. The biggest mistake you can make...
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The subtitle of this book, "The True Story Of The Manson Murders", is a bit of a misnomer. This is really the true story of Vincent Bugliosi, the investigation of the Manson murders and the subsequent trial. Manson, the Family and the murders...
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This frank and loving guidebook provides a rare ray of hope to people who might otherwise remain stuck in a pattern of self-defeating behaviors. I have personally observed the changes in prisoners who have used this book with the corresponding...
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40 years ago, Jane Jacobs influenced generations of planners and urban policy makers with her "Death and Life of Great American Cities," a sensitive and sensible portrait of how great cities work as social organisms. Jacobs turned 60 years of...
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Saw Venkatesh's book on Slate's list of the best of 2006 and looked forward to reading it after picking it up.

I was disappointed, but I'll confess that I think I was expecting too much. With all due respect to Venkatesh, who is a...
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Albert Fish. I never heard of him, but after reading this book, I will never forget him. I bought this book mainly because it was written by Harold Schechter, one of the best true crime authors in the world. I never imagined I would have been this...
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I think that this book should be an annual training requirement for EVERY correctional employee! It reminds us that even a 'veteran' can be manipulated, and or set up by convitcts. The game never changes, Only the players!
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I'm not sure what Publishers Weekly wanted from Tony Rafael's debut book, The Mexican Mafia. It seems they don't know either. If they're looking for an academic work, a courtroom drama, or a "just the facts, m'am" retelling, they won't find it...
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