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The murderer next door : why the mind is designed to kill / David M. Buss.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buss, David M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murder--Psychological aspects.
- Murder.
- Murderers--Psychology.
- Murderers.
- Physical Description:
- 278 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- Featuring a detailed study of 400 murders, plus FBI files, this title will appeal to readers interested in profiling, true crime and murder mysteries, and the inner workings of the human mind. Based on groundbreaking research, this is a psychologist's fascinating investigation of why everyone is "wired to kill."
- Contents:
- 1 The Murdering Mind 1
- 2 The Evolution of Killing 19
- 3 The Dangerous Game of Mating 45
- 4 When Love Kills 67
- 5 Sexual Predators 103
- 6 Mate Poachers 135
- 7 Blood and Water 163
- 8 Status and Reputation 195
- 9 The Killers Among Us 229.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-272) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1594200432
- OCLC:
- 58052702
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