Charlotte Greig Livres

There are few people alive who are so cruel, so heartless and so undeniably evil that they will kill again and again. Yet at any one time, there are between 25 and 50 active serial killers in the USA, and their chilling crimes have fascinated us since the days of Jack the Ripper. Here you will discover how these heartless killers committed their gruesome deeds, what motivated them to kill and how, eventually, they were caught.This collection features more than 50 compelling stories, • Ed Kemper, who dismembered the bodies of his victims once he had finished with them;• Ted Bundy, who abducted, raped and brutally killed more than 30 women;• Charles Manson, who led a cult of mayhem and murder;• Jeffrey Dahmer, who stored a human head in his freezer;• Randy Kraft, who was pulled over for drunk driving with a body in the trunk of his car;• Alexander Pichushkin, who aimed to kill a person for every square on the chessboard.

What does God's creation of humanity through the process of evolution mean for how we think about human flourishing? Combining scientific evidence with wisdom from the Bible and Christian theology, this introduction explores how the field of evolutionary psychology can be a powerful tool for understanding human nature and our distinctively human purpose.

Delving into the lives of history's most notorious criminals, this illustrated book explores the chilling stories of infamous figures like Jack the Ripper, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer. It provides a thorough examination of early recorded psychopaths and serial killers, offering a captivating cross-section of their backgrounds and crimes. The authors present these profiles with a stark honesty, inviting readers to confront the dark realities of human nature and the complexities of these dangerous individuals.

Including evidence from cognitive science, this book shows that belief in God is an almost inevitable consequence.

"Did the Russians help Donald Trump to the White House? What really happened during Princess Diana's final hours? What happened to Malaysian Airways plane MH370, the flight that "disappeared?" Who poisoned ex-KGB man Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium in a London hotel? How did the body of GCHQ code breaker Gareth Williams end up in a sports bag padlocked from the outside in his Pimlico flat? Who killed Kennedy? From the toppling of Berlusconi to the idea that the world is run by lizards, to examining 9/11, the Illuminati, the Roswell Incident, and Watergate, Conspiracies examines fascinating conspiracy theories of all kinds, separating fact from the fiction." -- ONIX annotation

Charles Manson was the illegitimate child of a teenage prostitute; in 1969, on his orders, eight people were hacked to death in an orgy of violence.Ted Bundy had the power to charm women. With his arm in a fake sling, he used to ask them to help him get his sailboat down off his car, but first they had to go to his house...Joanna Dennehy stabbed her lover Kevin Lee in the heart, dressed him in a black sequin dress, and dumped him in a ditch. To celebrate, she played Britney Spears' 'Oops!... I Did It Again' down her phone and then helped torch Lee's Ford Mondeo.Serial killers are the ultimate outlaws. They step outside not just the law but all human norms. They are fascinating because they are almost impossible to understand. It's comforting to know that all the serial killers featured here are now either dead or behind bars. Nevertheless, this book is not for people of a nervous disposition.

A photographic collection of eighty of the most influential musicians of this century. Stunning black-and-white art photography, along with extensive biographical information, captures the essence of each artist and their cultural significance. Includes phenomenal performers like James Brown and Aretha Franklin, jazz greats Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, guitar gods Hendrix and Prince, Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famers Curtis Mayfield and Wilson Pickett, Blues legends B. B. King, Bessie Smith, and beyond.