Why They Kill: the Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist - Richard Rhodes - Books - Random House USA Inc - 9780375702488 - October 10, 2000
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Richard Rhodes

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Why They Kill: the Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist 1st Vintage Books Ed edition

Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, brings his inimitable vision, exhaustive research, and mesmerizing prose to this timely book that dissects violence and offers new solutions to the age old problem of why people kill.

Lonnie Athens was raised by a brutally domineering father.  Defying all odds, Athens became a groundbreaking criminologist who turned his scholar's eye to the problem of why people become violent.  After a decade of interviewing several hundred violent convicts--men and women of varied background and ethnicity, he discovered "violentization," the four-stage process by which almost any human being can evolve into someone who will assault, rape, or murder another human being.  Why They Kill is a riveting biography of Athens and a judicious critique of his seminal work, as well as an unflinching investigation into the history of violence.


372 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 10, 2000
ISBN13 9780375702488
Publishers Random House USA Inc
Pages 372
Dimensions 133 × 203 × 20 mm   ·   326 g
Language English  

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