Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist by Rhodes, Richard

Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist

Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, brings his inimitable vision, exhaustive...
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Author: Richard Rhodes
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Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist by Rhodes, Richard

Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist

$40.78

Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist

$40.78
Author: Richard Rhodes
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.

Author: Richard Rhodes
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 10/10/2000
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.26w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780375702488


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 10/08/2000 pg. 36
New York Times 12/03/2000 pg. 109

About the Author
Richard Rhodes lives in rural Connecticut.


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