Why They Kill
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Why They Kill by Richard Rhodes
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.Richard Rhodes is the author or editor of twenty-two books, the most recent of which is The Twilight of the Bomb, the fourth and final installment of a four-volume series on nuclear history. The Creation of the Atomic Bomb earned the Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, and a National Book Critics Circle Award in its initial edition. He has earned multiple research and writing fellowships from organizations such as the Ford Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Sloan Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing He has worked as a host and correspondent for films on public television's Frontline and American Experience programs, as well as a visiting scholar at Harvard and MIT. He is a frequent lecturer in the United States and internationally, and is a member of Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375702488 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375702482 |
| Title | Why They Kill |
| Author | Richard Rhodes |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2000-10-10 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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