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every good man knows Madge Oberholtzer was trapped in this house of crime…forced to drink a drugged drink…abused shamefully until her body was marked by the teeth of this less than man and less than beast. I think I can appreciate her frame
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“One of the most corrosive aspects of the criminal justice system is its toleration of the insanity defense...Legitimate in some few cases, the insanity defense has been rendered farcical through its manipulation by so-called experts.”
― The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer
― The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer
“Did you know that the United States is ranked fiftieth in the world in life expectancy? And the forty-nine loser countries where they live longer than us...they live shackled to the tyranny of nonprofit health care. Here in America, you're not coughing up blood, little Bobby, you're coughing up freedom!”
― The New New Rules: A Funny Look At How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass
― The New New Rules: A Funny Look At How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass
“People generally err in regarding policemen as either saints or crooks. They are at neither extreme. They are people.”
― Terror in the Streets
― Terror in the Streets
“You cannot approach this from logic. You have to approach this from the most wild depths of your imagination.”
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“Here was the heart of dread. It was not fearsome. It was fetid, noxious, hopeless. A deep and exhausting misery, a crevasse so bottomless that, in the blackness, all one could make out were the contours of despair.”
― The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts: Murder and Memory in an American City
― The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts: Murder and Memory in an American City
Obsessed with True Crime
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For people that simply love true crime stories and want to connect with others that share a common interest.
For people that simply love true crime stories and want to connect with others that share a common interest.
Apocalypse Whenever
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The most active group for apocalyptic and dystopian stories! Join a monthly book discussion, get recommendations, or just tell us if you like canned p ...more
The most active group for apocalyptic and dystopian stories! Join a monthly book discussion, get recommendations, or just tell us if you like canned p ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Biography, Autobiography, Memoir
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Everyone has a story to tell. This is a group to discuss the many types of biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. If it's a true life story, it bel ...more
Everyone has a story to tell. This is a group to discuss the many types of biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. If it's a true life story, it bel ...more
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This Group is for people who love to get books from the library, who love spending time in the library and feel a moral obligation to support their lo ...more
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