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Title: Brewer's Hill Butcher: Jeffrey Dahmer's Reign of Terror and the Role of Religion

Subtitle: Mastermind Serial Killers, Book 1

Author: A. Zens

Narrator: J.-M. Kuczynski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-24-17

Publisher: Locust and Honey Productions

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 28 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals

Publisher's Summary:

The killing pattern of Jeffrey Dahmer is somewhat remarkable. While many authors rightfully express how shocking and unexpected the discovery of Dahmer's Milwaukee apartment full of horrors was, there's much more to the story.

It is worth asking, "How could someone so externally soft-spoken, friendly, and polite toward authority figures keep such grisly torture and murder so well-hidden from those around him, including the tenants in his Milwaukee neighborhood?" Apparently, no one could see it coming. The sexually charged torture and murder simply did not fit the psychological profile which he exhibited toward the world.

This book, though, has a radically different question to answer and a different premise from most books in the true-crime genre. What kept Dahmer in check from racking up even more victims than he did? In large part, it was due to the restraining influence of moral religion and the hospitality of his grandmother who provided a loving, but structured environment for him. These were the intervening years when Dahmer describes an internal struggle where he felt the urge to perversion, but was able to say deep-down, "No" to the impulse to anesthetize, maim, torture, and kill another homosexual victim. The point is not that Dahmer was ever truly sincere in his religious beliefs, but that religion bound his soul to recognize the difference between right and wrong.

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Title: An American Monster

Subtitle: Psychobabble, Book 1

Author: Brian Lee Tucker

Narrator: J.M. Kuczynski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-17

Publisher: Brian Lee Tucker

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals

Publisher's Summary:

An excerpt from the forthcoming audiobook collection, Psychobabble: A Collection of Short Stories About Serial Killers.

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Title: Harry's Fight

Subtitle: Harry Marsden - From Catholic Care Home Abuse to Gangster to Good Fellow

Author: Stephen Richards

Narrator: Jim Cassidy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-17

Publisher: Mirage Publishing

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals

Publisher's Summary:

This is the story of Harry Marsden and the abuse he and many others suffered during their childhoods at the hands of the Catholic Church in St Mary's children's home. This book tracks the young Harry Marsden from a four-year-old being abandoned by his mother, through the savage treatment he and many others endured from the strict and brutal regime of the Sisters of Charity, to his rise to the top of the crime world, and then his turnaround to becoming a top boxing coach honored with award after award.

Physical and sexual abuse of children in care homes is well documented, but here is something far more powerful than a committee sitting to hear evidence of child sexual and physical abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic Church sat on many acts of abuse by its clergy, the scandal of cover-ups has been revealed, but bringing attention to such evil and wholesale deeds to the public eye was not possible without the courage of the thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of victims to step out of the shadows and speak out.

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Title: My Days in the Underworld

Subtitle: Rise of the Bangalore Mafia

Author: Agni Sreedhar

Narrator: Manish Dangardive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals

Publisher's Summary:

Agni Sreedhar is an underworld don turned writer turned journalist turned filmmaker. He studied law in Bangalore and was intent on entering the Indian Civil Service when circumstances forced him to turn to crime. Starting from the early 1980s, Sreedhar found himself entrenched in the bitter gang wars that shaped the contours of modern Bangalore. This book is an intimate, first-person account of the two decades he spent in the world of crime. But My Days in the Underworld isn't just a tale of murder and blood. It is a study of a system that runs parallel to the world ordinary people inhabit - a lateral universe, one with its own police force and laws, one where the criminal justice system has all but failed. This is a story of a city as seen through the personal histories of politicians who ruled Karnataka, men like Gundu Rao, Ramakrishna Hegde, Bangarappa and Deve Gowda as well as those who were responsible for shaping Bangalore's underworld: Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Rajan, Sharad Shetty, Kotwal Ramchandra, Jayaraj and Muthappa Rai.

Members Reviews:

A stream of consciousness narration that I enjoyed more than I should

This is a riveting stream of consciousness account of all things related to the rowdy Bangalore underworld and it's detailed, three-decade history as told by 'Agni' Sreedhar. I use the term 'stream of consciousness' because there is no real plot or focused narrative in this book, replete with jarring phrases that come out of nowhere, out-of-sync incidents, and more characters than a Garcia Marquez novel in every paragraph. However, what I liked was the vivid imagery it brings up if early Bangalore and the insiders' bare account of its underworld. What 'Agni' Sreedhar misses in terms of coherency or direction, he makes up in a seemingly honest (even the lies are easy to pick out!), bare bones description of what it was like to be a gangster in Bangalore in 'those days'. As a Bangalorean interested in crimes, this was a read that I enjoyed a lot more than I should have!

Gripping and well narrated

I have read the 3 book original Kannada version of this book (Daadagiriya Dinagalu). The narrative in those books is truly amazing. I completed part 1 and most of part 2 during a 15 hour flight from Dubai to Seattle and couldn't wait to get home form the airport to finish the remaining parts! Sridhar's detailed narration including recalling many of the minute details of the dates and various locations in and around Bangalore where many of the incidents took place were quite surreal to me, having grown up in south central Bangalore myself.

This English version, though not so detailed, is a very faithful abridged version of the Kannada magnum opus. The author and editors have done a great job in keeping the narration spiffy by cutting down details that may seem alien to non-Kannada readers and also trimming down on some of the parts that are less relevant to readers of this day and age. Although I do wish some parts were kept detailed like the original. For instance, the days the author spent with Kotwal prior to his killing are very vividly depicted in the original leading up to a very palpable sense of impending murder and suspense. In the English version I felt we got to Kotwal's death a bit too fast.

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Title: Wilber's War

Subtitle: An American Family's Journey through World War II

Author: Hale Bradt

Narrator: Tim Paulson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-20-16

Publisher: Van Dorn Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals

Publisher's Summary:

A father's odyssey. A mother's strength. A son's story. Wilber's War (abridged) chronicles the story of two ordinary Americans, Wilber and Norma Bradt, during an extraordinary time, World War II. It offers fresh insight---deeply personal---into the historic conflict as it was fought by the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater and by a family on the home front. It is an epic tale of patriotic and familial duty, heroism, love, and the human frailties of infidelity and suicide.--- Based on a rich trove of wartime letters, Wilber's War is thoughtfully condensed by the author from his trilogy of the same name, which has received TWO SILVER AWARDS and numerous positive reviews: --- "informed and informative ... thoughtful and thought-provoking ... inherently fascinating read ... deftly crafted ... very highly recommended for both community and academic library ... collections."; [Midwest Book Review, June 2015]; --- "Hale Bradt relates a story that could resonate with the multitude of families who also sacrificed a father, a husband or son [to war]" [Foreword Reviews, Fall 2015]; --- Author Hale Bradt, Wilber and Norma's son, shares his parents' stories with insight, compassion, and a wealth of carefully selected images that bring their experiences to life. Visiting (in the 1980s) the battlefields where his father fought, Bradt adds another uniquely American voice to this rich story: that of a son seeking to unravel the tangled threads of his family's legacy. --- 358 pages, 21 maps, 74 illustrations.

©2017 Hale V Bradt (P)2017 Hale V Bradt

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Title: Ticket Man: Inside the Criminal Underworld of New York City

Subtitle: Carlo Juliano Chronicles, Book 1

Author: Woodson James

Narrator: Steve Stansell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-20-16

Publisher: Woodson James

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals

Publisher's Summary:

Orphaned and homeless in New York City at 14 years old in 2009, Carlo Juliano lived on the streets to survive until a local crime family boss, Johnny Toracio, gave him a job, his own place to live, and mentored him into a life as a gangster. For the next few years, Carlo flourished on the streets of New York befriending leaders of construction scams, art theft rings, drug cartels, biker gangs, extortion rackets, gambling, and cybercrime.

In 2015, a series of events ignited a treacherous power struggle for control of New York City's underworld.

Members Reviews:

Wow great voice!

Would you consider the audio edition of Ticket Man: Inside the Criminal Underworld of New York City to be better than the print version?

A book audio is new for me. My first impression is it's telling a wonderful story with enthusiasm. The voice has a little New York accent and switches from a 14 year old boy to the main character so well. I had it on while driving a two hour ride and the trip flew by. I tried to imagine what the characters look like, and wanted to hear it till it finishes.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Ticket Man: Inside the Criminal Underworld of New York City?

The accent and enthusiasm in his voice.

What about Steve Stansells performance did you like?

He's excellent!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Pursuit of a dangerous life always ends bad Except........

Any additional comments?

Love the book and would love to see it as a movie. Sean Penn plays Juliano and Jack Nicholson plays Johnny.

Best mob book

Would you listen to Ticket Man: Inside the Criminal Underworld of New York City again? Why?

yes, it was very entertaining.

What did you like best about this story?

the characters were well-developed

What does Steve Stansell bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

great voice expressions

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I couldn't stop listening to it.

Any additional comments?

I recommend this book

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Title: The Story of Al Capone

Author: J. D. Rockefeller

Narrator: Andi Carnagie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-08-16

Publisher: J.D. Rockefeller

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals

Publisher's Summary:

Coming from an Italian immigrant family, Alphonse Gabriel Capone definitely became famous, but for all the wrong reasons. Popularly known as Scarface, Al Capone went on to become famous (or infamous) as the leader of the Chicago Outfit, during the Prohibition era.

Before he became the king of the crime scene, he was a Five Points Gang member who then later went on to become a bouncer. From there on, he became the bodyguard of Johnny Torrio, the head of a crime syndicate dealing in illegal alcohol. A conflict with the North Side Gang, which led Torrio to be almost killed, forced him to retire and hand over control to Capone. As his business expanded, his crimes and killings increased, forcing the federal authorities to prosecute him for tax evasion so that his reign on crime could be ended. The prosecution resulted in 11 years of prison for Capone.

But how did Capone actually begin his life of crime? What was his childhood like? How did he become such a pain for the authorities? How did his life end? Let's find out in this audiobook.

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Title: Jesse James

Subtitle: The Life, Times, and Treacherous Death of the Most Infamous Outlaw of All Time

Author: Frank Triplett

Narrator: Jack Chekijian

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-20-16

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals

Publisher's Summary:

Published just seven weeks after the killing of Jesse James, this volume gives the full particulars of each and every dark and desperate deed in the career of this most noted outlaw of any time or nation! The facts and incidents contained herein were dictated to the author by the bandit's wife and his mother, to ensure that every secret act, every hitherto unknown incident, every crime, and every motive was truthfully disclosed! Brief passages that were judged to be repetitious or redundant were excised from this production.

Members Reviews:

Great story

We were always told we were related to James. When my sons had nevet heard the stories but when they had DNA checked, sure enough, it was true! My father loved the stories written by James, wife and daughter. His uncle had claimed he road with the gang, late in his life. His grandmothers sister, had a son the only man she ever spoke of was James. So it was very interesting.

good reading!

love the book!! thanks

A+

Excellent read

LIFE LIKE AND EASY TO READ

INFORMATIVE ,LIFE LIKE AND EASY TO READ..

very good info, one of the best

very good info, one of the best, on jesse and frank james, things i didn't know in other books i have read on the james boys, thanks

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Title: Zero Zero Zero

Author: Roberto Saviano

Narrator: Paul Michael

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-20-16

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals

Publisher's Summary:

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Zero Zero Zero by Roberto Saviano, read by Paul Michael.

From the international best-selling author of Gomorrah, this searing exposé of dirty money and the drug trade reveals how they are at the heart of our lives, our economy, and our world.

Critic Reviews:

"The most important book of the year.... Here it is, laid bare: cartel as corporation, corporation as cartel; cocaine as pure capitalism.... Saviano realises the brutal truth: that to understand narco-traffic is to understand the modern world...it is revolutionary." (Ed Vulliamy, Observer)

"A dense, dazzling, dizzying narrative about the terrifying violence of the cocaine trade, but also the vast, unassailable reach of it." (Rose George, Independent)

"A tremendously gripping work of reportage." (Ian Thomson, Evening Standard)

"Italy's bravest investigative writer...must-read nonfiction." (GQ)

"Impassioned, remarkable." (Misha Glenny, Financial Times)

"After reading Saviano, it becomes impossible to see Italy, and the global market, in the same way again." (The New York Times)

Members Reviews:

Fascinating read into a hidden business world.

This book is a fascinating look inside a business that breeds corruption and horror in many societies from the poor producers to the victims in the production cycle. Not a recommended read for anybody fighting addictions and Thier own demons.

Typical Drugs Came From Nowhere Nonsense

This author writes beautifully. The problem is his memory for the drug war keeps activities safely away from the US and the UK. I suppose you can never give an honest account of the drug war and why it exists these days. Still, for anyone who knows who caused the entire decades-long war and who started the practice of state-sponsored subjugation with opium, you can only wince and be appalled that the worst offender of the conflict, America, gets zero condemnation.

terrible performance

i really have to question the wisdom of employing a voice actor that can't pronuce Spanish names properly for this book

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Title: Fast Ride to Hell

Subtitle: When the Dalton Boys Rode in Kansas

Author: Nick Vulich

Narrator: Bryan J. Howard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-16

Publisher: Nicholas L Vulich

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals

Publisher's Summary:

The Adair robbery was the beginning of the end for the Dalton gang. By all accounts, it was one of their more successful raids. The take was estimated at somewhere over $17,000 - not bad for a single night's work. But the pressure put on the gang afterwards led them down the path to carelessness - and ruin.

Eight well-armed men rode up to the small frame station about an hour before the KATY No. Two train on the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas line pulled in. Night station agent Heywood found himself taken captive before he knew what had happened.

The robbers appeared unconcerned. They waited on the station platform - laughing, and shooting jokes. For Heywood things weren't near as pleasant. He was kept at the muzzle end of eight Winchesters as he waited to flag the train down.

As soon as the train came to a standstill Emmett and Grat boarded the engine. One of them took engineer Glen Ewing captive. Bill Doolin, George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, and Dick Broadwell fanned out, and grabbed the conductor, and the rest of the train crew. Charley Pierce stayed behind to watch the horses.

After the robbery, the Dalton boys rested up in the Dog Creek Hills that night. They split up the booty, and slept all day. After that, they split up and rode off in groups of two and three. In Beyond the Law, Emmett says Bob took an inventory of the gang members, and trimmed the band down to five core members he knew he could trust - the remaining members were the brothers, Bob, Emmett, and Grat Dalton, Bill Power, and Dick Broadwell. Bill Doolin was wild and unruly, mentally awkward. Pierce and Newcomb displayed an uncurbed "rampant foolishness". But the biggest reason for divesting members from the gang was it was too large. There was not enough 'divvy' when each split was made.

Bob needed more money for that fabled escape to South America. But that greed, that lust for more money, would leave him shorthanded for the gangs final job. Another byproduct of the Adair robbery was that the heat on the boys was turned up a notch, as more lawmen scoured Indian Territory searching for them. After the robbery, the express company put a $5,000 reward on each mans heada total of $40,000. It was enough to tempt strangers, and good friends.

The boys were on a fast road to hell, with a posse of deputy marshals close behind them, and the scent of blood and money ahead.