Best midwest us biographies according to redditors
We found 23 Reddit comments discussing the best midwest us biographies. We ranked the 14 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
4. Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer
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Foreedge
Didn't Pat Riley say he was unaware they had planned that, and he thought it was a bad idea?
edit: I think it was in either The Soul of Basketball by Ian Thomsen or Return of the King by Brian Windhorst. I don't own either book, anyone interested in checking?
windhorst and dave mcmenamin wrote a book chronicling the comeback, here.
Being from the Milwaukee area, I was fascinated by this whole case, and in high school I read the memoir his dad wrote. Their kid was a sociopath (manipulative, lacking empathy, getting what he wanted however he could, quiet, polite, forgettable), and they worried about him in the way all parents worry about all kids... they had no idea what the hell he was capable of, and had a hard time believing it. I felt really sorry for that family.
Summer of '95 serious
Sure!
Excerpts of dahmer's confession: here
Book by his dad on his childhood: here
Interview with his parents: here
Dahmer's complete written confession: here (warning, shit handwriting)
One of dahmer's interviews: here
And a pretty decent documentary: here
If you want to learn more about him, there's loads more stuff. These are just a few. I'd also recommend Last Podcast On The Left. They did some episodes on both serial killers. It's also where I got the term big hitters from.
For Bundy.
The interview mentioned in OPs post: here
Analysis of that interview: here
Documentary on Bundy: here
Stranger beside me by Ann rule: here
You didn't specify what you wanted sourced so I gave you a smattering. Was there something specific you wanted?
I once read this book called Heat Wave by Eric Klinenberg. In it, he mentioned how the most vulnerable population during the catastrophic heat wave of Chicago in 1995 was elderly men. This was because women tend be in charge of social affairs in heterosexual marriages, and when older men widow they are less likely to make new friends or reach out to family members for help.
I'm in a very happy relationship with someone who is even more introverted than me (and also shy). I worry about being alone without him, because I would just be sad and miss him, but I worry more about him being alone without me, because I could totally see him falling into that vulnerable group.
he is also the cowriter of "Chosen to Live" a book about the survivors of flight 232 airplane crash
http://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Live-Jerry-Schemmel/dp/0965208656/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395938050&sr=1-2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232
Here are some possibilities:
The Silents
Growing up in the Great Depression
Christmas After All
Rose's Journal
"Daddy's Gone to War"
Wow, interesting! I may just have to check that out. Is this the book?
Add this to your list.
Congratulations. You've scored a job I would adore!
My suggestions:
Others have already mentioned my other choices (e.g. Of Mice and Men). And for a little non-fiction that might help them visualise some of life's big questions, try Stephen Law's "The Philosophy Files". I've gifted it to a number of teens in the past of all different abilities and have yet to hear criticism of it. "Philosophy Rocks" is another one of his that is also pretty good.
I'm reading Concession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of BTK. It's pretty interesting, lots of correspondence from him regarding the murders and some context from the author.
Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer https://www.amazon.com/dp/1611688418/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_en9rA4TDX8mix
A Father's Story https://www.amazon.com/dp/068812156X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bGWcBbE623EJC or check your local library
A Fathers Story by Lionel Dahmer
https://www.amazon.com/dp/068812156X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_TZ7XBbAE5X64W
By Jeffrey’s dad about what he thinks led to him being a murderer, and how he’s tried to come to terms with it. Not the worlds best written book but fascinating.
I'm a bit of a "how places got their names" type of guy, so From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History is one of my favorites. It's more of an encyclopedia of towns and communities and how they came about their names.
Book written called +St Joseph's Children+, https://www.amazon.com/St-Josephs-Children-Terror-Justice/dp/0818405090
I knew the guy they framed for Hatchers murders. His name was Melvin Reynolds. Melvin was a flamboyant gayish dork, but he was also harmless. He was goofy hilarious. The police basically wrote a confession and had Melvin sign it. The police also had a suspect die while they were interrogating him. The deceased man was proven not to have any involvement after his death. Melvin was interrogated in much the same manner and signed the confession.
The book shows the police and prosecutor just wanted a conviction and anyone would do.
Because Melvin was falsely convicted, Hatcher continued killing children. Hatcher killed Michelle Steele, a 11 year old ginger girl, in St Joseph, where I also live. Hatcher was caught after that murder, hiding near the spot he killed a different child name Eric Christianson.
Hatcher feigned mental illness, by mumbling and shaking for years. He had previously escaped punishment by feigning mental illness.
He finally dropped the charade and spoke quite intelligently to plead guilty and avoid the death penalty.
Hatcther's demise came when he was hanged in his prison cell. His hands were tied by a coat hanger wire behind his back when he hanged. The Missouri prison system ruled the death a suicide.
I am fairly certain this the same man who attempted to get me to enter into his car when I was 7 tears old. This would have been about the time he started murdering children.
I instinctive knew this odd man was evil and started to scream and he drove away.
I'm glad it could help. Check out this book too. It helped me. It could probably shine some light on your situation too.
Dahmer's father, Lionel Dahmer, wrote a book in 1994. I've never read it but it had good reviews on an episode of 'Oh No Ross and Carrie' I listened to earlier today.
I'd recommend anything by Paul Gruchow
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Being-Enemy-Reggie-Miller/dp/0684870398
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Dewey-Small-Town-Library-Touched-World/dp/B005GNJ8ZY
This looks like a great place to tell people about Dewey.
And make sure your emergency response policies are in line.
http://www.amazon.com/Heat-Wave-Autopsy-Disaster-Illinois/dp/0226443221