The Murderer Next Door: Why The Mind Is Designed To Kill - Hardcover

Buss, David M.

 
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Synopsis

A controversial analysis of the psyche of murderers draws on the author's investigations into their underlying motives and circumstances, theorizing that the human psyche has evolved special adaptations that enable murder to become a logical option, and identifying at which point people are most vulnerable to being killed or becoming killers. 25,000 first printing.

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About the Author

David Buss is a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. His path-breaking research has received extensive media coverage, including features in Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, and he has appeared on Dateline, 20/20, the Today show, and CBS This Morning. His books include The Evolution of Desire and The Dangerous Passion.

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ISBN 10:  0143037056 ISBN 13:  9780143037057
Publisher: Penguin Books, 2006
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