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    Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back
    Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back
    Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back
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    Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back

    Written by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker

    Narrated by John E. Douglas

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    About this audiobook

    In Obsession, John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape, stalking, and sexual murder through such cases as Ronnie Shelton, the serial rapist who terrorized Cleveland; and New York's notorious "Preppie Murder."

    But Douglas also looks at obsession on the other side of the moral spectrum: his own career-long obsession with hunting these predators. Douglas shows us how we can all fight back and protect ourselves, our families, and loved ones against the scourge of the violent predators in our midst.

    The first step is insight and understanding, and no one is better qualified to penetrate Obsession than John Douglas.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateFeb 1, 1998
    ISBN9780743543149
    Obsession: The FBI's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists, and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back
    Author

    John E. Douglas

    John Douglas, the legendary FBI criminal profiler and veteran author of true crime books, has spent over twenty-five years researching and culling the stories of America’s most disturbing criminals. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he has directly worked and/or had overall supervision in over 5,000 violent crime cases over the past 48 years. He is currently chairman of the board of the “Cold Case Foundation.” One of the foremost experts and investigators of criminal minds and motivations, he currently lives in the Washington, D.C. area. Mark Olshaker is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and author of ten nonfiction books and five novels, including Einstein’s Brain and The Edge. His books with former FBI Special Agent and criminal profiling pioneer John Douglas, beginning with Mindhunter and, most recently, Law & Disorder, have sold millions of copies and have been translated into many languages. Mindhunter is now a dramatic series on Netflix, directed by David Fincher. He and his wife Carolyn, an attorney, live in Washington, D.C.

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    • 5/5
      I thoroughly enjoyed this book...interesting and riveted because from this remarkable profiler, John Douglas, he has quite the perepective. The cases that were discussed in the book were cases I found interesting when they were actually going on. I also like it that the co-writers have tips and help-lines to help just in case you were faced with situations such as this. I only wish the book was longer!

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    • 5/5
      This is an excellent look into violent crimes. John Douglas does another fantastic job.
    • 4/5
      Short but informative. Good quick read. Good info about stalkers also.
    • 5/5
      Very interesting book. What I like about this book is that while it does tell about various criminals, sexual predators, etc; it also tells how to protect yourself and what to look for. Something everybody should know.
    • 5/5
      Very important book. These issues need to be taken out of the salacious shadows they fester in. Victims need knowledge & rights before they are damaged irretrievably through ignorance of the abiding depravity of their violent perpetrators. Knowing warning signs, patterns, signatures and MOs does not mean paranoiad living- it can mean one's own or a friend's life saved. A safer society by logically acting on researched, documented studies on behavior. ~ A realistic appraisal of operational underlying issues can save lives & bring justice & hopefully peace swifter as we, as a society realize the threats, danger & pain can be extremely more dark than the mask employed to cover them may indicate. We need to be educated and aware, so that Juries can be more insightful as they contemplate the evidence they are allowed to know about.
    • 5/5
      I wanted explanations, prevention strategies and of course the evidence to back them up. This book gives it all. This is a proffesional insight not a crime writer's hypothsis. It should rank up with other safety guides and victim advocate's books like Lundy Bancroft's Why Does He Do That and Gavin Debecker's The Gift of Fear. Everyone, but especially women and young teenaged girls should be reading this and memorizing the lessons. It's informative, indepth and analytical (but layman friendly) psychologically empowering and just such a needed resource in a world that teaches predatory behaviors are acceptable.... Great resource! One of the best for sure!
    • 5/5
      I think that high school kids 11th and 12th grade should have to listen to this.
    • 3/5
      Pioneer FBI profiler Douglas discusses some of the crimes he has investigated and lobbies for victims’ rights and the death penalty. While the cases discussed and the methods used to profile the criminals are fascinating, the writing is so dry and boring that it was nearly impossible for me to retain my interest.