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John E. Douglas recounts his 25‑year career in the FBI Behavioral Science Unit, detailing how psychological profiling helped him solve some of the nation’s most infamous serial killings.

Ann Rule’s true‑crime biography exposes the chilling rise of serial killer Ted Bundy and the devastating realization she faced when she discovered the killer was her friend.

In the third installment of the Wereworld saga, Drew, the rightful king of Westland, defends the Staglords against the Crow and Ratlords while his allies prepare for an upcoming war in Brackholme, and Hector falls to corruption.

The Serial Killer Files catalogs real‑world serial murderers—from John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy to historical figures—offering rigorous profiles, psychological insights, and details on crimes, motives, and societal impact.

Former Italian police marshal Guarnaccia is thrust into a grisly hunt for a serial killer, working under relentless detective Simonetti in the historic streets of Florence.

True‑crime chronicle of Charles Sobhraj’s global murder spree, detailing his travels from Paris to Mount Everest and the multinational hunt that led to his seven‑year jail term in Delhi.

Andi Zeisler’s BITCHfest dissects how pop culture in the United States reflects and shapes feminist ideas, examining the intersections of popular media and feminist theory.

A collection of urban legends and legends compiled by author Jan Harold Brunvand, focusing on modern folklore and its variations over time.

The Encyclopedia of Urban Legends is the definitive work from the world's foremost authority on the study of urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand. This encyclopedia offers descriptions of hundreds of individual legends. The thorough coverage of urban legends includes all countries in which published urban legend collections are presently available. Urban legends are a specimen of modern folk narrative, and this encyclopedia contains entries on how to collect, classify, and analyze texts and performances.Other entries discuss the relationship of urban legends to literature, film, comic books, music, and many other areas of popular culture. Coverage includes academic legends, earthquake stories, Internet resources, tabloids in urban legends, and more. All entries are cross referenced and feature brief bibliographies. A general bibliography suggests further readings on the subject. The volume is richly illustrated and is based on the latest scholarship, including materials available on the Internet.

Updated and expanded edition of the classic reference standard for urban legends and myths