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Our mindset matters a lot when we want to measure the scale of our success in the future. Our success also depends on the level of positivity that our brain harbors. A change in mindset is crucial if we want to keep up with this fast-evolving world. Otherwise, we will be at a serious disadvantage; something no one craves. This audiobook doesn’t claim to have the recipe for a magic potion from the world of Harry Potter that will transform your life overnight. Instead, it has all the realistic formulas that you need to bring about a big change in your life.

Insekten führen ihn zum Täter. Aus vielen Krimis und Serien ist das bekannt: Wenn jemand stirbt, feiert die Natur ein Festbankett. Aber können die natürlichen Gegebenheiten tatsächlich wichtige Fakten liefern, die zur Aufklärung beitragen? Wie bestimmt man den Todeszeitpunkt mithilfe von Insekten? Und wie lange lag die Leiche wirklich am See? ZDFInfo urteilt über den deutschlandweit bekannten Entomologen und Forensiker Marcus Schwarz: "Von ihm kam der entscheidende Hinweis."

Vom Gedanken zur Tat. Rache ist ein Gefühl, das in allen, auch den engsten, Beziehungen vorkommt, nicht selten folgen den Rachegedanken auch Taten. Meist sind es nur alltägliche Bösartigkeiten, manchmal aber auch unglaubliche Verbrechen. Der Autor kennt Süße und Bitternis der Rache aus der psychotherapeutischen Praxis. Und auch das unvermeidliche Schuldgefühl, das darauf folgt. Ist die Seele verletzt, das Ego beleidigt, ist der Wunsch nach Rache nicht weit.

A volte nella vita ci troviamo ad avere a che fare con persone che ci dicono qualcosa che non risulta essere certo, ma ciò non vuol dire che questo qualcosa smetta di essere un aneddoto; ma quando le bugie sono costanti può essere che ci troviamo di fronte ad un mitomane, cioè una persona che mente in modo quasi compulsivo, conosciuto anche come bugiardo patologico. Con questo libro imparerai in che consiste, come differenziarlo da altri casi che mostrano sintomi simili e come affrontare questo problema.

Il Cyberbullismo è una forma moderna di bullismo che può colpire chiunque, ma diventa particolarmente preoccupante quando ad esserne colpiti sono i minori. In questa breve guida si offrono le risposte alle domande più importanti che riguardano questa tematica, risposte che ogni genitore con figli in età scolare dovrebbe tenere presente, come ad esempio: cos’è il Cyberbullismo? Come influisce sulla vita di chi ne è vittima? È possibile prevenire il Cyberbullismo? E soprattutto, cosa fare se nostro figlio è vittima di Cyberbullismo?

Warum ist der Mensch böse? Die Kriminalpsychologin und Bestsellerautorin Julia Shaw leuchtet die Abgründe unserer Psyche aus. Von Psychopathen wie Charles Manson oder Serienmördern wie Jack the Ripper geht eine unheimliche Faszination aus. Doch woher kommt sie? Und warum verdrängen wir so gern das alltäglichere Böse - von den eigenen Gewaltphantasien bis zum Machtmissbrauch im Büro? Die Kriminalpsychologin und Bestsellerautorin Julia Shaw taucht das Phänomen des Bösen in neues Licht. Shaw sucht und findet das Böse nicht nur in den Gehirnen von Massenmördern, sondern in jedem von uns.

Charles Manson and those who followed him called themselves a family while the rest of the world got to know them for what they truly were, a murderous cult. This cult would, over the space of a few short weeks during the late '60s, commit a series of murders that would shock the world and forever redefine the term serial killings. This audiobook will give you a brief glimpse into the crimes and personalities that define the evil cult of personality known as the Manson Family.

Alexandra Destephano, a registered nurse and legal counsel for CCMC is concerned about inadequate staff and safety issues in the Pavilion and enlists former husband, dashing surgeon Robert Bonnet to assist her to battle Lester Whitset, the odd and often bizarre Pavilion administrator. In the meantime, staff and patients are being brutally beaten and killed at Crescent City Medical Center and Alex must set aside her feelings about the chronic under staffing at the hospital and work with Jack, Robert, and others to bring the perpetrators to justice.

These seven murderers are perhaps the most sadistic serial killers to ever live. Albert Fish was a rapist, a child killer, and a cannibal who, not satisfied with the torture and murders of his young victims, would write to the parents to detail all of the vile things he did to the children. One such letter in this book. Albert Fish may have been the sickest serial killer to ever live. He would keep his young victims alive for days and beat them constantly to tenderize their flesh for cooking.

More chilling cold cases solved! Listen to the fascinating true crime stories that were solved years later thanks to modern technologies and investigation techniques. Solving a criminal investigation is never as simple as it looks on television. In this book, we will be looking into some of the highest profile criminal investigations that go years without being solved. These are known as cold cases. But this book will examine those cold cases which have been solved.

A dangerous person without a conscience rarely looks that way. They often seem like the most charming and attractive among us. It is only when we are used or targeted that we learn who we're really dealing with - and often much too late. A trained mental health professional shares candidly about his personal and professional experiences with sociopathic individuals. Some basic guidelines for understanding this infamous personality style.

People go missing every day. According to newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal, this figure could be as high as 8 million people every single year. While some people are quickly found or return home of their own accord, others simply vanish into the night. Families are left wondering where their loved ones have gone while the police desperately try to put together any clues they come across. While a good number of people make it home safe and sound, others are never seen again.

From Sandy Hook, Connecticut, to Aurora, Colorado, to Tucson, Arizona, this nation has been racked from coast to coast with mass shootings perpetrated by criminals with sick minds. Authors Dr. Liebert and Dr. Birnes believe the increase in violence is an epidemic and dig deep into the causes of mental illness to determine what exactly is going on with these individuals and society as a whole, and what action can be taken to slow this frightening trend toward mass violence.

Unsolved Serial Killings by R. J. Parker is a fascinating glimpse into the mindsets of cold-blooded serial killers. Complete with F.B.I. stats, profile classifications, and psychotic windows to peer into, this book is about the most horrific of criminals. There are some great examples of unsolved murders that leave the listener wondering, did the killer, stop killing, die, or go to prison on unrelated charges? A spellbinding new audiobook from an author with investigator in his blood!

It has been nearly a year since psychologist Daniel Rinaldi, a trauma expert who consults with the Pittsburgh Police, helped unravel a baffling murder, and now he finds himself drawn into another case. In the midst of a blistering summer heat wave, a daring bank robbery has gone horribly wrong, resulting in the deaths of all the hostages except one, Treva Williams, and Rinaldi is called in to treat the young woman.

Dank Hollywood gilt Hannibal Lecter als Inbegriff des infernalischen Serienmörders. Doch wer sind diese Täter in der Wirklichkeit? Der Kriminalexperte Stephan Harbort hat zahlreiche von ihnen in ihren Hochsicherheitszellen besucht und interviewt, um Motivation, Tathergang und Täterprofil zu erforschen. Er befasste sich mit allen 75 deutschen Serienmördern seit 1945 - eine aufschlussreiche und schockierende Dokumentation, aus der man viel über die Psyche solcher Täter erfährt.

Eric Brach's new book Double Lives: True Tales of the Criminals Next Door offers terrifying true stories about the criminals hidden among us and the banality of evil and crime, elevated by its frank discussion of the nation-wide criminal scourge of the moment: opioid addiction. Double Lives chronicles the very monsters who walk unnoticed among us - even serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, or John Wayne Gacy. They are neighbors and students, professionals and friends living out criminal double lives.

True Crime Stories von Joe Bausch, dem Experten für Verbrechen und das Böse. "Von unvorstellbarem Ausmaß", so werden Gewaltakte mit tödlichem Ausgang in der Öffentlichkeit häufig genannt. Nur wenige Menschen kennen persönlich so viele Schwerverbrecher wie der langjährige Gefängnisarzt und True-Crime-Spezialist Joe Bausch. In seinem neuen Buch geht er der Frage nach, wie Gewalttaten entstehen. Er erzählt den Fall von der "Eislady", die sich von ihren dominanten Männern nur durch Mord zu befreien wusste. Oder vom dreifachen Familienvater, der auf Jersey elf Jahre lang ein Doppelleben als Sexualstraftäter führen konnte.

Any approach based on monitoring bodily functions is not useful. Whether the bodily function techniques use technology or supposedly trained experts, none of them are skillful in detecting deception. This book advocates for Credibility Assessment using a method created and proven in three practical domains: intelligence, consular, and commercial executive recruiting.

Brigitte Scholl disappeared on 29 December 2011, the day after her 47th wedding anniversary. The flowers her husband had given her - red roses - were still on the living room table; in the corner stood the Christmas tree, straight as a die and lavishly decorated. Everything had to be just so. It was to be perfect right up to the end. A woman is brutally murdered and buried in the woods. Suspicion falls on her husband - the former mayor of a small town south of Berlin. They had been married almost 50 years and were considered the perfect couple.