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The Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us
by Martha Stout
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by Sarah Weinman
Published Feb 2023
Read ReviewsFrom the author of The Real Lolita and editor of Unspeakable Acts, the astonishing story of a murderer who conned the people around him - including conservative thinker William F. Buckley - into helping set him free
by Maria Konnikova
Published Jan 2017
Read ReviewsAn intriguing investigation into what makes a con artist, and why we continue to be duped by them.
by Lisa Scottoline
Published Mar 2016
Read ReviewsA visceral thriller, which brings you into the grip of a true sociopath and shows you how, in the quest to survive such ruthlessness, every minute counts.
by David King
Published Jun 2012
Read ReviewsDeath in the City of Light is a brilliant evocation of Nazi-Occupied Paris and a harrowing exploration of murder, betrayal, and evil of staggering proportions.
The Man in the Rockefeller Suit
by Mark Seal
Published Apr 2012
Read ReviewsA real-life Talented Mr. Ripley, the unbelievable thirty-year run of a shape-shifting con man.
by Janine Latus
Published Apr 2008
Read ReviewsIn April 2002, Janine Latus's youngest sister, Amy, wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer. Today Ron Ball and I are romantically involved, it read, but I fear I have placed myself at risk in a variety of ways. Based on his criminal past, writing this out just seems like the smart thing to do. If I am missing or dead this ...
The Good, The Bad and The Difference
by Randy Cohen
Published Mar 2003
Read ReviewsThe man behind the New York Times Magazine's immensely popular column "The Ethicist"--syndicated in newspapers across the USA and Canada as "Everyday Ethics"-- presents a provocative, thematic collection of advice on how to be good in the real world.
by Andrew Solomon
Published Apr 2002
Read ReviewsAn amazingly rich and absorbing work -- encompassing not only the author's own ordeal but also keen inquiries into the biological, social, and political aspects of depression.
by Anna Quindlen
Published Feb 1999
Read ReviewsWith this stunning novel about a woman and a marriage that begins in passion and becomes violent, Anna Quinlen moves to a new dimension as a writer of superb fiction.
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