All my life, Ive had a love for control. In order to have control, I needed money. It started out from something as simple as an allowance. If it wasnt given to me, I found a way to get it. Hell, I was filling my little Gerber baby food jars with all the coins that I could get my hands on at an early age. The sound of the money clinking against the glass thrilled me. Somehow, I understood that what I had in my hand was power, and I wanted it all the time. I was becoming a master of money b...

Linda Fairstein unmasks the true face of psychopathy, and reveals the warning signs that every woman should knowThe 2009 "Craigslist Killer" murder case shocked America, not just because of the heinous nature of the crimes but because their perpetrator—a handsome young law student with an unsuspecting girlfriend—seemed a very unlikely suspect. This killer, like others before him, had learned to leverage his charm and golden-boy looks to lure his victims, a skill ma...

From David Carr (1956–2015), the “undeniably brilliant and dogged journalist” (Entertainment Weekly) and author of the instant New York Times bestseller that the Chicago Sun-Times called “a compelling tale of drug abuse, despair, and, finally, hope.”Do we remember only the stories we can live with? The ones that make us look good in the rearview mirror? In The Night of the Gun, David Carr redefines memoir with the revelatory stor...

"This crazy redhead is on to something. Her pink Rambler story alone is worth the price of the book." -- Elmore Leonard"Amy Alkon is intellectually promiscuous--and funny as hell." -- Paleopsychologist Howard Bloom, author of The Lucifer PrincipleWe all just suck it up every day. You leave the house for a latte and somebody'll flip you the bird on your way and force their loud cellphone conversation on you once you're there.It doesn't have to be th...

Her world was falling apart. The once joyfully alive Bridgett, married the wrong man. One bad choice and no knowledge of what an abuser looks like, she fell in love. Three children later, things got worse instead of better. Now a desperate housewife, Bridgett started drinking straight Vodka to comfort herself. Soon she was taken from her perfectly polished, suburban neighborhood, to the County Jail for a 22 day stint from one too many… of everything. Enter her world, I dare you. You will l...

Jeanne Trantels life was perfector so it seemed.She had it all: a loving husband who worked on Wall Street, two beautiful, healthy sons, and a dream home in the affluent Long Island community where she grew up, surrounded by friends and family. But then, with one phone call, the life she knew and loved came crashing down around her.Your husband, the caller said, is in custody for a series of bank robberies that have occurred all over Nassau County.Jeanne would soon...

A legal expert's investigation of why some women falsely claim rape, and the devastating effects on those who have been wrongfully accused.For each criminal category, a small percentage of claims are proven to be unfounded. Unfortunately, cases of rape are no exception. As a district attorney in New York City, Linda Fairstein encountered these false claims more than a few times. This kind of accusation not only results in the unjust punishment of innocent men, but ...

Friendly, affable Bobby looks like a younger version of Richard Gere, but with even more charm. You'd love to have him for a next door neighbor until he tells you stories of his life as a drug addict. In this article, he talks about robbing a pharmacy at gunpoint to get the drug OxyContin, which is a painkilling opoid. Young men like Bobby are robbing drug stores throughout the United States to get this drug. Bobby also hijacked a van, crashed during a police chase, faked seizures in the h...

The house that has everything is worth busting your budget for ... isn't it? All her life, Carrie Burton longed for the house of her dreams. When her new real estate agent assures her that the dream is a real possibility, Carrie and her family are ecstatic to move into what seems to them like a palatial mansion. But money is tight, and all their resources go to keeping up with the Joneses . . .and soon Carrie’s life is one of constant conflict.Tonya Thomas writes stories about issu...

Being fooled or conned can happen to anyone; It doesn’t matter how intelligent, old, rich, or famous you are. Whether you have been scammed in business, swindled out of money, betrayed by a friend, relative, or coworker, or cheated on by a spouse, rest assured you are not alone. The world is full of these most toxic people—liars.You can never be sure if people are lying until you analyze their body language, facial expressions, speech patterns, even their online writing patterns.

The Upside of Fear allows reader to experience the harsh reality of a criminal life and creates a riveting portrait of true crime at its fundamental level. From buying the duct tape for an armed robbery to saving the life of a prison guard author Weldon Long recounts his harrowing journey of self-discovery and how he went from being a drunk in a jail cell to the CEO of a multimillion-dollar business. Twenty years of drinking robbing drugging and lying led Long to more than a decade of time...

This is a true story about a young womans struggle through the streets of Washington DC. Growing up in the Southeast section of The Nations Capital with a large family in the 80s was very interesting to say the least. As a child, Desire Moore (Moo Moo) had her life all planned out; after high school she would graduate from college, become an Elementary School Teacher, get married to a loving husband, have two kids and a cat named fluffy. That was all before her family became a victim of th...