Sweetkittie's Recommended Reading
| Catwatching by Desmond Morris A very good book about cat behavior and body language from a true cat lover. |
Catlore by Desmond Morris More cat questions answered in this book. |
Know Your Cat by Bruce Fogle Beautiful photos of cat and kitten behavior, includes mating and queening (birth). |
| Catsmart by Myrna M. Milani DVM A very intelligent look at cats and cat owners. |
The Body Language and the Emotions of Cats by Myrna M. Milani DVM Effect of selective breeding on cat behavior and human reactions to cat behavior. |
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The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Imagine that you are an up and coming true crime writer who is covering the murders of pretty coeds, then imagine that you knew the killer. And liked him. |
Defending the Devil by Polly Nelson. Ted Bundy's last years on earth and how it affected the people around him. |
Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule Diane Downs was a young mother with three small children. A story of lust, obsession, and an unspeakable crime. |
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Whoever Fights Monsters by Robert Ressler Insightful look into the minds of killers. |
I Have Lived in the Monster by Robert Ressler Okay, Ressler's ego shows quite a bit in this book, and he managed to thank everybody in the world except for John Douglas who cocreated profiling. But the book has some interesting things to say about cults. |
Journey into Darkness by John E. Douglas An analysis of different cases, definately a good read. |
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Mindhunter by John E. Douglas Marvelous reading, opened a new vein of thought for me since it was the first "profiling" book I ever read. |
The Killers Among Us Vol. 1 by Colin Wilson and Damon Wilson British authors focus on serial killers and what makes them tick. Not a neat profiling like the U.S. |
The Killers Among Us Vol. 2 by Colin Wilson and Damon Wilson Does sexual repression lead to murder? This book raises that question and more. |
| Violence : Our Deadly Epidemic and Its Causes by James Gilligan A psychiatrist's thoughtful book on why America is the most violent society on earth. |
Witch Hunt : A True Story of Social Hysteria and Abused Justiceby Kathryn Lyon When I read this book, I was outraged by page twenty. Enraged by page one hundred. And ready to write a politician by the end. Anybody who cares about children should read this book. |
The Stalking of Kristin : A Father Investigates the Murder of His Daughter by George Lardner Jr. If you do not cry sometime during this book, you have a heart of cold stone. |
| The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer by Robert D. Keppel Ph.D. A very close look into Ted Bundy by one of the investigators into the "Ted" murders in Washington state. Provides insights into Bundy's character and the problems of interviewing him. Also touches on the problems of investigating serial homicides. |
Murder Most Rare: The Female Serial Killer by Micheal D. Kelleher and C.L. Kelleher A comprehensive listing of female serial killers, their methods, and their motives. |
Hard Evidence : How Detectives Inside the Fbi's Sci-Crime Lab Have Helped Solve America's Toughest Cases by David Fisher Interested in the nitty-gritty of trace evidence? This book tells you what can be found in the nitty-gritty and more. |
| Killing for Company : The Story of a Man Addicted to Murder by Brian Masters Before Jeffrey Dahmer hit the spotlight, Dennis Nilson had already been incarcerated for killing a series of young men. An in-depth look at the British necrophile is very revealing. |
From Cradle to Grave by Joyce Egginton Marybeth Tinning gave birth to eight children and adopted a ninth, all died under mysterious circumstances. |
Overkill: Mass Murder and Serial Killing Exposed by James Alan Fox and Jack Levin |
| Satanic Panic by Jeffrey S. Victor The 1980's will always be the decade of Satanism. Read about how the myth started and spread across the country. |
The Killers Among Us : An Examination of Serial Murder and Its Investigation by Steven A. Egger Despite being insulting to True Crime readers, this book has good comparisons between five well known serial killers. |
Disturbed Ground by Carla Norton The story of Dorothea Puentes, a sweet grandmotherly type (when she wanted to be) who buried her victims in the backyard. |
| A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases by Ann Rule Six true crimes written up in Ann Rule's own style. |
A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases by Ann Rule More cases from Ann Rule. |
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