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Mindhunter: Inside the FBIs Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John E. Douglas
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Scribner (1995-10-31)
ISBN: 0684803763
EAN: 9780684803760
Dewey Decimal #: 363.259523092
Hardcover: 384 pages
SKU: 4AB3-009-7-0507
Condition: Near Fine VG First E
Comments: First Edition; Trade Edition; Clean copy, no markings by previous owners; Corners very lightly bumped; Dust jacket shows minimal edgewear, and has one heavily rubbed and slightly chipped spot at the top front corner over the spine; Small wrinkle in rear paste-down endpaper; Tight copy. *International Buyers Welcome!* (except for prohibitively heavy items, as noted) - Satisfied customers in over 40 countries! We ship quickly and guarantee satisfaction. Your purchase helps support a U. Chicago student
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The inspiration for Special Agent Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs and head of the FBI's investigative unit that deals with serial killers demonstrates his celebrated talent for getting inside their minds. 200,000 first printing. Tour.
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Amazon.com Review
Mindhunter enters the minds of some of the country's most notorious serial killers to tell the real-life story of the Investigative Support Unit (ISU) -- the FBI's special force that has assisted state and local police in cracking some of the country's most celebrated serial murder and rape cases. The unit specializes in understanding the chemistry and mechanical workings of the brain's of these serial criminals, and did its homework by interviewing such murderers as Charles Manson and David Berkowitz (the Son of Sam). John Douglas, who worked for the FBI for 25 years, is an authority on the unit, and his book combines the best of nonfiction with that of a murder mystery.
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Customer Reviews
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Review
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-12-06
Prompt delivery time. Condition as described. I didn't realize the size of the book but the good price and quality made up for that.
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Disappointed
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-11-20
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I bought this book with the hope that I would gain insights into the minds of serial killers and the like. However, I am very disappointed and hence do not want to buy another book by John Douglas. John Douglas, who was one of the key figures in development of the FBI's profiling techniques, cannot help himself by bloating about his own life, achievements, skills and looks. He even comments occasionally throughout the book on his rather good looks, how he could talk with anyone about anything, his rather good marksmanship, and his rather good idea of renaming the Behavioural Science Unit to the Investigative Support Unit.
He discusses his own life from a stereotypical male perspective on the first 100 pages of the book, before even mentioning one aspect of profiling. Then, he gives away several "key insights", which anyone with basic knowledge of profiling from television series crime fiction (real television series about murders, not the modern-day CSIs where the antagonists can pull rabbits out of their bums by just pressing a knob in the lab or wagging some minuscule DNA sample through colourful solutions): violence against animals, bed wetting and the starting of fires. Additionally, a difficult relationship with (mainly) the mother in early childhood is another give-away for sexual offenders. After that I lost interest in reading on, since I did not buy the book to review my non-existent profiling skills and I certainly did not buy the book to read about his boring life as a special agent to the FBI - before he was an FBI agent he had several minor run-ins with the local police had several jobs as a bouncer because of his stature.
Undoubtedly, John Douglas was one of the main contributors to serial-killer profiling, but in my opinion he does not have the skills to communicate his knowledge in an interesting way, although he claims to be good at it several times.
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.....undeniably one of the most compelling books I have ever read. ~JC Angelcraft
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-08-22
Mind Hunter, (Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit) is an insightful journey into the life of a FBI profiler John Douglas. This book does not contain extensive case file information. However, it does contain a good taste of many criminal profiles enough to satisfy the curious and interested reader. In "Mind Hunter" Douglas shares in brief his expert finely tuned perception of person's such as Ed Kemper the coed Killer, Son of Sam David Berkowitz, Mass Murderer Richard Speck, Son of Sam David Berkowitz, Charlie Manson, Green River Killer, et all. Douglas introspection of abnormal behavior is illuminating and his drive to understand the human condition is compelling. The book also affords the reader a chance to gain a few insights into the history and manner in which the FBI's Behavioral Science unit has evolved over the last generation. For those of you following this career path you will gain from this book the impact the profession can have on ones personal life, family, friends and the public at large. Within its pages you will preview the pressures, pitfalls, and rewards that come with this career and much insight can be gleaned by the careful and perceptive reader. "Mind Hunter" is undeniably one of the most compelling books I have ever read.
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good book but his second book is much better
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-04-17
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
this book is very similiar to many of his books. This book discusses much of his life. His second book is much better if you are interested in true profiling.
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Good read
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-02-16
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
this is well written, and worth your time to read.
gives you insight about the reasons why men do
such wicked things.
It's good to know the FBI has figured these guys out, and
are able to track them down more easily.
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