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  Murderous Minds - Exploring the...

  PhD Dean A. Haycock

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  How many times have you seen a murder on the news or on a TV show like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and said to yourself, "How could someone do something like that?" Today, neuroscientists are imaging, mapping, testing, and dissecting the source of the worst behavior imaginable in the brains of the people who lack a conscience: psychopaths. Neuroscientist Dean Haycock examines the behavior of real life psychopaths and discusses how their actions can be explained in scientific terms, from research that literally looks inside their brains to understanding how psychopaths, without empathy but very goal-oriented, think and act the way they do. Some don't commit crimes at all, but rather make use of their skills in the boardroom. But what does this mean for lawyers, judges, psychiatrists, victims, and listeners—for anyone who has ever wondered how some people can be so bad. Could your nine-year-old be a psychopath? What about your co-worker? The ability to recognize psychopaths using the scientific method has vast implications for society, and yet is still loaded with consequences. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Ageless Call to Serve -...

  LTC Lanny Snodgrass MD

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  An eighteen-year-old in the United States is still barred from buying alcohol, acquiring a pilot's license, or stepping into a casino. Yet, astonishingly, they can be enlisted in the military and deployed to a war zone. On the other side of the age spectrum, individuals over thirty-nine often encounter insurmountable obstacles to enlistment. 
   
   
   
  Break this mold and meet Lanny Snodgrass, who, at the age of sixty-three, became the oldest American to join the Army and complete officer basic training. It was 2003, the Iraq War had just started, and the Pentagon momentarily relaxed age requirements. 
   
   
   
  With around four decades of experience treating veterans and active-duty military personnel, many teenagers grappling with psychiatric illnesses such as PTSD, depression, and suicidality, Dr. Snodgrass bears unique insight into the perils of sending young soldiers to war. 
   
   
   
  Dr. Snodgrass poses critical questions about the limits of service and whether these age constraints should be maintained or relaxed. It's not an overstatement, then, to say that The Ageless Call to Serve presents a life-and-death proposition on how to build a more resilient, professional military force.

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  Extended Summary - Pet Sematary...

  Quick Reading Library

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  EXTENDED SUMMARY 
    
  PET SEMATARY 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY STEPHEN KING 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: QUICK READING LIBRARY 
    
  CONTENT 
  A New Home and a Strange Neighbor 
  First Day Jitters and the Pet Sematary 
  The Facts of Death and an Unsettling Conversation 
  A Tragedy at the University and the Ghost of Pascow 
  Thanksgiving, A Dead Cat, and A Dark Secret 
  The Return and the Change 
  The Seeds of Despair 
  The Unthinkable and a Desperate Plan 
  The Unraveling 
  General Analysis 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  Pet Sematary by Stephen King tells the story of Louis Creed, a doctor who moves his family to a rural town in Maine, where they discover an ancient burial ground with the power to bring the dead back to life. After a family tragedy, Louis is consumed by grief and contemplates using this power, despite warnings of its dark nature. The novel explores the themes of grief, death, and the dangerous consequences of tampering with forces beyond human understanding. The narrative follows Louis's descent into obsession as he struggles with loss and the temptation to defy the natural order, blurring the line between the living and the dead. The book emphasizes the idea that some boundaries are not meant to be crossed, and that attempting to do so will bring terrible results.

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  A Second Chance - A Federal...

  Frederic Block

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  Murderous mafia capos. The police officer who brutalized Abner Louima. A purveyor of child pornography. These are some of the defendants to have come before US District Court Judge Frederic Block to ask for reductions in their prison sentences. All of them have been found guilty and have already served decades in prison, but under the 2018 First Step Act they are entitled to petition for reconsideration and release. 
   
   
   
  In a rare glimpse behind the bench, Judge Block recounts the cases of six incarcerated people who have done heinous things but have nevertheless petitioned him for their release. He then explains the criteria the First Step Act has spelled out for his consideration. And, in a novel twist, he asks the listener, "What would you do?" 
   
   
   
  Judge Block puts us out of our suspense in a third section of the book where he tells us what he did do in each case and why, as he weighs each compassionate release request, evaluating issues ranging from "the trial tax," to sentencing disparities, to judicial incompetence. Finally, Judge Block makes the compelling case that the First Step Act should be extended to state court judges, since state prisons house about ninety percent of those incarcerated. In a book that could be the basis for a new season of Law & Order, Judge Block challenges our ideas about punishment and justice.

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  Summary - The Gift Of Fear -...

  Library Of Stories

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  SUMMARY 
    
  THE GIFT OF FEAR 
  BASED ON THE BOOK BY GAVIN DE BECKER 
    
  SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: LIBRARY OF STORIES 
    
  CONTENT 
  In the Presence of Danger 
  The Technology of Intuition 
  The Academy of Prediction 
  Survival Signals 
  Imperfect Strangers 
  High-Stakes Predictions 
  Promises to Kill (Understanding Threats) 
  Persistence, Persistence (Dealing with People Who Refuse to Let Go) 
  Occupational Hazards (Violence in the Workplace) 
  General Analysis of the Book 
    
  ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
  “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker explores the power of intuition as a survival mechanism, teaching readers to trust their instincts in dangerous situations. Drawing on real-life case studies, de Becker highlights how recognizing subtle survival signals—such as body language, facial expressions, and certain behaviors—can prevent harm. The book delves into how violence often follows predictable patterns, offering insights into understanding threats, stalking behavior, and high-risk situations. It emphasizes the importance of listening to one’s gut feelings, understanding psychological patterns of violence, and applying these survival strategies to protect oneself in everyday life.

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  Taming the algorithm - The right...

  Paweł Kuch

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  “Taming the Algorithm” by Paweł Kuch deals with the EU's latest data protection law that is special in various respects. In contrast to the other norms of the GDPR, the provision on automated individual decisions (Art. 22 GDPR) does not contain any general specifications for the processing of personal data but regulates a specific constellation of such processing. Art. 22 GDPR is based on the assumption that making decisions by machines and algorithms is problematic and must therefore be legally framed and the final decision left to a data subject. With the recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI), numerous fields opened up. The question of the legal understanding of automated individual decisions has thus recently gained importance.

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