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The Arsonist

Author : Chloe Hooper
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1644210010
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book The Arsonist written by Chloe Hooper and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of one of the most devastating wildfires in Australian history and the search for the man who started it. On the scorching February day in 2009, a man lit two fires in the Australian state of Victoria, then sat on the roof of his house to watch the inferno. What came to be known as the Black Saturday bushfires killed 173 people and injured hundreds more, making them among the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in Australian history. As communities reeling from unspeakable loss demanded answers, detectives scrambled to piece together what really happened. They soon began to suspect the fires had been deliverately set by an arsonist. The Arsonist takes readers on the hunt for this man, and inside the puzzle of his mind. But this book is also the story of fire in the Anthropocene. The command of fire has defined and sustained us as a species, and now, as climate change normalizes devastating wildfires worldwide, we must contend with the forces of inequality, and desperate yearning for power, that can lead to such destruction. Written with Chloe Hooper’s trademark lyric detail and nuance, The Arsonist is a reminder that in the age of fire, all of us are gatekeepers.

B is for Bookies

Author : A N Horton
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book B is for Bookies written by A N Horton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlotte Porter and Alexander Langley are back and, this time, they are investigating the strange disappearance of a wealthy man's son. When the facts of this case hit a little too close to home and their investigation of her father's creditors leads them down an unexpected path, Charlotte learns that there is a dark underbelly to London society accessible to the poor and the elite alike. Through shifting family dynamics, increasing investigative responsibilities, and a struggle to find her place within her new household, Charlotte may be drowning in new experiences. But her fierce independence and loyal dedication to her family keep her head above the water. Even when a couple of friends from Alexander's past show up on his doorstep and turn the Langley's carefully planned lifestyles on their head. Even though a certain ex fiance has made an unfortunate reappearance. And even despite the strange connection that she has with her employer which seems to be threatening to break the bonds of a normal working relationship every day. Content warning: This story contains themes of sexual assault and violence.

American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land

Author : Monica Hesse
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1631490524
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land written by Monica Hesse and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year One of Amazon’s 20 Best Books of the Year Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Buzzfeed, Bustle, NPR, NYLON, and Thrillist Finalist for the Goodreads Book Award (Nonfiction) Finalist for the Edgar Award (Best Fact Crime) A Book of the Month Club Selection A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection “A brisk, captivating and expertly crafted reconstruction of a community living through a time of fear.... Masterful.” —Washington Post The arsons started on a cold November midnight and didn’t stop for months. Night after night, the people of Accomack County waited to see which building would burn down next, regarding each other at first with compassion, and later suspicion. Vigilante groups sprang up, patrolling the rural Virginia coast with cameras and camouflage. Volunteer firefighters slept at their stations. The arsonist seemed to target abandoned buildings, but local police were stretched too thin to surveil them all. Accomack was desolate—there were hundreds of abandoned buildings. And by the dozen they were burning. “One of the year’s best and most unusual true-crime books” (Christian Science Monitor), American Fire brings to vivid life the reeling county of Accomack. “Ace reporter” (Entertainment Weekly) Monica Hesse spent years investigating the story, emerging with breathtaking portraits of the arsonists—troubled addict Charlie Smith and his girlfriend, Tonya Bundick. Tracing the shift in their relationship from true love to crime spree, Hesse also conjures the once-thriving coastal community, decimated by a punishing economy and increasingly suspicious of their neighbors as the culprits remained at large. Weaving the story into the history of arson in the United States, the critically acclaimed American Fire re-creates the anguished nights this quiet county lit up in flames, evoking a microcosm of rural America—a land half-gutted before the fires began.

The Esperanza Fire

Author : John N. MacLean
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 161902148X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Esperanza Fire written by John N. MacLean and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a jury returns to a packed courtroom to announce its verdict in a capital murder case every noise, even a scraped chair or an opening door, resonates like a high–tension cable snap. Spectators stop rustling in their seats; prosecution and defense lawyers and the accused stiffen into attitudes of wariness; and the judge looks on owlishly. In that atmosphere of heightened expectation the jury entered a Riverside County Superior Court room in southern California to render a decision in the trial of Raymond Oyler, charged with murder for setting the Esperanza Fire of 2006, which killed a five–man Forest Service engine crew sent to fight the blaze. Today, wildland fire is everybody's business, from the White House to the fireground. Wildfires have grown bigger, more intense, more destructive—and more expensive. Federal taxpayers, for example, footed most of the $16 million bill for fighting the Esperanza Fire. But the highest cost was the lives of the five–man crew of Engine 57, the first wildland engine crew ever to be wiped out by flames. They were caught in an "area ignition," which in seconds covered three–quarters of a mile and swept the house they were defending on a dry ridge face, where human dwellings chew into previously wild and still unforgiving territory. John Maclean, award–winning author of three previous books on wildfire disasters, spent more than five years researching the Esperanza Fire and covering the trial of Raymond Oyler. Maclean offers an insider's second–by–second account of the fire and the capture and prosecution of Oyler, the first person ever to be found guilty of murder for setting a wildland fire.

The Psychology of Arson

Author : Rebekah Doley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317413725
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Arson written by Rebekah Doley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Psychology of Arson is the first book in its field to focus specifically on contemporary topics relevant to practitioners and professionals working with adolescent and adult deliberate firesetters. Rebekah Doley, Geoffrey Dickens and Theresa Gannon have integrated the very latest information regarding prevalence, theory, research and practice in one accessible resource, and provide practical advice, strategies and techniques in a context of evidence-based research which will be invaluable for all treatment providers who work in the field of deliberate fire setting. Unique features of this book include chapters considering community awareness, strategies, survivors of arson, filicide and suicide by fire, as well as a new treatment model developed on the basis of the latest research in the field. It is divided into four parts: Theories and typologies of firesetting Legal, investigative and preventative issues Assessment and risk assessment of deliberate firesetters Treatment, needs and management of deliberate firesetters The Psychology of Arson provides the first scientist-practitioner model for the treatment of arson offenders. It will be an essential resource for forensic psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and other professionals working with this client group.

A Is for Arson

Author : Campbell F. Scribner
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150177073X
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book A Is for Arson written by Campbell F. Scribner and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Is for Arson, Campbell F. Scribner sifts through two centuries of debris to uncover the conditions that have prompted school vandalism and to explain why attempts at prevention have inevitably failed. Vandalism costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars every year, as students, parents, and even teachers wreak havoc on school buildings. Why do they do it? Can anything stop them? Who should pay for the damage? Underlying these questions are long-standing tensions between freedom and authority, and between wantonness and reason. Property destruction is not simply a moral failing, to be addressed with harsher punishments, nor can the problem be solved through more restrictive architecture or policing. Scribner argues that education itself is a source of intractable struggle, and that vandalism is often the result of an unruly humanity. To understand schooling in the United States, one must first confront the all-too-human emotions that have led to fires, broken windows, and graffiti. A Is for Arson captures those emotions through new historical evidence and diverse theoretical perspectives, helping readers understand vandalism variously as a form of political conflict, as self-education, and as sheer chaos. By analyzing physical artifacts as well as archival sources, Scribner offers new perspectives on children's misbehavior and adults' reactions and allows readers to see the complexities of education—the built environment of teaching and learning, evolving approaches to youth psychology and student discipline—through the eyes of its often resistant subjects.

The Up Stairs Lounge Arson

Author : Clayton Delery-Edwards
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786479531
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Up Stairs Lounge Arson written by Clayton Delery-Edwards and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 24, 1973, a fire in a New Orleans gay bar killed 32 people. This still stands as the deadliest fire in the city's history. Though arson was suspected, and though the police identified a likely culprit, no arrest was ever made. Additionally, government and religious leaders who normally would have provided moral leadership at a time of crisis were either silent or were openly disdainful of the dead, most of whom were gay men. Based upon review of hundreds of primary and secondary sources, including contemporary news accounts, interviews with former patrons of the lounge, and the extensive documentary trail left behind by the criminal investigations, The Up Stairs Lounge Arson tells the story of who used to go to this bar, what happened on the day of the fire, what course the investigations took, why an arrest was never made, and what the lasting effects of the fire have been.

D Is for Deception

Author : A. N. Horton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book D Is for Deception written by A. N. Horton and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Four in the Award-Winning Langley and Porter Mystery Series. They will stop at nothing. So Charlotte won't either. Desperate to save her family from the organized crime syndicate that is the Keene family, our heroine has devised a plan. One which requires shipping all of her new friends halfway across the world and distancing herself from everyone she cares about. Dying her hair and taking on the role of the rich heiress lost in London, she infiltrates the city's most powerful family in an attempt to bring them down from within. Though, despite the knowledge she's gained of the elite from living with the Langley's for months, she soon realizes that nothing could have prepared her for George Keene or, perhaps worse, his deceptively handsome son, Camden. Alone and with only her wits to get her through, will she manage a feat no one has attempted before? Or will she fall prey to the dangerous charms of the Keenes once and for all?

The Philosophy of Arson

Author : Ken Baxter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781792447723
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Arson written by Ken Baxter and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Powder Burn

Author : Daniel Glick
Publisher : Public Affairs
ISBN 13 : 0786745665
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Powder Burn written by Daniel Glick and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2009-02-23 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October, 1998 an arson caused $12 million in damage at Vail, the country's largest ski area. A shadowy radical environmental group called the Earth Liberation Front claimed credit for what the FBI called the costliest act of ecoterrorism in U.S. history. But as it turns out, credible suspects were everywhere, since Vail was owned by a New York investment firm that had alienated a wide swath of Colorado's high country residents."Who couldn't have done this?" wondered a local sheriff's investigator. More than a clever whodunit, Powder Burn scrapes away the glitz of America's premier ski destination to reveal a cautionary tale about runaway opulance and rapid change in the New West. As the Denver Post put it, "Vail is a microcosm of the disputes over growth raging across the Rockies, and Glick's take on the fire helps to fan the flames." Packed with odd characters and paranoia, with beautiful mountains and despicable actions, Powder Burn is about corporate greed, the environment, a small town and a mysterious unsolved crime. As Vail celebrates its fortieth anniversary with a full season of hoopla and self-promotion, this book makes compelling reading for skiers, true crime enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the environmental, social, and political issues raised by the evolution of the new West.

Accident Or Arson?

Author : Bill Cosgrove
Publisher : Rutledge Books
ISBN 13 : 9781582441979
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Accident Or Arson? written by Bill Cosgrove and published by Rutledge Books. This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... The third book by Bill Cosgrove, a 28-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department and now a private investigator, is for anyone who has ever been curious about how arson is detected and investigated. Cosgrove takes the reader onto the front line in a fascinating first-hand account of the Office of Fire Investigation that coordinates with local and federal law enforcement agencies to establish the cause of every fire in the city.

Arson!

Author : Cap Iversen
Publisher : Alyson Books
ISBN 13 : 9781555831974
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Arson! written by Cap Iversen and published by Alyson Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dakota Series # 1 Dakota Taylor is a cowboy who likes other men, so what? What's important is that he has a gun for hire, and the handsome Bennie Colsen has a job for him.

Fires... Accidental Or Arson?

Author : Richard J. Keyworth
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 9781432766887
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Fires... Accidental Or Arson? written by Richard J. Keyworth and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Richard J. Keyworth's account of 14 of the innumerable fires he investigated will intrigue, inform and educate fellow firefighters and law enforcement professionals. Because fire is mystical at times and practical at others, this book will entrance the general public as well.

Understanding the Arsonist

Author : Dian L. Williams
Publisher : Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781936360147
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Understanding the Arsonist written by Dian L. Williams and published by Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only complete collection from the Center for Arson Research that provides extensive research into firesetting, this volume features six specific psychological profiles of firesetters, their motivation for setting fires, and the types of fires they set.

Torchered Minds

Author : Ed Nordskog
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781465375520
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (755 download)

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Download or read book Torchered Minds written by Ed Nordskog and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Detective Ed Nordskog's "Torchered Minds" is true crime at its best. These stories of over sixty serial arsonists are re-told by an award winning arson investigator and expert in the field. The arson cases are taken from famous, nationally known events and from the author's own case files. These arsonists include serial murderers, serial rapists, serial poisoners, firefighters, phony cops, "wannabes", and others masquerading as heroes. These true characters are sometimes so bizarre, sinister, and devious that Hollywood's best writers could not imagine some of their deeds."

Ten Acceptable Acts of Arson

Author : Jack Remiel Cottrell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781988503257
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Ten Acceptable Acts of Arson written by Jack Remiel Cottrell and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a crisp insouciance and gliding charm, Jack Cottrell's fiery, fey, finely-tuned fictions leap from sci-fi to fantasy, comedy to horror, literary realism to romance, and to hybrids of all of these. Featuring sport, friendship, love, health, family, climate change, artificial intelligence, desire, magic, Greek gods, ghosts, peanut butter, cyber pranks, racial prejudice, and creepy medical advances, his stories play with the allure of the past, the disturbances of our own times, and the dangerous idealism of our future technologies - each one in fewer than 300 words. Jack is a writer and volunteer rugby referee who knows how to pack a lot into a small space, whether a story or an extremely organised sports bag. With 'Ten Acceptable Acts of Arson', has he worked out how to cram an entire universe into a pocket-sized capsule?

Thomas Sweatt

Author : Jonathan Riffe
Publisher : Mascot Books
ISBN 13 : 9781684016266
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Sweatt written by Jonathan Riffe and published by Mascot Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1980 and 2005, a serial arsonist terrorized neighborhoods throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. In 2005, Thomas Sweatt was arrested and eventually confessed to over 340 arson-set fires that killed 4 people. Investigators named him the "most prolific and dangerous serial arsonist in American history." Dozens of authors, TV producers, and movie producers tried to contact Thomas in prison but were all unsuccessful. Only Jonathan Riffe was able to break through. For three years, Jonathan wrote and talked regularly to Thomas. This is his story in his wordsa story of arson and murder, law and order, philological deviance, crime and punishment, and the terror of fire. The story of one man.