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Peanut Butter Memoirs

Author : David Wilson
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1638674094
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Peanut Butter Memoirs written by David Wilson and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peanut Butter Memoirs: A (Sometimes) Satirical Story A (Sometimes) Cynical Story But (Always) a Human Story of the Journey to Becoming a Law Enforcement Officer in (Very) Rural Maine By: David Wilson So, the question remains, are police officers real people? Are they all born to be cops? Do they skip childhood and go straight into a blue uniform? Do they have families and friends? Do they make mistakes and some bad decisions along the way just like everyone else does? Do they choose plain glazed when the obvious choice is jelly cream-filled? The truth, my friends, is they’re real people just like you. Peanut Butter Memoirs is a true story about one person’s journey into becoming a law enforcement officer in northern Maine. It’s funny, sad, serious and real. Along the journey, author David Wilson experiences life and the unique people around him. He discovers that we’re not all born to be cops, and, in fact, for Wilson, it wasn’t his first career choice at all. The tales Wilson tells will show that whether the call for service was routinely mundane or life threatening, there’s a story in there somewhere with unique human characters answering the calls for service. The book is a true account, at times humorous and at times candidly serious, of one person’s personal journey. What you’ll discover by reading this book is that we’re all different, we’re all the same, we’re all human, and that police officers, rural or urban, are real people.

Crime Reconstruction

Author : W. Jerry Chisum
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123864615
Total Pages : 746 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book Crime Reconstruction written by W. Jerry Chisum and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime Reconstruction, Second Edition is an updated guide to the interpretation of physical evidence, written for the advanced student of forensic science, the practicing forensic generalist and those with multiple forensic specialists. It is designed to assist reconstructionists with understanding their role in the justice system; the development and refinement of case theory' and the limits of physical evidence interpretation. Chisum and Turvey begin with chapters on the history and ethics of crime reconstruction and then shift to the more applied subjects of reconstruction methodology and practice standards. The volume concludes with chapters on courtroom conduct and evidence admissibility to prepare forensic reconstructionists for what awaits them when they take the witness stand. Crime Reconstruction, Second Edition, remains an unparalleled watershed collaborative effort by internationally known, qualified, and respected forensic science practitioner holding generations of case experience among them. Forensic pioneer such as W. Jerry Chisum, John D. DeHaan, John I. Thorton, and Brent E. Turvey contribute chapters on crime scene investigation, arson reconstruction, trace evidence interpretation, advanced bloodstain interpretation, and ethics. Other chapters cover the subjects of shooting incident reconstruction, interpreting digital evidence, staged crime scenes, and examiner bias. Rarely have so many forensic giants collaborated, and never before have the natural limits of physical evidence been made so clear. - Updates to the majority of chapters, to comply with the NAS Report - New chapters on forensic science, crime scene investigation, wound pattern analysis, sexual assault reconstruction, and report writing - Updated with key terms, chapter summaries, discussion questions, and a comprehensive glossary; ideal for those teaching forensic science and crime reconstruction subjects at the college level - Provides clear practice standards and ethical guidelines for the practicing forensic scientist

Shiny Pippin and the Monkey Burglars

Author : Harry Heape
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571332188
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Shiny Pippin and the Monkey Burglars written by Harry Heape and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Permit me lovely readers to take you back in time. The first thing that I want you to do is to close your eyes and breathe deeply. Okay, great, now open them again very slowly. Are you ready? Good, then let us begin. Featuring Lady Eliot! A band new detective agency with a terrible mystery to solve! An awful burglary! Mungo's heroics! Lady Eliot falling in love. A dazzlingly beautiful song about eggs. The awful, villainous penguin, Count Visbek. What does not feature: Sensibleness and learning...

The Peanut-Butter Burglary

Author : Becky Freeman
Publisher : WaterBrook
ISBN 13 : 0307769208
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Peanut-Butter Burglary written by Becky Freeman and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2011-01-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you live at the best Christian youth camp around–Camp Wanna Banana–life is filled with adventure, excitement–and fun! Join ten-year-old twins Jake and Joy; Joy’s pet spider monkey, Munch-Munch; and their “twibling” friends, Marco and Maria, as they solve a whole series of mysteries in and around Camp Wanna Banana. First, food starts disappearing from Miss Nellie’s café. Then lumber walks away from Mr. Henley’s hardware store. Always ready to solve a mystery, the Two Amigos Detectives, Marco Garcia and Jake Bigsley, set out to catch the odd thief. It appears to be an open-and-shut case. All the clues point to Mr. Klem, whose large family is poor by most standards. But Marco, friends with one of the Klem girls, can’t bring himself to accuse the head of such a happy family. When a surprise comes to Tall Pines, however, the case takes a sudden turn. In the days that follow, a revelation rocks the town and Marco’s understanding of what it means to be rich is challenged as he and Jake work to solve the crazy case of the Peanut-Butter Burglar.

“Go Dat Way and Go Dere”

Author : Gary Loupassakis
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1665562560
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book “Go Dat Way and Go Dere” written by Gary Loupassakis and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-07-22 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One would never think that someone in a war zone would be bitten by the travel bug, but that’s exactly what happened to Gary Loupassakis’s father while serving his country overseas during the Second World War. When he returned home, he began taking his family on vacations along the East Coast, and eventually throughout the entire country and the Caribbean. Unwittingly, he passed on the travel bug to his son, Gary. In a travel memoir that includes vivid photographs, Gary shares entertaining stories and images from his life, beginning with his childhood, and then as he worked as a travel agent and toured the world from 1959 until 2021, visiting sixty-five countries on six continents—and still counting. While detailing his adventures, Gary offers fascinating insight gathered through five decades about the cultures, traditions, and tourist attractions of other countries that include Egypt, Israel, Australia and New Zealand, Switzerland, South Africa, Greece, and many more. “Go Dat Way and Go Dere” is a travel memoir that details the many journeys of a seasoned American travel agent as he embarked on a fifty-year tour of the world.

"B" is for Burglar

Author : Sue Grafton
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 1429922257
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book "B" is for Burglar written by Sue Grafton and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: B is for Burglar, from Sue Grafton's #1 New York Times bestselling Kinsey Millhone Alphabet mystery series Beverly Danziger looked like an expensive, carefully wrapped package from a good but conservative shop. Only her compulsive chatter hinted at the nervousness beneath her cool surface. It was a nervousness out of all proportion to the problem she placed before Kinsey Millhone. There was an absent sister. A will to be settled--a matter of only a few thousand dollars. Mrs. Danziger did not look as if she needed a few thousand dollars. And she didn't seem like someone longing for a family reunion. Still, business was slow, and even a private investigator has bills to pay. Millhone took the job. It looked routine. Elaine Boldt's wrappings were a good deal flashier than her sister's, but they signaled the same thing: The lady had money. A rich widow in her early forties, she owned a condo in Boca Raton and another in Santa Teresa. According to the manager of the California building, she was last seen draped in her $12,000 lynx coat heading for Boca Raton. According to the manager of the Florida building, she never got there. But someone else had and she was camping out illegally in Mrs. Boldt's apartment. The job was beginning to seem a bit less routine. It turned tricky when Beverly Danziger ordered Millhone to drop the case and it took on an ominous quality when Aubrey Danziger surfaced, making all kinds of wild accusations about his wife. But it only became sinister when Millhone learned that just days before Elaine Boldt went missing, her next-door neighbor and bridge partner had been murdered and the killer was still at large. A house destroyed by arson. A brutally murdered a woman. A missing lynx coat. An apartment burgled of valueless papers, another ransacked in a melée of mindless destruction. And more murder. As Millhone digs deeper into the case, she finds herself in a nightmarish hall of mirrors in which reality is distorted by illusion and nothing--except danger--is quite what it seems. "A" Is for Alibi "B" Is for Burglar "C" Is for Corpse "D" Is for Deadbeat "E" Is for Evidence "F" Is for Fugitive "G" Is for Gumshoe "H" Is for Homicide "I" Is for Innocent "J" Is for Judgment "K" Is for Killer "L" is for Lawless "M" Is for Malice "N" Is for Noose "O" Is for Outlaw "P" Is for Peril "Q" Is for Quarry "R" Is for Ricochet "S" Is for Silence "T" Is for Trespass "U" Is for Undertow "V" Is for Vengeance "W" Is for Wasted "X"

Burglars Can't Be Choosers

Author : Lawrence Block
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0061808520
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Burglars Can't Be Choosers written by Lawrence Block and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bernie Rhodenbarr is a personable chap, a good neighbor, a passable poker player. His chosen profession, however, might not sit well with some. Bernie is a burglar, a good one, effortlessly lifting valuables from the not-so-well-protected abodes of well-to-do New Yorkers like a modern-day Robin Hood. (The poor, as Bernie would be the first to tell you, alas, have nothing worth stealing.) He's not perfect, however; he occasionally makes mistakes. Like accepting a paid assignment from a total stranger to retrieve a particular item from a rich man's apartment. Like still being there when the cops arrive. Like having a freshly slain corpse lying in the next room, and no proof that Bernie isn't the killer. Now he's really got his hands full, having to locate the true perpetrator while somehow eluding the police -- a dirty job indeed, but if Bernie doesn't do it, who will?

To Catch a Burglar

Author : Mary Casanova
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0689868138
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book To Catch a Burglar written by Mary Casanova and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-03-27 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kito and the Dog Watch team of Pembrook, Minnesota must track down a burglar.

Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Hat Burglar

Author : James Preller
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
ISBN 13 : 1250207533
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Hat Burglar written by James Preller and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jigsaw Jones is back! A brand new original mystery, The Case of the Hat Burglar is the newest installment of the Jigsaw Jones chapter book series by James Preller. Someone’s been stealing from the lost and found. But the strangest part of this mystery is what they’ve been stealing. Not mittens, or books, or water bottles—only hats! Just when Jigsaw comes up with a plan to catch this hat burglar in the act, the mystery thief strikes again right under his nose! Will this be the first case Jigsaw and Mila can’t solve? Sure to delight and intrigue young minds in equal measure, this never-before-published mystery chapter book is full of charming illustrations and James Preller's signature humor and warmth.

Foxman and the Cat Burglar

Author : Delas Heras
Publisher : Double Six Books
ISBN 13 : 1735317527
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Foxman and the Cat Burglar written by Delas Heras and published by Double Six Books. This book was released on 2021-12-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s a lovestruck stagehand moonlighting as the Foxman. She’s an aspiring actress masquerading as the Cat Burglar. As the clash between their costumed alter egos heats up, their big city dreams threaten to go up in smoke. Cassandra’s life flashes before her eyes when she gets trapped in a subway door. It’s a disappointing life: she never landed the big role and she may be engaged to the wrong man. Rescued by a kind-eyed stranger, Cassandra gets a second chance to make good on her Broadway dreams, straighten out her love life, and deliver some karmic justice to the city in the guise of a slinky Cat Burglar. So long as she can shake off that pesky Foxman and the bungling police detectives on her tail. Wilfredo’s skateboarding fox suit is a hit on Halloween. But an unexpected tussle with a fleeing thief in a Cat Burglar costume leads to a spectacular wipeout. He has no clue his comical mishap has been recorded in a soon-to-be viral video. Nor does he recognize his masked opponent as the green-eyed girl whose number he lost a month ago. Reveling in his every blunder is Captain Pete, the ventriloquist dummy from his childhood, whose snarky comments leave poor Wilfredo clinging to his sanity by his fingernails.

Beach Bags and Burglaries

Author : Dorothy Howell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0758294964
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (582 download)

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Download or read book Beach Bags and Burglaries written by Dorothy Howell and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part-time sleuth and full-time fashionista Haley Randolph just won an all-expenses-paid vacay at the Rowan Resort. The island has everything Haley imagined: pristine beaches, posh accommodations, and possibly Brad Pitt. But trouble soon looms on the horizon when Jaslyn Gordon, a maid at the island resort, goes missing. And while practically looting the resort for a Sea Vixen beach bag, Haley of course finds the maid--on the beach. . .and clearly dead. Everyone at the resort says Jaslyn's death was just an accident, but Haley thinks there's a lot going unsaid. Haley's faced down clever criminals before and always come out on top, but this malicious murderer might be too crafty. And though she's dying to get her hands on a Sea Vixen, she also wants to live long enough to be seen with it. . .

Mnemosyne's Altar

Author : D. L. Bradley
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312864095
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Mnemosyne's Altar written by D. L. Bradley and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-01-25 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Chicago, Illinois, during the Great Depression, the fictionalized author narrates for his children the story of his life in the Twentieth Century. His account begins with the loss of innocence during childhood and concludes with realization of his pending last moments. It is an account which moves him from a life among a little known religious sect, The Brethren of Northern Illinois and Wisconsin, through some of the defining moments of the Twentieth Century as experienced by one who both reflects about, and acts upon that which is happening.

Burglar for Peace

Author : Ted Glick
Publisher : PM Press
ISBN 13 : 1629638153
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Burglar for Peace written by Ted Glick and published by PM Press. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burglar for Peace is the incredible story of the Catholic Left—also known as the Ultra Resistance—from the late 1960s to the early ‘70s. Led by the Catholic priests Phil and Dan Berrigan, the Catholic Left quickly became one of the most important sectors of the Vietnam War–era peace movement after a nonviolent raid on a draft board in Catonsville, MD, in May 1968. With an overview of the broader draft resistance movement, Burglar for Peace is an exploration of the sweeping landscape of the American Left during the Vietnam War era as we accompany Ted Glick on a journey through his personal evolution from typical, white, middle-class, American teenager to an antiwar, nonviolent draft resister. Glick vividly recounts the development of the Catholic Left as it organized scores of nonviolently disruptive, effective actions inside draft boards, FBI offices, war corporation offices, and other sites. Burglar for Peace is the first in-depth, inside look at one of the major political trials of Catholic Left activists, in Rochester, NY, in 1970, as well as a second one in 1972 in Harrisburg, PA. With great humility, Glick recalls how his selfless devotion to ending the war in Vietnam resulted in his eleven months of imprisonment, which included a thirty-four-day hunger strike, and he tells the remarkable story of a Catholic Left-organized, forty-day hunger strike against the war. Concluding the story is a reflective account of Glick’s open resignation from the Catholic Left in 1974, his eighteen-year estrangement from Phil and Dan Berrigan, and the eventual healing of that relationship. The final chapter relates timeless lessons learned by the author that will find deep resonance among activists today. Burglar for Peace will serve as both an inspiration and an invaluable resource for those committed to transformational, revolutionary change.

Purrder, She Wrote

Author : Chris Abernathy
Publisher : Wright on the Mark, LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Purrder, She Wrote written by Chris Abernathy and published by Wright on the Mark, LLC. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Parrot Eyes Inn is full of writers who spend their time imagining ways to kill people. Can Detective Whiskers find the one who actually did it? The evidence clearly points to one suspect. The problem is, there's no way they could have done it and the Parrot Eyes Inn is full of murder mystery writers who are experts at creating the perfect crime. Our cat detective and the Paradise Cove Mystery Society face an old foe and several potential new ones in the fourth installment of the Detective Whiskers Cozy Mystery Series. The stakes have never been higher and the mystery has never been stranger. If you love humorous cozy mysteries where pets take the lead and eccentric friends come together to solve crimes with just the right amount of suspense then the Detective Whiskers Cozy Mystery Series is exactly what you’re looking for. Buy Purrder, She Wrote now and find out why the only thing better than a K-9 cop is a feline detective!

Mrs. Chartwell and the Cat Burglar

Author : Pamela Gossiaux
Publisher : Tri-Cat Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0997638761
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Mrs. Chartwell and the Cat Burglar written by Pamela Gossiaux and published by Tri-Cat Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The course of true love never did run smooth… Abigail Chartwell, university librarian of ancient maps and documents, gave up on love the icy winter night that she lost her husband. For the past six years, Abigail has been hiding behind thick glasses and the wedding ring he gave her. She had her one true love, and lost him. She isn’t about to experience that hurt again. But then sizzling hot Tony the Cat Burglar drops into her life on a rope from the library skylight one night, when he comes to steal one of her maps—a map he claims can lead him to the “lost painting” of famous Italian artist Antonio Russo. Quoting Shakespeare, clad in black spandex, and armed with his charming smile, Tony and his story are hard to resist. Intrigued, Abigail gets caught up in the hunt, not realizing that the thief’s real target may be her heart!

Dead to Rights

Author : Bailey Herrington
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
ISBN 13 : 1662935579
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Dead to Rights written by Bailey Herrington and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2023-06-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Elliott from What the Barber Knew returns in a new, action-packed thriller. 1953. David Elliott is a college sophomore American Literature major who also plays baseball and has a propensity to jump into things without looking. When his revered professor Steven Jeffrey ostensibly commits suicide, David receives a coded letter from him a day later. With the help of his cousin Judy, David is determined to decipher the message and make it public. However, they quickly become entangled in intrigue, murder, and peril masterminded by a cadre of CIA operatives. Only their courage and ingenuity can save them from also falling victims to staged murders. During their fight to survive, David and Judy face revelations both personal and political which will upend their lives. For readers who enjoy mystery novels sprinkled with political and social commentary. A similar reading experience to the “Mr. and Mrs. North” series by Richard and Frances Lockridge. “Although set in the 1950’s, this story resonates strongly with contemporary readers. The issues in the story, illegal government operations and shameful treatment of homosexuals, are alive and well today. Fans of Herrington will recognize David Elliott, now a college student, more mature, but still displaying the fair-haired innocence that made him so likeable in Herrington’s first novel, What the Barber Knew. David has a knack for stumbling onto murders, and an aptitude for helping to solve them. Readers will appreciate how much David has matured in this book. Herrington as usual has done his homework, basing the story on actual events that occurred in the 50’s. And as usual, his characters come alive with sharp dialogue. Fast pace, good descriptions, and puzzles that will stump most experts make this a fine read.” —Jimbo, NC

Unplugged

Author : Ryan G. Van Cleave
Publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0757313620
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Unplugged written by Ryan G. Van Cleave and published by Health Communications, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WARNING: THIS VIDEO GAME MAY IMPAIR YOUR JUDGMENT. IT MAY CAUSE SLEEP DEPRIVATION, ALIENATION OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY, WEIGHT LOSS OR GAIN, NEGLECT OF YOUR BASIC NEEDS AS WELL AS THE NEEDS OF LOVED ONES AND/OR DEPENDENTS, AND DECREASED PERFORMANCE ON THE JOB. THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN FANTASY AND REALITY MAY BECOME BLURRED. PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SUICIDE ATTEMPTS. No such warning was included on the latest and greatest release from the Warcraft series of massive multiplayer online role-playing games—World of Warcraft (WoW). So when Ryan Van Cleave—a college professor, husband, father, and one of the 11.5 million Warcraft subscribers worldwide—found himself teetering on the edge of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, he had no one to blame but himself. He had neglected his wife and children and had jeopardized his livelihood, all for the rush of living a life of high adventure in a virtual world. A fabulously written and gripping tale, Unplugged takes you on a journey through the author's semireclusive life with video games at the center of his experiences. Even when he was sexually molested by a young school teacher at age eleven, it was the promise of a new video game that had lured him to her house. As Ryan's life progresses, we witness the evolution of video games—from simple two-button consoles to today's multikey technology, brilliantly designed to keep the user actively participating. For Ryan, the virtual world was a siren-song he couldn't ignore, no matter the cost. As is the case with most recovering addicts, Ryan eventually hit rock bottom and shares with you his ongoing battle to control his impulses to play, providing prescriptive advice and resources for those caught in the grip of this very real addiction.