Evil Genes2007
Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend
by Barbara Oakley
"Have you ever met a person who left you wondering, "How could someone be so twisted? So evil?" Prompted by clues in her sister's diary after her mysterious death, author Barbara Oakley takes the reader inside the head of the kinds of malevolent people you know, perhaps all too well, but could never understand." "The story begins in the coastal town of Sequim, Washington, where Oakley's beautiful, secretive sister, Carolyn, arrived unexpectedly one day, belongings in tow. Carolyn had moved to town for a reason, and, as usual, the reason was underhanded. Who was this woman, Oakley had long wondered, who had been loved so dearly by so many - and yet could prove so strangely malevolent?" "Starting with psychology as a frame of reference, Oakley uses cutting-edge images of the working brain to...