Download or read book Killer Excuses written by Wayne Howell and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a courtroom-drama collection of some of the most extraordinary defences tried in Australian manslaughter and murder trials. Most people have used ridiculous excuses to avoid punishment, but when it comes to classic excuses one group of people leaves all others for dead - killers. The courts have made up their minds, now it's your turn. 'I was trying to exorcise a demon.' 'I thought he was a deer.' 'We were just having sex - in the sea.' Classic excuses used by killers to try and avoid punishment. Intriguing insights into human behaviour. 'Whydunits' fascinating explanations on why people kill. Author Wayne Howell covered the courts for the Herald Sun newspaper and AAP for ten of his eighteen years in journalism. He is the author of three collections of true crime stories.
Download or read book Why Not Kill Them All written by Daniel Chirot and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genocide, mass murder, massacres. The words themselves are chilling, evoking images of the slaughter of countless innocents. What dark impulses lurk in our minds that even today can justify the eradication of thousands and even millions of unarmed human beings caught in the crossfire of political, cultural, or ethnic hostilities? This question lies at the heart of Why Not Kill Them All? Cowritten by historical sociologist Daniel Chirot and psychologist Clark McCauley, the book goes beyond exploring the motives that have provided the psychological underpinnings for genocidal killings. It offers a historical and comparative context that adds up to a causal taxonomy of genocidal events. Rather than suggesting that such horrors are the product of abnormal or criminal minds, the authors emphasize the normality of these horrors: killing by category has occurred on every continent and in every century. But genocide is much less common than the imbalance of power that makes it possible. Throughout history human societies have developed techniques aimed at limiting intergroup violence. Incorporating ethnographic, historical, and current political evidence, this book examines the mechanisms of constraint that human societies have employed to temper partisan passions and reduce carnage. Might an understanding of these mechanisms lead the world of the twenty-first century away from mass murder? Why Not Kill Them All? makes clear that there are no simple solutions, but that progress is most likely to be made through a combination of international pressures, new institutions and laws, and education. If genocide is to become a grisly relic of the past, we must fully comprehend the complex history of violent conflict and the struggle between hatred and tolerance that is waged in the human heart. In a new preface, the authors discuss recent mass violence and reaffirm the importance of education and understanding in the prevention of future genocides.
Download or read book Don t Bullsh t Yourself written by Jon Taffer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer presents a new guide to getting what you want in life and business--to stop making excuses so you can get back to winning. During his many years as an entrepreneur, consultant, and star of the Paramount Network's hit show Bar Rescue, Jon Taffer has witnessed the destruction that results when people bullsh*t themselves. Excuses are the root cause of nearly every business and personal problem, but fortunately, Jon knows how to fix your excuse habit for good. This book is almost as good as having Jon in your face on Bar Rescue, telling you the hard truths you've been avoiding. Don't Bullsh*t Yourself! is Jon Taffer's brutally honest, no-nonsense guide to help you kick those excuses to the curb. If you can stop bullsh*tting yourself and address your real issues, you will gain the power to turn your life around completely. Taffer breaks excuses down into six major categories, illustrating them with real-life examples such as Marcus Luttrell, the lone survivor of a SEAL team mission in Afghanistan who barely escaped Taliban territory, and Christine King, founder and CEO of Your Best Fit, who, despite being paralyzed in a horrific boating accident, went on to build a successful fitness company. These inspiring stories, combined with Taffer's own experiences, will give you the confidence to identify and face your own excuses head-on. It's Taffer Time! Time to stop bullsh*tting yourself and start crushing it!
Download or read book That s Not What Happened written by Kody Keplinger and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestseller Kody Keplinger comes an astonishing and thought-provoking exploration of the aftermath of tragedy, the power of narrative, and how we remember what we've lost. It's been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. Three years since my best friend, Sarah, was killed in a bathroom stall during the mass shooting. Everyone knows Sarah's story--that she died proclaiming her faith. But it's not true. I know because I was with her when she died. I didn't say anything then, and people got hurt because of it. Now Sarah's parents are publishing a book about her, so this might be my last chance to set the record straight . . . but I'm not the only survivor with a story to tell about what did--and didn't--happen that day. Except Sarah's martyrdom is important to a lot of people, people who don't take kindly to what I'm trying to do. And the more I learn, the less certain I am about what's right. I don't know what will be worse: the guilt of staying silent or the consequences of speaking up . . .
Download or read book Once Upon a Cow written by Camilo Cruz Ph.D and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful and deceptively simple guide-from a popular speaker and life coach. In this empowering book, bestselling author and speaker Dr. Camilo Cruz helps readers identify the hidden excuses that hold them back-even the most entrenched ones-and open the door to greater success and fulfillment. Inspired by a brief parable in which a family of farmers learns to thrive without their beloved (yet costly and unproductive) cow, this upbeat book speaks to readers of every age and lifestyle, helping them take ownership of their choices and their lives.
Download or read book No Excuses written by Brian Tracy and published by Vanguard. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes sections on self-discipline and personal success; business, sales and finances; and the good life.
Download or read book Verity written by Colleen Hoover and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
Download or read book Without Excuse written by Sherman Albertus Nagel and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book No Excuses written by David Neenan and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a lifetime of achievement---creating a major commercial construction company, raising a family, traveling the world and teaching the principles of success to thousands---David Neenan treasures most his mistakes, failures and troubles. When his company faced a loss greater than his net worth, David learned how to lead an effective organization. When an immune disorder made it almost impossible to stand, he learned how to heal himself. When he was 10,000 miles from home doing mindless work, he learned how to gain vision. These lessons are the keys to accomplishment and meaning. In each case, David found there are no shortcuts to success. Meaningful happiness derives from taking responsibility for your own life---and accomplishment has value only when it is reached with integrity, love, humor and faith in the wonderful dance of life. "No Excuses" describes David’s challenges, failures and lessons through personal stories that portray a colorful life. Readers will hear how a simple pair of shoes led to a crucial realization at an early age. How he made peace with a childhood catastrophe at his father’s grave. And how only embracing life’s struggles every day brings meaning and joy. David believes we all want that---and we are the only ones responsible for achieving it.
Download or read book Chaos Game written by Jesse Wilson and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-09-02 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Delta Squad is gone and the Syndicate has been officially deactivated. A war-ravaged world walks a razor-thin wire between peace and chaos. Old enemies plot to take advantage of the weakened state the planet is in. But before they can, an unexpected group of heroes arrive, calling themselves Olympians. They have come to bring order back to the world, through force if need be. Darker powers stalk the world as well. Grandmaster Silence is following former Delta members for unknown reasons, and The Zodiac return from the dead to spread chaos over the world. All of them have one thing in common. They all want revenge against the Delta Squad for their own reasons. And behind it all, an even darker force is pulling the strings.
Download or read book Kill All Happies written by Rachel Cohn and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Last Call at Happies! Tonight, 8 P.M. Senior Class Only! Please with the Shhhh?. This is it. Graduation. And Vic Navarro is throwing the most epic party Rancho Soldado has ever seen. She's going to pull off the most memorable good-bye ever for her best friends, give Happies-the kitschy restaurant that is her desert town's claim to fame-a proper send-off into bankruptcy, and oh yes, hook up with her delicious crush, Jake Zavala-Kim. She only needs to keep the whole thing a secret so that her archnemesis, Miss Ann Thrope, Rancho Soldado's nightmare Town Councilwoman and high school Economics teacher, doesn't get Vic tossed in jail. With the music thumping, alcohol flowing, bodies mashing, and Thrope nowhere to be seen, Vic's party is a raging success. That is, until Happies fans start arriving in droves to say good-bye, and storm the deserted theme park behind the restaurant. Suddenly what was a small graduation bash is more like Coachella on steroids with a side of RASmatazz pie. The night is so not going as planned. And maybe that's the best plan of all.
Download or read book The American Decisions written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stories of Alaska written by June McLane and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of Alaska By: June McLane Stories of Alaska by June McLane tells of her exciting and adventurous life in Alaska in the 1970's This book describes details on what life was like at that time in the severe and freezing climate of rural Alaska. She lived alone in a small community at the edge of Mt. McKinley National Park. She had to attend to various and necessary details of living like filling and cleaning her kerosene lamps, bringing in the wood and splitting kindling, hauling water and other daily tasks. There are savoring memories of amusing people and old timers in the area. She worked for the National Park Service there and was part of a winter skeleton crew. Ms. McLane loves books, writing, studying, music and radio. Her way of life was different, as that kind of living is not a very familiar way of life for many readers, nor is it unusual, especially in Alaska. It is her hope that her book will inspire others to be adventurous in their lives and to bring their dreams to fruition.
Download or read book Some Account of the Wars Extirpation Habits c of the Native Tribes of Tasmania written by James Erskine Calder and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of Illegitimate Daughter written by Chen Ling and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-12-25 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was an unwelcome Second Miss. His mother had died when she gave birth to him. Be bullied by female patriarch and elder sister. Long years of bullying, after meeting someone. She wanted to fight back, one by one. He sent each of them to the eighteenth level of hell.
Download or read book The Sleeper of the Moonlit Ranges written by Edison Marshall and published by New York : A.L. Burt Company. This book was released on 1925 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Excuses Excuses WhataEUR tm s Yours written by Elder M. J. Peoples and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-12-04 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like 3 John 13 says, "I have so much more I could share with you using pen and ink" (concerning excuses for not committing to Christ), but keep in mind these five propositions, Biblical points, and scriptural truths: Everybody has tried, is trying, or will try to use an excuse to justify their wrongdoings. God does not accept excuses of any kind, for Roman 1:20 says, "We are without excuse." Jeremiah 7:3 says, "Amend your ways and your doings." John 5:39 tells us to "search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life." Mark 1:15 would have us "repent, believe the gospel," and quit making useless excuses.
