Books by Gitta Sereny
“Mary Bell was 11 years old when she killed two little boys—a three-year-old and a four-year-old about six weeks apart. One little boy she killed entirely on her own, the other she killed with a friend, and the friend got acquitted. The really intriguing thing is that this girl was convicted of murder, even though it was clear to anyone who covered the trial, including Gitta Sereny, that she was very, very disturbed. When it comes to children killing other people, I don’t think there can ever be ‘normal’ for a child to kill.” Read more...
The best books on The Psychology of Killing
Gwen Adshead, Medical Scientist
The German Trauma
by Gitta Sereny
This is a collection of essays that gives you an idea of the sheer breadth of her work – the mass murderers who she met after the end of the Second World War, when it was becoming clear what they had done. How could they? All these cultured, educated Germans, how could they? Gitta’s work is so important because she keeps a record of what those people said and the lies that they told.
Interviews where books by Gitta Sereny were recommended
The best books on Lying, recommended by Dorothy Rowe
All our behaviour is determined not by what happens to us, but how we interpret what happens to us, says the psychologist and bestselling author. And we don’t always tell ourselves the truth. Dorothy Rowe chooses the best books on lying.
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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
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Life After Life: Interviews with Twelve Murderers
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Innocent Blood
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Cries Unheard: The Story of Mary Bell
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The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception
The best books on The Psychology of Killing, recommended by Gwen Adshead
The best books on The Psychology of Killing, recommended by Gwen Adshead
Does anyone have the capacity to commit homicide? Forensic psychiatrist and bestselling author Gwen Adshead raises the chilling possibility that maybe they do, as she recommends five of the best books on the psychology of killing.
