Books – Page 23 – The Pen Hustle With Brandy Cavalli

Interesting review of the book & society’s peculiar fascination with serial killers.

Confession time…admit it, you turn away in disgust when you see news of a Serial Killer on television, yet you will watch shows that cover the stories of such vile creatures. Clearly there is a large audience for these stories as the networks cover them almost weekly.

We watch interviews of neighbors and time after time hear them say how shocked they are to discover they lived next door to a serial killer, because he was “always a nice guy, always a good neighbor.”

Perhaps we don’t understand why these monsters aren’t more obvious to us. Most serial killers lead very normal lives and don’t “look” like monsters.

What is the fascination? Why are we shocked and disgusted, yet curious at the same time?

Author Scott Bonn, Phd is considered one of the world’s top experts on criminal behavior, and in his book, he explains our interest to us, and…

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I Was Never Cool by Joseph Musso, Jr. tells the story of a young man’s struggle to find his own identity & fit in.

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You can read this book in one sitting, or slowly savor it story by story day by day…as long as you read this book.

Author Joseph Musso Jr. opens a vein and bleeds out his stories and soul onto the pages. The words flow like poetry.

From family relationships, to not being invited to birthday parties, odd roommates and romantic relationships, you GET him in so many ways.

He shows how seemingly random events can have an influence on our nature, ideas and thoughts.

This is the brilliant mind of Joseph Musso Jr. sharing why he drinks wine now and how his trumpet playing made a dog fold its ears and a woman wince.

He shares uncool things in life that make the reader realize that even if you aren’t cool, (at least in the manner “society” likes to deem), you can still lead a satisfying and fulfilling life.

Intelligent and witty this is…

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