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TorieStorieS
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Pickpick

Years ago, I listened to a few episodes of this popular podcast, but overall, I just prefer books, so I was excited to listen to their audiobook! It‘s more about the authors than the murdery topics their podcast focuses on, so I must admit that I was a little disappointed based on my expectations… But, it‘s a quick listen, with surprising cameos, plenty of secondhand material from therapists & certainly well-performed.

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JHSiess
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𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫's next true crime thriller, 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞, the story of the San Diego McStay family murders & search for justice will be published June 2𝟺, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻. Preorder: https://tinyurl.com/3w2sx4uy. Caitlin is one of our finest investigative reporters & true crime authors, but her books are must-read for anyone who enjoys a captivating mystery! Thanks for Kensington Books / Citadel Press for an advance copy!

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Eggs
Bad Blood | John Carreyrou
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“A sociopath is often described as someone with little or no conscience. I‘ll leave it to the psychologists to decide whether Holmes fits the clinical profile, but there‘s no question that her moral compass was badly askew.”

#Deceit #DynamicDs

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Kappadeemom This book was fascinating to me. How in the world did she dupe so many people? 1d
ChaoticMissAdventures I was just talking to my hairdresser about this yesterday! I was obsessed when this first came out, if you want more there is a Netflix doc and the podcast The Drop Out is fascinating! 1d
Suet624 Badly askew indeed. 1d
Eggs Major moral dilemma/controversy…but fascinating reading 20h
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AnneCecilie
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#BookReport

Finished Nesting

Continued with the yearlong reads on the right

Continued the buddy reads; Eloquent Rage #SheSaid and Heartstone #ShardlakeBR

I continued reading Betongblomst (Concrete Flower) and What the Wild Sea Can Be

I continued listening to the tagged

I started There‘s a Monster Behind the Door

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Robotswithpersonality
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Mehso-so

Informative, fair and measured in reporting, but overall sad in tone. Hammer does a decent job of presenting Lendrum's crimes within the broader context of the demand and attraction of theft and smuggling of rare/endangered/illegal bird's eggs, within Lendrum's own life which encompasses both some unfortunate circumstances, but mostly unfortunate choices,1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? the somewhat acknowledged addictive nature of illicit collections, and some understanding of the uneven regulations and law enforcement sentencing of such crimes.
It's obviously an area that needs improvement, because the crimes are still happening, with the resulting death the endangerment and death of living creatures for at least partially a monetary gain alongside possible thrill-seeking and compulsive motives,
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Robotswithpersonality 3/? (and the author is clearly pointing the finger at powerful financial backers that everyone is afraid to identify), but having read up on prisons systems it doesn't seem like that type of sentencing has or will help anyone.
The author quotes those who remark on the fact that Lendrum's skills could have been incredibly useful in science or conservation, and it seems tragic that Lendrum never found a successful rehabilitative path in that
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Robotswithpersonality 4/? direction, and further that he often took advantage of similar circumstances when available.
I'm glad that McWilliams' team exists, but he definitely feels like a somewhat sidelined force for good, rather than a true narrative foil. The amount that prosecuted bird collectors kept in touch with him post-arrest further underlines that some form of mandatory rehabilitation involving community outreach
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Robotswithpersonality 5/5 rather than fines or sentences seems like a much better method of reducing recidivism.
This is as close to true crime as I want to wander in non-fiction, and as even-keeled (versus a possibly more salacious accounting of events) as it was, it pretty much validates my opinion that such stories are major bummers and involve delving into real people's personal lives in a manner that makes me uncomfortable.
⚠️animal abuse, animal death
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Robotswithpersonality
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🤦🏼‍♂️

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Robotswithpersonality
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Okay, but I love that. 🐣🥚🧺🐇💚💜🩷

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Graciouswarriorprincess
The Library Book | Susan Orlean
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It‘s officially hashtag#TakeActionForLibraries Day! To celebrate and advocate for libraries and library funding, we want every library lover to make their voice heard today. Head to ala.org/showup to learn how you can take action by calling or emailing Congress, writing a letter to your local newspaper, and more! Tell Congress how important your library is to your community - and how important federal funding is to sustain their work.

Ruthiella Thank you for this information. I‘m a patron of multiple libraries and I definitely want to support them and keep them available for all. 3d
MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 3d
dabbe ✊♥️✊ 3d
Read-n-Bloom Done and done! 3d
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Robotswithpersonality
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😲

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Robotswithpersonality
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Good timing, baby bird! 😊