David Kennedy: 81 books

The most authoritative account ever written of how an ordinary juvenile delinquent named Charles Manson became the notorious murderer whose crimes still shock and horrify us today. More than forty years ago Charles Manson and his mostly female commune killed nine people. It was the culmination of...

Before there was a trial for O.J. Simpson, Jodi Arias, or Amanda Knox, there was Erik and Lyle Menendez. It was the first trial that was televised and America couldn’t get enough. They wanted all the gory details of the murders and as far as the public were concerned, the juicer the better. The...

John Gotti was the last great leader of the Gambino crime family, the dominant Sicilian Mafia family of New York. Gotti had his fingers in everything from gambling houses, to drug trafficking, prostitution, to weapons dealing. Gotti originally came to lead the organization in 1985, but had been an...

When it comes to America's most famous and notorious criminals, no legend has been larger than real life than that of the robber duo Bonnie and Clyde. The murderous lovers found each other in the slums of Depression-era Dallas and embarked on a wild crime and killing spree - so why is it their...

Whether you’re a Disney World die-hard or new to how it all works, you probably know the basics: there are systems of tunnels underneath the Magic Kingdom called Utilidors, plenty of hidden Mickeys throughout the property, and the windows lining Main Street are insider dedications to those whom...

The search for Caylee made front-page headlines when news broke of two-year-old Caylee Anthony's disappearance from her home in Orlando Florida in mid-July 2008. Caylee’s own mother, Casey Anthony stepped into the national spotlight after the suspicious disappearance of her daughter. As her...

If you enjoyed the movie "FIREPROOF" then you will absolutely enjoy the book Forged In The Fire! Firefighter Richard Jackson is a Born Again Christian in the New York City Fire Department. He's trying to lead his partner and best friend, Jerome Smith or "Smitty" as he is...

The Metasploit Framework makes discovering, exploiting, and sharing vulnerabilities quick and relatively painless. But while Metasploit is used by security professionals everywhere, the tool can be hard to grasp for first-time users. Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide fills this gap by teaching...

Hypnosis is a capital instrument for relaxation and alleviating stress. It helps calm down both the brain and body, giving a useful ‘rest’. All the same it can be rather costly to hire a clinical hypnotherapist, and we might not always want one around when we would like to de-stress. This isn't...

You have just had the most wonderful dinner at your favorite Walt Disney World restaurant. There is just one big problem -- you forgot to ask the waiter for the recipe! Well, we are hoping to help you out by creating The Ultimate Disney Cookbook. If there is a recipe, which you have...

On August 20th, 1989, privileged brothers 21-year-old Lyle and 18-year-old Erik Menendez gunned down their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion. Entertainment executive Jose Menendez was shot in the head at point-blank range. Their mother, Kitty, was shot multiple times while trying to escape. They...

Firefighter Richard Jackson is a Born Again Christian in the New York City Fire Department. He’s trying to lead his partner and best friend, Jerome Smith or “Smitty” as he is called around the fire station to the Lord. When others would have given up, Richard forges on. From the...

Carlo Gambino, Joseph Profaci, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Joseph Colombo, Santo Trafficante, Tommy Lucchese, Vito Genovese, Vincent Chin Gigante, Paul Castellano and John Gotti. These are just a few of the men who have built the American Mafia to the empire that it is today From...

This book offers a transnational and transdisciplinary investigation of violence, ranging from bullying and hate crimes to revolutions, genocide, and acts of terrorism. It offers empirical investigations of these specific types of violence as well as theoretical discussions of the underlying similarities and differences among these forms of violence.