cruelty

The author examines how the so-called empathy circuit in the brain works in an attempt to understand the difference between those who exhibit lack of empathy, such as autistic people, but manage to function within society without violence, and violent individuals. In addition, he argues that social and environmental factors are just as important factors in violent behavior as biological ones.

"What are the stories behind the men and women who have wreaked havoc in the name of wealth, power, and prestige? Is there any excuse for the actions of those who have been responsible for the deaths of so many? These sixteen biographies of the world's most notorious and dangerous people--including Attila the Hun, Vlad the Impaler, Queen Mary I of England, Ivan the Terrible, Hern?n Cort?s, Pol Pot, and others--provide a glimpse into their characters, influences, legacies, and incredibly deadly hearts. These are the stories behind the often powerful, always cruel, people who have landed on the wrong side of history--the dark side"--Provided by publisher.

Leslie Wilder, who is different, is bullied at school and the bullies accuse her of being a witch.

Killing a bird with his slingshot as a boy, William Bellman grows up a wealthy family man unaware of how his act of childhood cruelty will have terrible consequences until a wrenching tragedy compels him to enter into a macabre bargain with a stranger in black.

The students at Emerson High learn a shocking lesson about cruelty when a strange new student, Anabel Stone, arrives on the scene--a girl who shares the same name with a witch hanged at Salem.

The author examines how the so-called empathy circuit in the brain works in an attempt to understand the difference between those who exhibit lack of empathy, such as autistic people, but manage to function within society without violence, and violent individuals. In addition, he argues that social and environmental factors are just as important factors in violent behavior as biological ones.

Presents forty-five essays that examine the connections between violence against animals and interpersonal violence, discussing various aspects of the problem and suggesting solutions.

Carrie Parker, an imaginative eight-year-old, struggles to make the best of things for herself and her sister Emma after their father is murdered, and their mother marries an abusive drunk, but one particular act of cruelty pushes Carrie beyond what she can endure.

Frank Peretti discusses how prayer helped him overcome a painful deformity for which he was ridiculed throughout grade school.

The author examines how the so-called empathy circuit in the brain works in an attempt to understand the difference between those who exhibit lack of empathy, such as autistic people, but manage to function within society without violence, and violent individuals. In addition, he argues that social and environmental factors are just as important factors in violent behavior as biological ones.