The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill Audiobook

" This book made me appreciate the fact that I am a lesbian. Buss put a lot of emphasis on the evolutionary track of males throughout history and gave a great deal of impressive theories as to why more murders are male rather than female. The only part in the book that really made me uneasy was the section on parents and stepparents killing their children/stepchildren. There's something absolutely heinous about such an act. Interesting and informational read! "

" A highly useful book that leaves you considering the history of Murder from an evolutionary perspective. "

" A very interesting look at what makes people kill. I don't know a lot about evolutionary psychology, but it raises some interesting points. "

" This was a really interesting look into evolutionary psychology, specifically how it relates to murder but Buss did a fair bit of general, easy to understand explanation. My one complaint is that he did repeat himself a fair bit in both ideas and expression. "

" Good book, My second book from Buss his writing has a good pace and is more entertaining than most psychological textbooks. This book did not cover Serial killers just your common neighbor justification for killing. "

" Only provided the very basic principles but I expected more case examples. "

" If you believe the findings and assumptions of this book, you will never look at your neighbor in the same way again "

" Interesting insight to the primitive motives that drive us all. "

" No one knows better than David Buss that Jack the Ripper is inside all of us just looking for an exit sign.... "

" Interesting case studies that seemed overly simplified to prove his point. A lot of statistical information and repetitive material. "

" It didn't feel entirely insightful - if you have the self awareness of a cat you would know that sometimes you think about murder but if you are normal in normal situations, you don't act on it. "

" Excellent study of the human mind and the dark side that is present within us all. I won't give any of this away, but I recommend it very highly. "

" My basic complaint with this book is the extreme overload of psycho-babble. I should've noticed that from the book jacket before I started. I suppose I was looking for something more than the authors over-explained theories. "

" I was surprised that this book was more about relationships than murder. Maybe that was the point. I recommend this to those interested in human behavior. "

" One of my favorite evolutionary psychologist. This is a great read if you are in to the thought of evolution. "

" Why do people kill other people? What kind of person kills other people? This book is a serious, scientifically informed discussion of these and similar questions. The author contends that "the mind is designed to kill" and then proceeds to amplify and modify that and other statements. A good book. "

" We are all capable of killing. "

" It read like a textbook -- very dry. "

" My basic complaint with this book is the extreme overload of psycho-babble. I should've noticed that from the book jacket before I started. I suppose I was looking for something more than the authors over-explained theories. "

" We are all capable of killing. "

" It read like a textbook -- very dry. "

" One of my favorite evolutionary psychologist. This is a great read if you are in to the thought of evolution. "

" This was a really interesting look into evolutionary psychology, specifically how it relates to murder but Buss did a fair bit of general, easy to understand explanation. My one complaint is that he did repeat himself a fair bit in both ideas and expression. "

" Only provided the very basic principles but I expected more case examples. "

" A very interesting look at what makes people kill. I don't know a lot about evolutionary psychology, but it raises some interesting points. "