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Gosnell : the untold story of America's most prolific serial killer / Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, c2017, Regnery Publishing, 364.1523 McEL.
Subjects
• Gosnell, Kermit.
• Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography.
• Murderers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Case studies.
• Abortion services -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Case studies.
• Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
• Infanticide -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Case studies.
Summary
• In 2013 Dr Kermit Gosnell was convicted of killing four people, including three babies, but is thought to have killed hundreds, perhaps thousands more in a 30-year killing spree. Gosnell is currently serving three life sentences (without the possibility of parole) for murdering babies and patients at his "House of Horrors" abortion clinic. This book&#x;now a major movie starring Dean Cain (Lois & Clarke)&#x;reveals how the investigation that brought Gosnell to justice started as a routine drugs investigation and turned into a shocking unmasking of America's biggest serial killer. It details how compliant politicians and bureaucrats allowed Dr. Gosnell to carry out his grisly trade because they didn&#x;t want to be accused of “attacking abortion.” Gosnell also exposes the media coverup that saw reporters refusing to cover a story that shone an unwelcome spotlight on abortion in America in the 21st century.
Length
• xx, 347 pages ; appendix, chapter notes, index.
Very sobering coverage of Gosnell’s career & apprehension, prosecution – drug trafficking & abortion, the latter both legal & illegal. Also the basis for a movie.
Gosnell : the trial of America's biggest serial killer / DVD - GVN Releasing presents in association with Hat Tip Films ; produced by Ann McElhinney, Phelim McAleer, Magdalena Segieda ; screenplay by Andrew Klavan and Ann McElhinney & Phelim McALeer ; directed by Nick Searcy.
Subjects
• Gosnell, Kermit, -- 1941- -- Drama.
• Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography -- Drama.
• Abortion -- United States -- Drama.
• Infanticide -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
• Films for the hearing impaired.
Notes
• Based on the book of the same name by Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer
• Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.
• Wide screen (1.78:1).
• Bonus features: behind-the-scenes, "The making of Gosnell"; interview with Sarah Jane Morris and Philadelphia's ADA Christine Wechsler; "Song of the innocents" an original song by John Ondrasik.
Summary
• The film is the shocking true story of the investigation and trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell - his 30 year killing spree and the political and media establishment that tried to cover it up. Originally investigated for illegal prescription drug sales, a raid by DEA, FBI & local law enforcement revealed crimes they could not have expected within the clinic.
Based on the book – 93 minute adaptation. A harrowing look @ a topic much debated.
How Not to Die by Dr. Greger came in, I really like it. I love his podcast, and his website Nutrionfacts.org.
^ Looks good. I highly recommend Gary Taubes' Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It (2010). After he wrote Good Calories, Bad Calories (2004), many people gave him feedback to write a shorter, easier to digest (lol) version - and WWGF was born. I've read (and own) both.
That one looks truly fascinating, thanks for sharing, going on my TBR list right now.
I'm having a bit of a problem with The Honey Bus. I'm at 34% and I'm struggling. The narrator is 5 years old at this point -- she'll be 10 when the book is over -- and although I'm fully aware that this memoir is written by the adult version of the author/narrator, the thoughts that she's having at 5 are just too big for her. I have a 5-year-old niece who's the smartest cookie in the world (her vocabulary is off the charts, she's hilariously funny, and she's just SMART) but this level of critical thinking is just not possible. (Example: Seeing her 3-year-old brother do something on his own and fearing the day that he won't need her anymore.) I hate to give up on the book but, as I'm reading it, all I'm thinking is that I'm not the best reader for this memoir.
Irony: I'm actually liking the parts about the bees. I'm terrified of bees but now that I understand them a bit more, I'm in awe.
Irony #2: I think I'm going to move on to a book that this same author co-wrote, also non-fiction, but not about her: I, Who Did Not Die.
"Khorramshahr, Iran, May 1982—It was the bloodiest battle of one of the most brutal wars of the twentieth century, and Najah, a twenty-nine-year-old wounded Iraqi conscript, was face to face with a thirteen-year-old Iranian child soldier who was ordered to kill him. Instead, the boy committed an astonishing act of mercy. It was an act that decades later would save his own life."
I'm having a bit of a problem with The Honey Bus. I'm at 34% and I'm struggling. The narrator is 5 years old at this point -- she'll be 10 when the book is over -- and although I'm fully aware that this memoir is written by the adult version of the author/narrator, the thoughts that she's having at 5 are just too big for her. I have a 5-year-old niece who's the smartest cookie in the world (her vocabulary is off the charts, she's hilariously funny, and she's just SMART) but this level of critical thinking is just not possible. (Example: Seeing her 3-year-old brother do something on his own and fearing the day that he won't need her anymore.) I hate to give up on the book but, as I'm reading it, all I'm thinking is that I'm not the best reader for this memoir.
Irony: I'm actually liking the parts about the bees. I'm terrified of bees but now that I understand them a bit more, I'm in awe.
Irony #2: I think I'm going to move on to a book that this same author co-wrote, also non-fiction, but not about her: I, Who Did Not Die.
"Khorramshahr, Iran, May 1982—It was the bloodiest battle of one of the most brutal wars of the twentieth century, and Najah, a twenty-nine-year-old wounded Iraqi conscript, was face to face with a thirteen-year-old Iranian child soldier who was ordered to kill him. Instead, the boy committed an astonishing act of mercy. It was an act that decades later would save his own life."
Even though the personification of bees was fiction, I looked at bees differently after I read The Bees by Laline Paull. I'm okay with bees because of the important role they play in our lives. Yellow jackets and wasps another story.
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Just finished reading Blood Oath by Linda Fairstein, I believe a good writer for fans of crime/mystery novels. I particularly enjoy her as I grew up just outside NYC and each one of her Alexandra Cooper series tends to center around a NYC landmark and give historical information on it I wouldn't otherwise know.
Talk to Me by John Kenney. Loved it. News anchor who has a fit on the air and loses his whole life as a result. Kept thinking about Matt Lauer or Charlie Rose during the read. Easy to read, enjoyable.
Lying about Hitler : history, Holocaust, and the David Irving trial / Richard J. Evans, c2001, Basic Books, 940.5318 Evan.
Subjects
• Irving, David John Cawdell, -- 1938- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
• Lipstadt, Deborah E -- Trials, litigation, etc.
• Penguin (Firm) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
• Trials (Libel) -- England -- London.
• Holocaust denial literature -- Great Britain.
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Historiography.
Notes
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-309) and index.
Length
• xiv, 318 pages ; chapter notes, index
The libel trial Irving filed against Lipstadt in UK in 2000 over her characterization of him as a Holocaust denier. The preparation, the trial, the nuts & bolts of history, documentary sources, & the process of history. Essential reading, for anyone interested in the Holocaust, history.
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