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Are You There Alone?: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates by O'Malley, Suzanne

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ISBN
0743466292
Book Title
Are You there Alone? : the Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates
Publisher
Pocket Star
Item Length
6.8 in
Publication Year
2005
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Suzanne O'malley
Genre
Law, True Crime, Social Science
Topic
Murder / General, General, Legal History, Criminology
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Width
4.2 in
Number of Pages
432 Pages

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Publisher
Pocket Star
ISBN-10
0743466292
ISBN-13
9780743466295
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44465925

Product Key Features

Book Title
Are You there Alone? : the Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Murder / General, General, Legal History, Criminology
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Law, True Crime, Social Science
Author
Suzanne O'malley
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
6.8 in
Item Width
4.2 in

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"O'Malley's reportage is stunning for its depth, its persistence, and its compassion."-- John Berendt, #1 bestselling author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, "...Comes remarkably close to explaining the forces that resulted in an all-but-inexplicable crime. It's a spellbinding read."-- #1 bestselling author John Berendt, "Her dogged research may have saved Andrea Yates's life. That is reason enough to value this book."-- Washington Post Book World, "Her dogged research may have saved Andrea Yates's life. That is reason enough to value this book."--Washington Post Book World, "This riveting book puts a human face on a larger social issue. What happens when the violent actions of an improperly medicated mentally ill person intersect with the legal system? Who bears the responsibility?"--USA Today, "O'Malley's reportage is stunning for its depth, its persistence, and its compassion."-- John Berendt, #1 bestselling author ofMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, "This riveting book puts a human face on a larger social issue. What happens when the violent actions of an improperly medicated mentally ill person intersect with the legal system? Who bears the responsibility?"-- USA Today
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
364.152/3/092
Table Of Content
Contents ForewordTimelinePrologueChapter 1: The ProphecyChapter 2: Rocket FuelChapter 3: The ApocalypseChapter 4: ThursdayChapter 5: The Catchers and the KeepersChapter 6: Five Small CoffinsChapter 7: JailedChapter 8: The Death of a ButterflyChapter 9: The Full ExtentChapter 10: Four Days to SanityChapter 11: Other VoicesChapter 12: The Killer RoomsChapter 13: Trial by ErrorChapter 14: Slow GuiltyChapter 15: HeartbreakersChapter 16: A Sinister StewChapter 17: EternityAfterwordAcknowledgmentsInterview ListTestimony ListOrganizations That Can Provide More InformationIndex
Synopsis
On a June morning in a Houston suburb, a 911 dispatcher questioned the caller on the other end of the line:"ARE YOU HAVING A DISTURBANCE?""ARE YOU ILL?""ARE YOU AT 942 BEACHCOMBER?""ARE YOU THERE ALONE?"It took a jury less than four hours to find Houston housewife Andrea Yates guilty of the drowning deaths of three of her five children -- and a mere half hour to sentence the troubled woman with a stunning history of severe mental problems to life in prison. But beyond the media coverage of her heinous crimes, there is a story that only investigative reporter Suzanne O'Malley has fully illuminated.THIS IS THE BOOK THAT INCLUDES THE REVELATION THAT LED TO THE OVERTURNING OF ANDREA YATES'S CONVICTION.The updated edition of "Are You There Alone?" features a new chapter on the appeal of the Yates case, as well as personal updates on both Andrea and Rusty Yates. Having drawn upon hundreds of interviews -- with expert witnesses, close friends, family advisers, and Andrea and Rusty themselves -- O'Malley has produced a riveting true-crime account that shatters our notions about criminal law, mental illness, death-penalty politics, and religious fanaticism in America today., On a June morning in a Houston suburb, a 911 dispatcher questioned the caller on the other end of the line: "ARE YOU HAVING A DISTURBANCE?""ARE YOU ILL?""ARE YOU AT 942 BEACHCOMBER?""ARE YOU THERE ALONE?" It took a jury less than four hours to find Houston housewife Andrea Yates guilty of the drowning deaths of three of her five children -- and a mere half hour to sentence the troubled woman with a stunning history of severe mental problems to life in prison. But beyond the media coverage of her heinous crimes, there is a story that only investigative reporter Suzanne O'Malley has fully illuminated. THIS IS THE BOOK THAT INCLUDES THE REVELATION THAT LED TO THE OVERTURNING OF ANDREA YATES'S CONVICTION. The updated edition of "Are You There Alone?" features a new chapter on the appeal of the Yates case, as well as personal updates on both Andrea and Rusty Yates. Having drawn upon hundreds of interviews -- with expert witnesses, close friends, family advisers, and Andrea and Rusty themselves -- O'Malley has produced a riveting true-crime account that shatters our notions about criminal law, mental illness, death-penalty politics, and religious fanaticism in America today.

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    • by 2znAD9yeS9e@Deleted
      13 Jul, 2008

      Personal Read

      To be honest, I was very hesitant to even read this book. Like most people, when Andrea Yates killed her five children by drowning them in the family's bathtub, the only information I knew was what I heard from the media. I almost immediately formed my own opinion -- Andrea Yates was evil. So it took me awhile to open my mind to the fact that there could be more to the story. Once I started reading ARE YOU THERE ALONE? I absolutely could not read fast enough. This book is fascinating in delving into the issue of mental illness, and what it truly means. I learned about psychosis, about postpartum depression, about bipolar disorder, and much, much more. Although there are things I still don't understand (how Rusty Yates, Andrea's husband, could have left her alone with their children when ...

    • by tmhunter
      14 Oct, 2010

      Mesmerizing book, well researched and carefully cited.

      This book takes the reader step by step through Andrea Yates' horrifying compulsion to drown her five children, while also providing background on her earlier life, medical/psychological treatment, the influence of religion, and her family life. It underscores the shortcomings of the health care system and makes clear that this tragedy could have been prevented with proper intervention and alternate choices. It is well-written and provides an insightful profile of mental illness, while examining how our society could provide better support that would prevent such unspeakable acts and at the same time sympathetically and matter-of-factly unraveling the tragedy of this one particular family. I could not put this book down and read it in about 24 hours.

    • by gLYuES7ySFm@Deleted
      15 Oct, 2019

      Five ☆☆☆☆☆

      Great book totally reccommended

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