tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post7952123750876783831..comments2024-02-14T05:41:21.599-06:00Comments on Mystery Mania: Why do they murder?Chester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-16631789608563809092009-02-05T07:23:00.000-06:002009-02-05T07:23:00.000-06:00Are we connected or socially disconnected…I person...Are we connected or socially disconnected…<BR/>I personally believe that technology has reduced our social capital—the relationships that bind people together and create a sense of community. Consequences include decreased civility, loss of behavioural boundaries and increased crime. We must find ways to deal with our profound loss of social connectedness.<BR/>Even though technological advances have contributed significantly to the problem of isolation, the emphasis on individualism in today’s society has compounded it<A HREF="http://www.ecademy.com/account.php?id=298395" REL="nofollow">didier</A>Sujit On webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294715932733532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-37894087914938279112009-01-25T18:43:00.000-06:002009-01-25T18:43:00.000-06:00I'm currently reading Jeffery Deaver's Garden of ...I'm currently reading Jeffery Deaver's <I> Garden of Beasts</I>. It's about a New York hit man for the mob back in 1936, who got into the business to avenge his father's death. Now the government has hired him to knock off a major figure in Hitler's inner circle during the Olympics. It offers another slant on why they do it, but Deaver does a great job of putting you in the middle of Berlin at the time.Chester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378539932575952077.post-81806921571299452712009-01-24T23:20:00.000-06:002009-01-24T23:20:00.000-06:00And then there is Donald Westlake's Burke Devore i...And then there is Donald Westlake's Burke Devore in The Ax, where the protagonist is motivated by his unemployment. Someone told me it's funny, but I found it made my skin crawl. Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>Bob Sanchez<BR/>http://bobsanchez1.blogspot.comBob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.com