Some interesting reads: adoption, cops with tanks, math, and deceit.

[matt819]

2. I bought Thinking Fast and Slow

But haven't quite got around to it. All in due course.

Another to add to my list: Pilgrim's Wilderness. Fascinating story of abuse in the name of, you guessed it, religion. About a guy from Dallas - was in same high school as Lee Harvey Oswald for a bit - who was responsible for the death of his girlfriend - who happened to be the daughter of the governor of Texas - and then essentially became a hermit. With one variation. He was married and spent the bulk of his time impregnating his wife, staying off the grid, and, as noted above, abusing his children, all while presenting himself publicly as the last Alaskan frontiersman.

I suppose there is something of a happy ending, though happy is probably not the right word. Mostly it's just a tale of one nasty son of a bitch. It's a bit of a slow read, but if you want to get your blood pressure raised, give it a try.