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Cannibals:The Discovery and Representation of the Cannibal from Columbus to Jules Verne, by Frank Lestringant translated by Rosemary Morris (University of California Press)is self-explanatory; The Grim Reader edited by Maura Siegel and Richard Tristman (Anchor) is an anthology about death and dying with contributions by Sigmund Freud, Bertolt Brecht, Colette, Monty Python, and others; Dracula: The Connoisseur's Guide by Leonard Wolf covers Gothic literature, precursors to Stoker and Stoker's life and works, and stage and screen adaptations of the novel in text and illustrations; Final Exposure: Portraits from Death Row edited by Michael Radelet (Northeastern University) brings together photographs by Lou Jones and interviews by Jones and Lori Savel that are meant to show "that even the worst criminals are human."


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