Product Description

The realy vs. Hollywood story and psychological profile of a pyschopathic killer and bird breeder.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #296493 in Books
• Published on: 1994-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 328 pages

Review
"...thoroughly documented...fascinating..." -- San Francisco Chronicle

"A compelling story of a complex man.” -- San Jose Mercury News

“A remarkable fair-minded job...showing Stroud to be a more difficult, complex, brilliant individual than...Hollyword" -- Boston Book Review 1998

About the Author
Jolene Babyak has been writing about Alcatraz-related subjects since 1988. This is her second book and has sold more than 35,000 copies.

Customer Reviews

Birdman : The Many Faces of Robert Stroud (Review)
A very enjoyable book. I thought it was very well researched and kept my sharp interest from cover to cover! I would highly recommend this book to other readers interested in reading an exceptional nonfictional biography on the real Birdman of Alcatraz.

A great in depth look at the Birdman from Alcatraz
This book, chosen for my psychology class is a great one. It offers a look at Robert Stroud's life before, during, and after his time was served at Alcatraz. It proved that he is NOT only a murderer that served time but that he truly believed that the prison was serving him time. It is an excellent book about history, psychology and a man of many identities. A must read but not the best book in the world.

Awesome investigative book on the life of Robert Stroud
I bought the book while on a tour at Alcatraz and it's very hard to put down! Anyone interested in Pyschology and Criminal Justice should read this book!