Unabomber: Secret Life/Ted Kaczynski

Aside from the obvious interest Mr. Waits attracts by virtue of having been TK's only real friend (and the man who, completely unwittingly, provided shelter, instruction, and supplies that made the bombing campaign possible), he's also a bred-in-the-bone Lincoln local who knows the town, the landscape, and its history intimately. He's also a terrific nature writer--through him, I could not only see and imagine the land, but also feel the texture of the life, from the point of view of a man who can, for example, see a trail scar on a tree and not only name the tree and its history but tell you the exact age of the scar. He's a man with formidable tracking abilities and intelligence whose sweet and accepting nature kept him in denial, for 20-some years, that his friend the eccentric hermit could be up to no good. A surprisingly engaging and interesting account: I couldn't put it down.

This book brings to light the dark, vindictive personality of a confessed serial killer. Violent acts he committed, both locally and nationally, are well documented and reproduced from Ted's own journals. Thanks to the authors for showing America a side of this killer America would never have been shown.

I live near Lincoln, MT and I found this book to be really thorough in examining the Unabomber and his affect on neighbors. It's a little slow in the beginning but after 30 pages, the book takes off. It was the only book in a year I've read cover to cover without putting down. Very very intriguing.

"Unabomber: The Secret Life of Ted Kaczynski" was a thoroughly engaging and enlightening read from start to finish. Authored by Dave Shors and Chris Waits, the book examines Kaczynski's 25 years living in Montana as a true 'mountain man'. The text reveals, among other things, the fascinating details of Kaczynski's encampments, secret cabin, and buried muinitions cashes on Waits' heavily-wooded land. Offering a glimpse into the mind of the Unabomber are excerpts from his journals. These meticulously kept (and often eloquently written) pages show the reader a man technologically paranoid and vengeful and, at the same time, in love with and in awe of his natural surroundings.I highly recommend this intelligent and exciting book to anyone in search of first-hand insight into the life and mind of Ted Kaczynski.