The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (763 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594485755 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Because of Ronson’s relentless self-deprecation and goofy, British humor, it’s easy to tag along without fully realizing the rigor of his reporting, which is itself frenzied with compulsive questioning and obsessive research.” -- The Boston Globe“A rollicking, page-turner of a book no ordinary piece of investigative journalism… Ronson’s storytelling skills are strong enough to enliven even the necessary reflections that would be one yawn after another if entrusted to a lesser writer.” -- San Francisco Chronicle“…A book that manages to be as cheerily kooky as it is well-researched.” -- Los Angeles Times“Engagingly irreverent…” -- New York Times “A fascinating and humane book…” -- Washington Post Book World“…Both terrifying and hilarious.” -- O, The Oprah Magazine
He meets an influential psychologist who is convinced that many important business leaders and politicians are in fact high-flying, high-functioning psychopaths, and teaches Ronson how to spot them. The Psychopath Test is the New York Times bestselling exploration of their world and the madness industry.When Jon Ronson is drawn into an elaborate hoax played on some of the world’s top scientists, his investigation leads him, unexpectedly, to psychopaths. Armed with these new abilities, Ronson meets a patient inside an asylum for the criminally insane who insists that he’s sane, a mere run-of-the-mill troubled youth, not a psychopath—a claim that might be only manipulation, and a sign of his psychopathy. They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed one on the street today. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating adventure through the minds of madness.. He delves into the fascinating history of psychopathy diagnosis and treatments, from LSD-fueled days-long naked therapy sessions in prisons to attempts to
Ronson lives in London. Jon Ronson’s works include The Amazing Adventures of Phoenix Jones, and Them: Adventures with Extremists and The Men Who Stare at Goats—both international bestsellers. . The Men Who Stare at Goats was as a major motion picture, released in 2009 and starring G
Federico (Fred) Moramarco said On the right track, but never reaches the depot. I was absolutely engaged by this book--kept me hoping for more from beginning to end, and though it's written with verve and enthusiasm, although perhaps a bit too breezy from time to time, it never quite lives up to its promise, or, in fact, the startling possibilities of its unsettling premise. That. "Psychopaths among us" according to Ethan Jones. I think it's safe to say that British journalist Jon Ronson is obsessed with obsessives. Known for the book behind the film, The Men Who Stare At Goats, he turns his attention in this book to psychopaths'the rare, incredibly manipulative individuals who are devoid of normal human emotion and spend the. Amazon Customer said Ehhhh?. The book was interesting at times, but the jolted manner of jumping to and from investigation and thoughts was jarring as a reader. As a professional working in mental health, I suppose I had a higher expectation about the depth of description into the psyche and less interest in the anecdotes of a jo