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The psychopath test

The Sunday Times top-ten bestseller from the author of The Men Who Stare at Goats. This is an utterly compelling and often unbelievable adventure into the world of madness. Jon Ronson meets everybody from a Broadmoor inmate who swears he faked a mental disorder to get a lighter sentence but is now stuck there to the influential psychologist who developed the industry standard Psychopath Test and who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are in fact psychopaths. Combining Jon's trademark humour, charm and investigative incision, The Psychopath Test is a deeply honest book unearthing dangerous truths and asking serious questions about how we define normality in a world where we are increasingly judged by our maddest edges.

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  • "Fa xian qian fu zai ri chang sheng huo zhong de feng kuang"
  • "Psychopath test"@pl
  • "发现潜伏在日常生活中的疯狂"

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  • "The Sunday Times top-ten bestseller from the author of The Men Who Stare at Goats. This is an utterly compelling and often unbelievable adventure into the world of madness. Jon Ronson meets everybody from a Broadmoor inmate who swears he faked a mental disorder to get a lighter sentence but is now stuck there to the influential psychologist who developed the industry standard Psychopath Test and who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are in fact psychopaths. Combining Jon's trademark humour, charm and investigative incision, The Psychopath Test is a deeply honest book unearthing dangerous truths and asking serious questions about how we define normality in a world where we are increasingly judged by our maddest edges."@en
  • "An investigation of psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and journalists who study them."
  • "How to spot a psychopath, that is a person who is superficially charming, manipulative, has a grandiose sense of self-worth and is incapable of feeling empathy or remorse. It then looks at how these same traits make psychopaths excel in all sort of positions of authority and influence, including business and politics."
  • ""In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are, in fact, psychopaths teaches Ronson how to spot these high-flying individuals by looking out for little telltale verbal and nonverbal clues. And so Ronson, armed with his new psychopath-spotting abilities, enters the corridors of power. He spends time with a death-squad leader institutionalized for mortgage fraud in Coxsackie, New York; a legendary CEO whose psychopathy has been speculated about in the press; and a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane who insists he's sane and certainly not a psychopath. Ronson not only solves the mystery of the hoax but also discovers, disturbingly, that sometimes the personalities at the helm of the madness industry are, with their drives and obsessions, as mad in their own way as those they study. And that relatively ordinary people are, more and more, defined by their maddest edges."--Provided by publisher."
  • "In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are, in fact, psychopaths teaches Ronson how to spot these high-flying individuals by looking out for little telltale verbal and nonverbal clues. And so Ronson, armed with his new psychopath-spotting abilities, enters the corridors of power. He spends time with a death-squad leader institutionalized for mortgage fraud in Coxsackie, New York; a legendary CEO whose psychopathy has been speculated about in the press; and a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane who insists he's sane and certainly not a psychopath. Ronson not only solves the mystery of the hoax but also discovers, disturbingly, that sometimes the personalities at the helm of the madness industry are, with their drives and obsessions, as mad in their own way as those they study. And that relatively ordinary people are, more and more, defined by their maddest edges."
  • "Traces an investigation of an alleged hoax that led to the mental health industry, explaining how a psychologist revealed the psychopathic profiles of top CEOs and politicians while imparting strategies for recognizing psychopathic behavior."
  • ""In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are, in fact, psychopaths teaches Ronson how to spot these high-flying individuals by looking out for little telltale verbal and nonverbal clues. And so Ronson, armed with his new psychopath-spotting abilities, enters the corridors of power. He spends time with a death-squad leader institutionalized for mortgage fraud in Coxsackie, New York; a legendary CEO whose psychopathy has been speculated about in the press; and a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane who insists he's sane and certainly not a psychopath. Ronson not only solves the mystery of the hoax but also discovers, disturbingly, that sometimes the personalities at the helm of the madness industry are, with their drives and obsessions, as mad in their own way as those they study. And that relatively ordinary people are, more and more, defined by their maddest edges"--Provided by publisher."
  • "They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed one on the street today. These are people who have no empathy, who are manipulative, deceitful, charming, seductive, and delusional. 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. 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. 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. He spends time with a death-squad leader institutionalized for mortgage fraud, and with a legendary CEO who took joy in shutting down factories and firing people. He delves into the fascinating history of psychopathy diagnosis and treatments, from LSD-fueled days-long naked therapy sessions in prisons to attempts to understand serial killers.Along the way, Ronson discovers that relatively ordinary people are, more and more, defined by their most insane edges. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating adventure through the minds of madness."@en
  • ""In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and journalists who study them"--Provided by publisher."
  • ""They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed one on the street today. These are people who have no empathy, who are manipulative, deceitful, charming, seductive, and delusional. The Psychopath Test is the New York Times bestselling exploration of their world and the madness industry"--Page 4 of cover."@en
  • "From the author of "The Men Who Stare At Goats", this is an exploration of the world of madness. Meeting Broadmoor inmates who swear they're sane, psychologists who designed the industry standard Psychopath Test, CEOs, politicians and those ordinary people whose lives have been touched by madness, Ronson combines his trademark humour, charm and investigative incision to unearth dangerous truths and ask serious questions about how we define normality in a world that often celebrates madness."@en

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  • "Erlebnisbericht"
  • "Popular works"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Populárně-naučné publikace"
  • "Spanish language materials"

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  • "¿Es usted un psicópata? : [un viaje a través de la industria de la locura]"
  • "Die Psychopathen sind unter uns : eine Reise zu den Schaltstellen der Macht"
  • "The psychopath test a journey through the madness industry"
  • "The psychopath test"@en
  • "The psychopath test"
  • "疯狂心理学: 发现潜伏在日常生活中的疯狂"
  • "The Psychopath Test A Journey Through the Madness Industry"@en
  • "Es usted un psicópata?"
  • "Psychopath test"@en
  • "Czy jesteś psychopatą? : fascynująca podróż po świecie obłędu"
  • "Czy jesteś psychopatą? : fascynująca podróż po świecie obłędu"@pl
  • "The Psychopath test : a journey through the madness industry"
  • "¿Es usted un psicópata?"@es
  • "¿Es usted un psicópata?"
  • "Kdo je psychopat"
  • "Psikhopat -test"
  • "Feng kuang xin li xue : Fa xian qian fu zai ri chang sheng huo zhong de feng kuang"
  • "Feng kuang xin li xue : fa xian qian fu zai ri chang sheng huo zhong de feng kuang"
  • "The psychopath test : a journey through the madness industry"
  • "The psychopath test : a journey through the madness industry"@en
  • "Die Psychopathen sind unter uns eine Reise zu den Schaltstellen der Macht"
  • "Психопат -тест"
  • "Die Psychopathen sind unter uns Eine Reise zu den Schaltstellen der Macht"
  • "疯狂心理学 : 发现潜伏在日常生活中的疯狂 : a joumey through the madness industry"

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