24 Books like Without Conscience

La psicopatia

by Robert D. Hare • 2018

Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.

4.21

🏛️ Forensic Psychology 📋 Clinical Assessment 🧠 Psychopathy

La psicopatia 97%

Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.

by Robert D. Hare 2018

4.21

28 ratings

🏛️ Forensic Psychology 📋 Clinical Assessment 🧠 Psychopathy

Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door

by Martha Stout • 2020

They mimic feelings they don't have. The red flags and responses that keep you safe.

3.97

964

🧠 Personality Disorders 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🛡️ Emotional Self-Defense

Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door Summary

Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door 97%

They mimic feelings they don't have. The red flags and responses that keep you safe.

by Martha Stout 2020

3.97

964 ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🛡️ Emotional Self-Defense

The Sociopath Next Door

by Martha Stout • 2005

One in 25 people have no conscience. The most charming are the most dangerous.

3.77

39k+

🧠 Personality Disorders ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🎭 Manipulation Tactics

The Sociopath Next Door 96%

One in 25 people have no conscience. The most charming are the most dangerous.

by Martha Stout 2005

3.77

39k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🎭 Manipulation Tactics

Inside the Criminal Mind

by Stanton E. Samenow • 1984

The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.

3.77

2k+

🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Forensic Psychology 🎭 Psychopathy

Inside the Criminal Mind 96%

The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.

by Stanton E. Samenow 1984

3.77

2k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Forensic Psychology 🎭 Psychopathy

The Mask of Sanity

by Hervey M. Cleckley • 1941

Intelligent, charming, incapable of love or remorse. The study that first defined psychopathy.

3.99

1k+

🧠 Clinical Psychopathy 📋 Personality Disorders 💔 Empathy Deficits

The Mask of Sanity 96%

Intelligent, charming, incapable of love or remorse. The study that first defined psychopathy.

by Hervey M. Cleckley 1941

3.99

1k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychopathy 📋 Personality Disorders 💔 Empathy Deficits

The Psychopath Whisperer

by Kent A. Kiehl • 2014

Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.

4.07

4k+

🏛️ Forensic Psychology 🧠 Neurocriminology 🎭 Antisocial Personality

The Psychopath Whisperer 96%

Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.

by Kent A. Kiehl 2014

4.07

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Forensic Psychology 🧠 Neurocriminology 🎭 Antisocial Personality

The Psychopath Inside

by James Fallon • 2013

A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.

3.50

6k+

🧠 Psychopathy Research 🔍 Forensic Psychology 💔 Empathy And Emotion

The Psychopath Inside 95%

A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.

by James Fallon 2013

3.50

6k+ ratings

🧠 Psychopathy Research 🔍 Forensic Psychology 💔 Empathy And Emotion

Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream

by Robert I. Simon • 1996

The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.

3.77

230

🧠 Forensic Psychiatry 🔍 Criminal Psychology 💔 Empathy Deficits

Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream 94%

The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.

by Robert I. Simon 1996

3.77

230 ratings

🧠 Forensic Psychiatry 🔍 Criminal Psychology 💔 Empathy Deficits

Dangerous Personalities

by Joe Navarro • 2014

An FBI profiler's checklist for spotting the personality types most likely to harm you.

3.88

3k+

🧠 Personality Disorders 🛡️ Interpersonal Safety 🔍 Behavioral Profiling

Dangerous Personalities 94%

An FBI profiler's checklist for spotting the personality types most likely to harm you.

by Joe Navarro 2014

3.88

3k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 🛡️ Interpersonal Safety 🔍 Behavioral Profiling

The Profiler

by Pat Brown • 2010

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

3.08

2k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy

The Profiler 94%

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

by Pat Brown 2010

3.08

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy

The Gates of Janus

by Ian Brady • 2001

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

3.61

511

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling

The Gates of Janus 94%

From prison, the Moors Murderer argues morality is rigged, and his own crimes are the proof.

by Ian Brady 2001

3.61

511 ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔪 Serial Murder 🎭 Offender Profiling

The Narcissist Next Door

by Jeffrey Kluger • 2014

A crash course in spotting the narcissist early: at the bar, in the interview, on the ballot.

3.11

1k+

🧠 Personality Disorders 📚 Popular Psychology 🕶️ Dark Personality Traits

The Narcissist Next Door 94%

A crash course in spotting the narcissist early: at the bar, in the interview, on the ballot.

by Jeffrey Kluger 2014

3.11

1k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 📚 Popular Psychology 🕶️ Dark Personality Traits

Surrounded by Narcissists

by Thomas Erikson • 2022

Spot the narcissist before they spot you: the tactics, the traps, and the exit strategy.

3.47

4k+

🧠 Personality Disorders 💔 Toxic Relationships 🎭 Manipulation Tactics

Surrounded by Narcissists 94%

Spot the narcissist before they spot you: the tactics, the traps, and the exit strategy.

by Thomas Erikson 2022

3.47

4k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 💔 Toxic Relationships 🎭 Manipulation Tactics

A Casebook of Murder

by Colin Wilson • 1969

Gin soaked London bred one kind of killer. Chicago later produced a man who built a murder castle.

3.63

🕰️ Murder History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔬 Forensic History

A Casebook of Murder 94%

Gin soaked London bred one kind of killer. Chicago later produced a man who built a murder castle.

by Colin Wilson 1969

3.63

41 ratings

🕰️ Murder History 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🔬 Forensic History

The Dark Side of the Mind

by Kerry Daynes • 2019

A forensic psychologist spends her career studying stalkers, until one starts hunting her.

4.02

8k+

🧠 Forensic Psychology 🔍 True Crime Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma

The Dark Side of the Mind 93%

A forensic psychologist spends her career studying stalkers, until one starts hunting her.

by Kerry Daynes 2019

4.02

8k+ ratings

🧠 Forensic Psychology 🔍 True Crime Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Manipulation

by Beatrice Shorts • 2019

Read body language like a profiler, counter gaslighting, and ethically master six influence levers.

2.50

🕶️ Dark Psychology 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 👁️ Body Language

Manipulation 93%

Read body language like a profiler, counter gaslighting, and ethically master six influence levers.

by Beatrice Shorts 2019

2.50

4 ratings

🕶️ Dark Psychology 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 👁️ Body Language

Mindreader

by David J. Lieberman • 2022

What pronouns, qualifiers, and silence reveal about who's lying and who's in charge.

3.83

2k+

🔍 Linguistic Analysis 🕵️ Deception Detection ⚡ Power Dynamics

Mindreader 93%

What pronouns, qualifiers, and silence reveal about who's lying and who's in charge.

by David J. Lieberman 2022

3.83

2k+ ratings

🔍 Linguistic Analysis 🕵️ Deception Detection ⚡ Power Dynamics

Dark Psychology and Manipulation

by William Cooper • 2020

The mental shortcuts manipulators hijack, and the simple defense that shuts down every one of them.

3.77

617

🕶️ Dark Psychology 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Dark Psychology and Manipulation Summary

Dark Psychology and Manipulation 93%

The mental shortcuts manipulators hijack, and the simple defense that shuts down every one of them.

by William Cooper 2020

3.77

617 ratings

🕶️ Dark Psychology 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Criminal Psychology

by Ray Bull • 2006

A research-based tour of criminal justice: what works, what fails, and why television gets it wrong.

3.67

302

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🕵️ Offender Profiling 👁️ Eyewitness Testimony

Criminal Psychology 93%

A research-based tour of criminal justice: what works, what fails, and why television gets it wrong.

by Ray Bull 2006

3.67

302 ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🕵️ Offender Profiling 👁️ Eyewitness Testimony

Dark Psychology

by James W. Williams • 2019

The playbook manipulators count on you never reading: spot the tactics and build your defenses.

2.85

309

🎯 Manipulation Tactics ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🖤 Dark Triad

Dark Psychology 93%

The playbook manipulators count on you never reading: spot the tactics and build your defenses.

by James W. Williams 2019

2.85

309 ratings

🎯 Manipulation Tactics ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🖤 Dark Triad

How To Analyze People

by Daniel Spade • 2019

Body language, weaponized guilt, and the rules for breaking a manipulator's hold.

2.82

446

🌑 Dark Psychology 🧍 Body Language 🎭 Psychological Manipulation

How To Analyze People 93%

Body language, weaponized guilt, and the rules for breaking a manipulator's hold.

by Daniel Spade 2019

2.82

446 ratings

🌑 Dark Psychology 🧍 Body Language 🎭 Psychological Manipulation

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques

by Martina Dove • 2020

Scammers weaponize your own psychology. Learn their playbook and the one skill that defeats them.

3.31

🧠 Fraud Psychology 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques Summary

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques 93%

Scammers weaponize your own psychology. Learn their playbook and the one skill that defeats them.

by Martina Dove 2020

3.31

16 ratings

🧠 Fraud Psychology 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases

The Confidence Game

by Maria Konnikova • 2015

Anyone can be conned. The con artist's real genius is finding what you already want to believe.

3.65

6k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Social Engineering 📊 Behavioral Economics

The Confidence Game 93%

Anyone can be conned. The con artist's real genius is finding what you already want to believe.

by Maria Konnikova 2015

3.65

6k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Social Engineering 📊 Behavioral Economics

The Art of Reading People

by Ian Tuhovsky • 2019

Empathy is their entry point. Read people analytically before the manipulator gets comfortable.

3.79

132

🧠 Personality Disorders 🔍 Reading People 🖤 Dark Triad

The Art of Reading People 93%

Empathy is their entry point. Read people analytically before the manipulator gets comfortable.

by Ian Tuhovsky 2019

3.79

132 ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 🔍 Reading People 🖤 Dark Triad

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