Themes Lists Trending New
Start free trial
EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief
Searching...

🎭 Psychopathy In Power

A disturbing look at how individuals without conscience ascend to positions of influence, wielding authority with cold calculation and devastating consequences.
Political Ponerology
by Andrew M. Lobaczewski • 2007
A small, conscienceless minority drives tyranny; your belief in fairness is their greatest weapon.
4.06
398
🏛️ Totalitarian Regimes🧠 Psychopathy And Power🔬 Clinical Study Of Evil🎭 Moral Manipulation🗳️ Political Psychology
Political Ponerology Summary
Political Ponerology 92%
A small, conscienceless minority drives tyranny; your belief in fairness is their greatest weapon.
by Andrew M. Lobaczewski 2007
4.06
398 ratings
🏛️ Totalitarian Regimes🧠 Psychopathy And Power🔬 Clinical Study Of Evil🎭 Moral Manipulation🗳️ Political Psychology
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
by Bandy X. Lee • 2017
A psychiatric rule bars diagnosing public figures. Twenty-seven experts argue survival overrides it.
4.05
3k+
📖 Political Psychopathology👑 Narcissistic Leadership⚠️ Authoritarian Dynamics🏭 Banality Of Evil🦠 Social Contagion
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump Summary
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump 92%
A psychiatric rule bars diagnosing public figures. Twenty-seven experts argue survival overrides it.
by Bandy X. Lee 2017
4.05
3k+ ratings
📖 Political Psychopathology👑 Narcissistic Leadership⚠️ Authoritarian Dynamics🏭 Banality Of Evil🦠 Social Contagion
Snakes in Suits
by Paul Babiak • 2006
Nearly one in thirty executives is a psychopath, and charm is their favorite credential.
3.68
4k+
🏢 Corporate Psychopaths🎭 Manipulation Tactics🧠 Psychopathy Assessment🛡️ Workplace Survival☣️ Toxic Leadership
Snakes in Suits Summary
Snakes in Suits 91%
Nearly one in thirty executives is a psychopath, and charm is their favorite credential.
by Paul Babiak 2006
3.68
4k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Psychopaths🎭 Manipulation Tactics🧠 Psychopathy Assessment🛡️ Workplace Survival☣️ Toxic Leadership
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🔍 Forensic Psychology📖 Psychiatric Case Studies
The Mask of Sanity Summary
The Mask of Sanity 91%
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🔍 Forensic Psychology📖 Psychiatric Case Studies
Dangerous Charisma
by Jerrold M. Post • 2019
A CIA profiler diagnosed malignant narcissism. The surprise was how perfectly it fit his followers.
3.56
186
🧠 Political Psychology🪞 Narcissism✨ Charismatic Leadership⚠️ Authoritarianism👥 Follower Psychology
Dangerous Charisma Summary
Dangerous Charisma 91%
A CIA profiler diagnosed malignant narcissism. The surprise was how perfectly it fit his followers.
by Jerrold M. Post 2019
3.56
186 ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🪞 Narcissism✨ Charismatic Leadership⚠️ Authoritarianism👥 Follower Psychology
Corruptible
by Brian Klaas • 2021
Power corrupts, but that is only half the problem. The other half: corruptible people chase power.
4.18
3k+
😈 Dark Triad Leadership🧠 Psychology Of Power🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch🏢 Organizational Design🗳️ Power Accountability
Corruptible Summary
Corruptible 90%
Power corrupts, but that is only half the problem. The other half: corruptible people chase power.
by Brian Klaas 2021
4.18
3k+ ratings
😈 Dark Triad Leadership🧠 Psychology Of Power🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch🏢 Organizational Design🗳️ Power Accountability
Without Conscience
by Robert D. Hare • 1993
They process death and paper identically. The deficit that defines a psychopath.
4.06
13k+
🧠 Clinical Psychology🔬 Forensic Psychology🎭 Antisocial Personality💼 White Collar Crime🕵️ Manipulation Detection
Without Conscience Summary
Without Conscience 90%
They process death and paper identically. The deficit that defines a psychopath.
by Robert D. Hare 1993
4.06
13k+ ratings
🧠 Clinical Psychology🔬 Forensic Psychology🎭 Antisocial Personality💼 White Collar Crime🕵️ Manipulation Detection
The Darker Side of Leadership
by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2024
The psychological recipe that turns frightened populations into followers of dangerous leaders.
3.40
5
🗳️ Political Psychology🧠 Mass Psychology🐑 Herd Mentality⚠️ Authoritarianism📢 Populism
The Darker Side of Leadership Summary
The Darker Side of Leadership 90%
The psychological recipe that turns frightened populations into followers of dangerous leaders.
by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2024
3.40
5 ratings
🗳️ Political Psychology🧠 Mass Psychology🐑 Herd Mentality⚠️ Authoritarianism📢 Populism
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👹 Dehumanization🌑 Human Darkness
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream 90%
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👹 Dehumanization🌑 Human Darkness
La psicopatia
by Robert D. Hare • 2018
Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.
4.21
28
🏛️ Forensic Psychology📋 Clinical Assessment🧠 Psychopathy🎭 Personality Disorders⚠️ Antisocial Behavior
La psicopatia Summary
La psicopatia 90%
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🎭 Personality Disorders⚠️ Antisocial Behavior
Surrounded by Psychopaths
by Thomas Erikson • 2017
Your personality type is a manipulator's playbook. The four-step defense they never see coming.
3.55
10k+
👔 Corporate Psychopathy🕶️ Dark Psychology🎨 Personality Types🚧 Boundary Setting🔍 Behavioral Profiling
Surrounded by Psychopaths Summary
Surrounded by Psychopaths 90%
Your personality type is a manipulator's playbook. The four-step defense they never see coming.
by Thomas Erikson 2017
3.55
10k+ ratings
👔 Corporate Psychopathy🕶️ Dark Psychology🎨 Personality Types🚧 Boundary Setting🔍 Behavioral Profiling
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🕳️ Absence Of Conscience💔 Emotional Empathy
The Sociopath Next Door Summary
The Sociopath Next Door 90%
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🕳️ Absence Of Conscience💔 Emotional Empathy
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
by Bill Eddy • 2019
Narcissistic politicians rely on a divide-and-conquer script. These countermoves break it.
3.81
140
🧠 Political Psychology🎭 Personality Disorders🌊 Authoritarian Tactics📺 Media Manipulation🗳️ Voter Psychology
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop Summary
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop 90%
Narcissistic politicians rely on a divide-and-conquer script. These countermoves break it.
by Bill Eddy 2019
3.81
140 ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🎭 Personality Disorders🌊 Authoritarian Tactics📺 Media Manipulation🗳️ Voter Psychology
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💼 Workplace Psychopaths🔍 Forensic Psychology
Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door Summary
Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door 90%
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💼 Workplace Psychopaths🔍 Forensic Psychology
Driven
by Paul R. Lawrence • 2001
Darwin glimpsed it, the Framers encoded it, and ignoring it just crashed the economy.
3.98
4k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏢 Organizational Leadership⚖️ Evolutionary Ethics🔪 Psychopathy And Leadership🏛️ Corporate Governance
Driven Summary
Driven 89%
Darwin glimpsed it, the Framers encoded it, and ignoring it just crashed the economy.
by Paul R. Lawrence 2001
3.98
4k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏢 Organizational Leadership⚖️ Evolutionary Ethics🔪 Psychopathy And Leadership🏛️ Corporate Governance
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💭 Cognitive Biases🔄 Cognitive Therapy
Inside the Criminal Mind Summary
Inside the Criminal Mind 89%
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💭 Cognitive Biases🔄 Cognitive Therapy
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🌱 Nature Vs Nurture📖 Neuro-Memoir
The Psychopath Inside Summary
The Psychopath Inside 89%
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🌱 Nature Vs Nurture📖 Neuro-Memoir
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💔 Empathy Deficits🧬 Affective Neuroscience
The Psychopath Whisperer Summary
The Psychopath Whisperer 89%
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💔 Empathy Deficits🧬 Affective Neuroscience
Strongmen
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat • 2020
Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.
4.27
5k+
🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes🎭 Cult Of Personality📢 Propaganda💰 Kleptocracy⚔️ Political Violence
Strongmen Summary
Strongmen 89%
Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat 2020
4.27
5k+ ratings
🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes🎭 Cult Of Personality📢 Propaganda💰 Kleptocracy⚔️ Political Violence
The Lucifer Effect
by Philip G. Zimbardo • 2007
Ordinary students, fake prison, abusive in six days. The situation, not character, corrupts.
3.90
27k+
🧠 Social Psychology⚖️ Power And Corruption😶 Dehumanization👥 Conformity🏛️ State Violence
The Lucifer Effect Summary
The Lucifer Effect 89%
Ordinary students, fake prison, abusive in six days. The situation, not character, corrupts.
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2007
3.90
27k+ ratings
🧠 Social Psychology⚖️ Power And Corruption😶 Dehumanization👥 Conformity🏛️ State Violence
22 Cells in Nuremberg
by Douglas M. Kelley • 2026
Rorschach tests at Nuremberg: twenty-two Nazis, no madness, only ordinary men with unchecked power.
4.42
236
🏛️ Nazi Germany⚖️ Nuremberg Trials🧠 Psychology Of Evil👤 Psychological Profiles📋 Authoritarian Psychology
22 Cells in Nuremberg Summary
22 Cells in Nuremberg 89%
Rorschach tests at Nuremberg: twenty-two Nazis, no madness, only ordinary men with unchecked power.
by Douglas M. Kelley 2026
4.42
236 ratings
🏛️ Nazi Germany⚖️ Nuremberg Trials🧠 Psychology Of Evil👤 Psychological Profiles📋 Authoritarian Psychology
The 48 Laws of Power in 30 Minutes
by Garamond Press • 2013
The 48 Laws condensed: how to wield influence without appearing to, and why mercy fails.
3.89
37
⚡ Power Dynamics🕶️ Dark Psychology🧩 Indirect Influence♟️ Strategic Manipulation🦊 Modern Machiavellianism
The 48 Laws of Power in 30 Minutes Summary
The 48 Laws of Power in 30 Minutes 89%
The 48 Laws condensed: how to wield influence without appearing to, and why mercy fails.
by Garamond Press 2013
3.89
37 ratings
⚡ Power Dynamics🕶️ Dark Psychology🧩 Indirect Influence♟️ Strategic Manipulation🦊 Modern Machiavellianism
Leadership in Game of Thrones
by Brigitte Biehl • 2021
What the carnage in Westeros teaches about power, ethics, and staying alive at the top.
📚 Leadership Studies🎬 Pop Culture Analysis⚡ Power Dynamics⚖️ Ethical Dilemmas👤 Leadership Profiles
Leadership in Game of Thrones Summary
Leadership in Game of Thrones 89%
What the carnage in Westeros teaches about power, ethics, and staying alive at the top.
by Brigitte Biehl 2021
📚 Leadership Studies🎬 Pop Culture Analysis⚡ Power Dynamics⚖️ Ethical Dilemmas👤 Leadership Profiles
Manufacturing Delusion
by Buck Sexton • 2026
Eight tactics produce mass delusion. A CIA analyst traces them from Stalin's trials to modern media.
4.37
417
🧠 Mass Psychology🏴 Totalitarianism🗳️ Political Psychology📢 Propaganda Analysis🎭 Mind Control
Manufacturing Delusion Summary
Manufacturing Delusion 89%
Eight tactics produce mass delusion. A CIA analyst traces them from Stalin's trials to modern media.
by Buck Sexton 2026
4.37
417 ratings
🧠 Mass Psychology🏴 Totalitarianism🗳️ Political Psychology📢 Propaganda Analysis🎭 Mind Control
The Power Paradox
by Dacher Keltner • 2016
Kindness earns power. Power kills kindness. The research on why, and how to survive the cycle.
3.68
1k+
⚡ Power Dynamics🗣️ Social Influence🏢 Organizational Behavior🤝 Prosocial Behavior⚠️ The Dark Side Of Power
The Power Paradox Summary
The Power Paradox 89%
Kindness earns power. Power kills kindness. The research on why, and how to survive the cycle.
by Dacher Keltner 2016
3.68
1k+ ratings
⚡ Power Dynamics🗣️ Social Influence🏢 Organizational Behavior🤝 Prosocial Behavior⚠️ The Dark Side Of Power
The Myth of the Strong Leader
by Archie Brown • 2014
The forceful leader who centralizes power: admired today, but the historical record is brutal.
3.66
806
🏛️ Political Leadership🌐 Comparative Politics⚡ Power Dynamics🤝 Collective Leadership🔒 Authoritarian Systems
The Myth of the Strong Leader Summary
The Myth of the Strong Leader 89%
The forceful leader who centralizes power: admired today, but the historical record is brutal.
by Archie Brown 2014
3.66
806 ratings
🏛️ Political Leadership🌐 Comparative Politics⚡ Power Dynamics🤝 Collective Leadership🔒 Authoritarian Systems
How to Rule the World
by André de Guillaume • 2002
Forget ethics: a satirical guide to seizing absolute power, from career choice to crushing dissent.
3.67
547
🏛️ Dictatorship🤣 Satirical Self-Help⚖️ Power Dynamics📜 Machiavellianism🎭 Political Satire
How to Rule the World Summary
How to Rule the World 89%
Forget ethics: a satirical guide to seizing absolute power, from career choice to crushing dissent.
by André de Guillaume 2002
3.67
547 ratings
🏛️ Dictatorship🤣 Satirical Self-Help⚖️ Power Dynamics📜 Machiavellianism🎭 Political Satire
Too Much and Never Enough
by Mary L. Trump • 2020
The family blueprint: a psychologist explains how cruelty, money, and neglect made a president.
3.82
98k+
🧠 Political Psychology🔬 Family Systems Psychology🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics👤 Emotional Neglect🧬 Generational Trauma
Too Much and Never Enough Summary
Too Much and Never Enough 88%
The family blueprint: a psychologist explains how cruelty, money, and neglect made a president.
by Mary L. Trump 2020
3.82
98k+ ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🔬 Family Systems Psychology🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics👤 Emotional Neglect🧬 Generational Trauma
The Winner Effect
by Ian H. Robertson • 2012
Winning rewires your brain to win again, and the same chemistry eventually blinds the powerful.
3.77
869
⚡ Power Dynamics🏆 Success Psychology👥 Leadership Psychology🧪 Hormones And Behavior🔄 Feedback Loops
The Winner Effect Summary
The Winner Effect 88%
Winning rewires your brain to win again, and the same chemistry eventually blinds the powerful.
by Ian H. Robertson 2012
3.77
869 ratings
⚡ Power Dynamics🏆 Success Psychology👥 Leadership Psychology🧪 Hormones And Behavior🔄 Feedback Loops
The Psychopath Test
by Jon Ronson • 2011
A journalist learns to spot psychopaths. Then the checklist starts spotting him.
3.95
158k+
🧠 Forensic Psychology📰 Investigative Journalism🎭 Psychopathy📋 Diagnostic Overreach💊 Mental Health Industry
The Psychopath Test Summary
The Psychopath Test 88%
A journalist learns to spot psychopaths. Then the checklist starts spotting him.
by Jon Ronson 2011
3.95
158k+ ratings
🧠 Forensic Psychology📰 Investigative Journalism🎭 Psychopathy📋 Diagnostic Overreach💊 Mental Health Industry
Mind Control
by Haha Lung • 2006
Exploit the flaws in senses and memory to control minds, before yours is controlled.
3.60
187
🧠 Psychological Warfare⚡ Power Dynamics👁️ Perception Hacking🔗 Coercive Persuasion🎭 Deception Tactics
Mind Control Summary
Mind Control 88%
Exploit the flaws in senses and memory to control minds, before yours is controlled.
by Haha Lung 2006
3.60
187 ratings
🧠 Psychological Warfare⚡ Power Dynamics👁️ Perception Hacking🔗 Coercive Persuasion🎭 Deception Tactics
Order of Assassins
by Colin Wilson • 1972
Violence as self-fulfillment: how stagnation and passivity breed the modern assassin.
3.69
64
🧠 Criminal Psychology🔍 Psychological True Crime💭 Existential Psychology👊 Psychology Of Violence🏙️ Modern Alienation
Order of Assassins Summary
Order of Assassins 88%
Violence as self-fulfillment: how stagnation and passivity breed the modern assassin.
by Colin Wilson 1972
3.69
64 ratings
🧠 Criminal Psychology🔍 Psychological True Crime💭 Existential Psychology👊 Psychology Of Violence🏙️ Modern Alienation
The Art of Seduction
by Robert Greene • 2001
Stop pursuing. Find their void, step back, and let absence speak louder than any advance.
3.91
43k+
🤝 Social Influence⚡ Power Dynamics🦊 Machiavellian Strategy🌑 Dark Psychology💘 Romantic Strategy
The Art of Seduction Summary
The Art of Seduction 88%
Stop pursuing. Find their void, step back, and let absence speak louder than any advance.
by Robert Greene 2001
3.91
43k+ ratings
🤝 Social Influence⚡ Power Dynamics🦊 Machiavellian Strategy🌑 Dark Psychology💘 Romantic Strategy
No One Man Should Have All That Power
by Amos Barshad • 2019
Behind every pop star, president, and cartel boss, a hidden schemer pulls the strings.
3.65
185
🕵️ Hidden Manipulators🧠 Manipulation Psychology🎩 Political Fixers🎤 Pop Culture Power⛪ Cult Leaders
No One Man Should Have All That Power Summary
No One Man Should Have All That Power 88%
Behind every pop star, president, and cartel boss, a hidden schemer pulls the strings.
by Amos Barshad 2019
3.65
185 ratings
🕵️ Hidden Manipulators🧠 Manipulation Psychology🎩 Political Fixers🎤 Pop Culture Power⛪ Cult Leaders
In Sheep's Clothing
by George K. Simon Jr. • 1996
Your decency is their weapon. Learn to see the hidden fight and stop losing it.
4.05
5k+
🎯 Manipulation Tactics☣️ Toxic Relationships🚧 Setting Boundaries🔗 Trauma Bonding🧠 Personality Disorders
In Sheep's Clothing Summary
In Sheep's Clothing 88%
Your decency is their weapon. Learn to see the hidden fight and stop losing it.
by George K. Simon Jr. 1996
4.05
5k+ ratings
🎯 Manipulation Tactics☣️ Toxic Relationships🚧 Setting Boundaries🔗 Trauma Bonding🧠 Personality Disorders
Acting with Power
by Deborah Gruenfeld • 2020
Power isn't who you are; it's a role. Anyone can learn to play it.
3.83
473
🏢 Organizational Power🧠 Leadership Psychology💼 Workplace Dynamics⚖️ Power Dynamics🎭 Performance Psychology
Acting with Power Summary
Acting with Power 88%
Power isn't who you are; it's a role. Anyone can learn to play it.
by Deborah Gruenfeld 2020
3.83
473 ratings
🏢 Organizational Power🧠 Leadership Psychology💼 Workplace Dynamics⚖️ Power Dynamics🎭 Performance Psychology
Leadership BS
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
3.86
1k+
🚫 Leadership Critique📊 Organizational Behavior💼 Workplace Realism🔪 Anti-Self-Help☣️ Toxic Workplaces
Leadership BS Summary
Leadership BS 88%
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015
3.86
1k+ ratings
🚫 Leadership Critique📊 Organizational Behavior💼 Workplace Realism🔪 Anti-Self-Help☣️ Toxic Workplaces
Manipulation
by David T Abbots • 2018
Body language, emotional leverage, and psychological triggers: the manipulation toolkit.
3.27
15
🧠 Persuasion Psychology🕶️ Dark Psychology🎭 Emotional Manipulation🕺 Body Language🔍 Reading People
Manipulation Summary
Manipulation 88%
Body language, emotional leverage, and psychological triggers: the manipulation toolkit.
by David T Abbots 2018
3.27
15 ratings
🧠 Persuasion Psychology🕶️ Dark Psychology🎭 Emotional Manipulation🕺 Body Language🔍 Reading People
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages
by Christopher Berry-Dee • 2017
Serial killers lack the brain wiring for empathy. Thirty interviews show what fills the void.
2.98
8k+
🔪 Serial Killers🧠 Criminal Psychology🔬 Psychopathy Research🎙️ Forensic Interviews💔 Childhood Trauma
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages Summary
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages 88%
Serial killers lack the brain wiring for empathy. Thirty interviews show what fills the void.
by Christopher Berry-Dee 2017
2.98
8k+ ratings
🔪 Serial Killers🧠 Criminal Psychology🔬 Psychopathy Research🎙️ Forensic Interviews💔 Childhood Trauma
The Science of Evil
by Simon Baron-Cohen • 2011
Zero empathy produces both cruelty and extraordinary systems. The neuroscience behind the split.
3.77
7k+
🧠 Empathy Research🧬 Social Neuroscience👥 Theory Of Mind🎭 Personality Disorders🧩 Autism Spectrum
The Science of Evil Summary
The Science of Evil 88%
Zero empathy produces both cruelty and extraordinary systems. The neuroscience behind the split.
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2011
3.77
7k+ ratings
🧠 Empathy Research🧬 Social Neuroscience👥 Theory Of Mind🎭 Personality Disorders🧩 Autism Spectrum
A First-Rate Madness
by S. Nassir Ghaemi • 2011
Sanity is overrated for crisis leadership. Depression and mania offer traits the healthy mind lacks.
3.73
4k+
🧠 Political Psychology🚨 Crisis Leadership🎨 Creativity And Madness🌧️ Depressive Realism🏷️ Mental Health Stigma
A First-Rate Madness Summary
A First-Rate Madness 88%
Sanity is overrated for crisis leadership. Depression and mania offer traits the healthy mind lacks.
by S. Nassir Ghaemi 2011
3.73
4k+ ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🚨 Crisis Leadership🎨 Creativity And Madness🌧️ Depressive Realism🏷️ Mental Health Stigma
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🕵️ Manipulation Detection☣️ Toxic Relationships
Dangerous Personalities Summary
Dangerous Personalities 88%
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🕵️ Manipulation Detection☣️ Toxic Relationships
Power
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2010
Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.
3.88
6k+
🏢 Organizational Politics📈 Career Strategy⚡ Power Dynamics📣 Self-Promotion🪞 Narcissism At Work
Power Summary
Power 88%
Modesty, authenticity, trust: the leadership industry sells them. Power buys something else.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2010
3.88
6k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Politics📈 Career Strategy⚡ Power Dynamics📣 Self-Promotion🪞 Narcissism At Work
The Ideological Brain
by Leor Zmigrod • 2025
Rigid minds make rigid ideologies, and the evidence is in the brain scans.
3.66
597
🏛️ Political Psychology🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🗳️ Neuropolitics🧱 Dogmatism🔥 Psychology Of Extremism
The Ideological Brain Summary
The Ideological Brain 88%
Rigid minds make rigid ideologies, and the evidence is in the brain scans.
by Leor Zmigrod 2025
3.66
597 ratings
🏛️ Political Psychology🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🗳️ Neuropolitics🧱 Dogmatism🔥 Psychology Of Extremism
The Dark Sides of Empathy
by Fritz Breithaupt • 2019
Empathy can fuel cruelty: the more we feel another's pain, the more we enjoy inflicting it.
3.63
59
📚 Empathy Studies🧭 Moral Psychology🕳️ Dark Empathy🦠 Emotional Parasitism😈 Sadistic Pleasure
The Dark Sides of Empathy Summary
The Dark Sides of Empathy 88%
Empathy can fuel cruelty: the more we feel another's pain, the more we enjoy inflicting it.
by Fritz Breithaupt 2019
3.63
59 ratings
📚 Empathy Studies🧭 Moral Psychology🕳️ Dark Empathy🦠 Emotional Parasitism😈 Sadistic Pleasure
The Rape of the Mind
by Joost A.M. Meerloo • 1956
Brainwashing follows a precise script, and its gentler forms shape your thoughts every day.
4.18
1k+
🧠 Thought Control🗳️ Political Psychology📢 Propaganda Studies⛓️ Authoritarianism🏴 Totalitarianism
The Rape of the Mind Summary
The Rape of the Mind 88%
Brainwashing follows a precise script, and its gentler forms shape your thoughts every day.
by Joost A.M. Meerloo 1956
4.18
1k+ ratings
🧠 Thought Control🗳️ Political Psychology📢 Propaganda Studies⛓️ Authoritarianism🏴 Totalitarianism
Trumpocracy
by David Frum • 2018
American democracy didn't fall; it was hollowed out by lies and a party that looked away.
3.88
4k+
🏛️ Democratic Backsliding🇺🇸 Trump Administration💰 Political Corruption📺 Media Manipulation⚠️ Authoritarian Drift
Trumpocracy Summary
Trumpocracy 88%
American democracy didn't fall; it was hollowed out by lies and a party that looked away.
by David Frum 2018
3.88
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Democratic Backsliding🇺🇸 Trump Administration💰 Political Corruption📺 Media Manipulation⚠️ Authoritarian Drift
The Psychology of Totalitarianism
by Mattias Desmet • 2023
Reason was meant to free us. It left us isolated, anxious, and begging for an absolute master.
3.98
2k+
🧠 Mass Psychology🗳️ Political Psychology⛓️ Totalitarianism Studies🏭 Critique Of Technocracy🔬 Epistemology Of Science
The Psychology of Totalitarianism Summary
The Psychology of Totalitarianism 88%
Reason was meant to free us. It left us isolated, anxious, and begging for an absolute master.
by Mattias Desmet 2023
3.98
2k+ ratings
🧠 Mass Psychology🗳️ Political Psychology⛓️ Totalitarianism Studies🏭 Critique Of Technocracy🔬 Epistemology Of Science
The Myth of Mental Illness
by Thomas Szasz • 1961
Mental illness is not a brain disease: it is a language of distress, a tool of control.
3.76
2k+
🚫 Anti-Psychiatry🏥 Medicalization⚖️ Psychiatric Ethics📝 Informed Consent🔒 Civil Commitment
The Myth of Mental Illness Summary
The Myth of Mental Illness 88%
Mental illness is not a brain disease: it is a language of distress, a tool of control.
by Thomas Szasz 1961
3.76
2k+ ratings
🚫 Anti-Psychiatry🏥 Medicalization⚖️ Psychiatric Ethics📝 Informed Consent🔒 Civil Commitment
Anatomía del mal
by Jordi Wild • 2024
Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.
3.42
884
🧠 Criminal Psychology😈 Nature Of Evil🧒 Childhood Trauma💪 Toxic Masculinity👥 Group Violence
Anatomía del mal Summary
Anatomía del mal 88%
Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.
by Jordi Wild 2024
3.42
884 ratings
🧠 Criminal Psychology😈 Nature Of Evil🧒 Childhood Trauma💪 Toxic Masculinity👥 Group Violence
Home
Search
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
 —
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
 —
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Jul 27,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel