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😈 Sociopathic Child

A chilling exploration of childhood devoid of empathy, where innocence masks something far more unsettling beneath the surface.
The Psychopath Whisperer
by Kent A. Kiehl • 2014
Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.
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4k+
🏛️ Forensic Psychology🧠 Neurocriminology🎭 Antisocial Personality
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
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 Summary
The Mask of Sanity 88%
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
La psicopatia
by Robert D. Hare • 2018
Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.
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28
🏛️ Forensic Psychology📋 Clinical Assessment🧠 Psychopathy
La psicopatia Summary
La psicopatia 88%
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
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.
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230
🧠 Forensic Psychiatry🔍 Criminal Psychology💔 Empathy Deficits
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream 88%
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
The Sociopath Next Door
by Martha Stout • 2005
One in 25 people have no conscience. The most charming are the most dangerous.
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39k+
🧠 Personality Disorders⚖️ Moral Psychology🎭 Manipulation Tactics
The Sociopath Next Door Summary
The Sociopath Next Door 88%
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
The Psychopath Inside
by James Fallon • 2013
A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.
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6k+
🧠 Psychopathy Research🔍 Forensic Psychology💔 Empathy And Emotion
The Psychopath Inside Summary
The Psychopath Inside 88%
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
Without Conscience
by Robert D. Hare • 1993
Twenty percent of prisoners are psychopaths. More wear suits. The expert's guide to spotting them.
4.06
13k+
🧠 Psychopathy🔍 Forensic Psychology🚫 Antisocial Personality
Without Conscience Summary
Without Conscience 88%
Twenty percent of prisoners are psychopaths. More wear suits. The expert's guide to spotting them.
by Robert D. Hare 1993
4.06
13k+ ratings
🧠 Psychopathy🔍 Forensic Psychology🚫 Antisocial Personality
For Your Own Good
by Alice Miller • 1985
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
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2k+
🧒 Childhood Trauma🔄 Intergenerational Trauma🎭 Emotional Suppression
For Your Own Good Summary
For Your Own Good 88%
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
by Alice Miller 1985
4.25
2k+ ratings
🧒 Childhood Trauma🔄 Intergenerational Trauma🎭 Emotional Suppression
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
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
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 87%
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
Bitter Blood
by Jerry Bledsoe • 1988
A custody war. A fake doctor. A mother who saved her last bullets for her own children.
4.04
10k+
🏠 Family Annihilation⚖️ Custody Battles🧠 Folie à Deux
Bitter Blood Summary
Bitter Blood 87%
A custody war. A fake doctor. A mother who saved her last bullets for her own children.
by Jerry Bledsoe 1988
4.04
10k+ ratings
🏠 Family Annihilation⚖️ Custody Battles🧠 Folie à Deux
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.
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2k+
🧠 Criminal Psychology⚖️ Forensic Psychology🎭 Psychopathy
Inside the Criminal Mind Summary
Inside the Criminal Mind 87%
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
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
Anatomía del mal Summary
Anatomía del mal 87%
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
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
Snakes in Suits Summary
Snakes in Suits 87%
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
Bad Therapy
by Abigail Shrier • 2024
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
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16k+
🧒 Childhood Resilience🚁 Overparenting Critique👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Authority
Bad Therapy Summary
Bad Therapy 87%
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
by Abigail Shrier 2024
3.95
16k+ ratings
🧒 Childhood Resilience🚁 Overparenting Critique👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Authority
Criminal Genius
by James C. Oleson • 2016
High IQ does not deter crime; it just makes offenders smarter about getting away.
4.17
18
💼 White Collar Crime🧠 Criminal Psychology📜 Moral Development
Criminal Genius Summary
Criminal Genius 87%
High IQ does not deter crime; it just makes offenders smarter about getting away.
by James C. Oleson 2016
4.17
18 ratings
💼 White Collar Crime🧠 Criminal Psychology📜 Moral Development
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
Order of Assassins Summary
Order of Assassins 87%
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
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
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages Summary
Talking With Psychopaths and Savages 87%
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
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
The Dark Sides of Empathy Summary
The Dark Sides of Empathy 87%
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
A Need to Kill
by Mark Pettit • 1990
A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.
3.88
339
🧒 Serial Child Murders🔍 Criminal Profiling😈 Hidden Predator
A Need to Kill Summary
A Need to Kill 87%
A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.
by Mark Pettit 1990
3.88
339 ratings
🧒 Serial Child Murders🔍 Criminal Profiling😈 Hidden Predator
A Good Childhood
by Judy Dunn • 2009
More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.
3.67
61
🧒 Child Development👨‍👩‍👧 Authoritative Parenting💝 Values Education
A Good Childhood Summary
A Good Childhood 87%
More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.
by Judy Dunn 2009
3.67
61 ratings
🧒 Child Development👨‍👩‍👧 Authoritative Parenting💝 Values Education
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
Too Much and Never Enough Summary
Too Much and Never Enough 87%
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
Asshole No More
by Xavier Crement • 1990
Definitive field guide to assholism: a social disease with types, stages, and a recovery program.
2.73
5k+
🎭 Social Satire🧱 Difficult People☣️ Toxic Behavior
Asshole No More Summary
Asshole No More 87%
Definitive field guide to assholism: a social disease with types, stages, and a recovery program.
by Xavier Crement 1990
2.73
5k+ ratings
🎭 Social Satire🧱 Difficult People☣️ Toxic Behavior
Assassination Generation
by Dave Grossman • 2016
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
3.71
351
🎮 Media Violence📱 Digital Parenting🪖 Military Psychology
Assassination Generation Summary
Assassination Generation 87%
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
by Dave Grossman 2016
3.71
351 ratings
🎮 Media Violence📱 Digital Parenting🪖 Military 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🎭 Psychopathy In Power
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump Summary
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump 86%
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🎭 Psychopathy In Power
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
by Alice Miller • 1991
Your childhood wounds don't just hurt you. Buried, they can run nations.
4.10
339
🧒 Childhood Trauma🎭 Repressed Emotions👶 Inner Child Work
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence Summary
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence 86%
Your childhood wounds don't just hurt you. Buried, they can run nations.
by Alice Miller 1991
4.10
339 ratings
🧒 Childhood Trauma🎭 Repressed Emotions👶 Inner Child Work
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
Surrounded by Psychopaths Summary
Surrounded by Psychopaths 86%
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
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 Summary
The Dark Side of the Mind 86%
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
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 Summary
The Gates of Janus 86%
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
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
Political Ponerology Summary
Political Ponerology 86%
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
The Violence Project
by Jillian Peterson • 2021
Mass shootings are not random. They follow a pattern, and a layered defense can break it.
4.45
1k+
🔫 Mass Shootings🛡️ Violence Prevention🧠 Childhood Trauma
The Violence Project Summary
The Violence Project 86%
Mass shootings are not random. They follow a pattern, and a layered defense can break it.
by Jillian Peterson 2021
4.45
1k+ ratings
🔫 Mass Shootings🛡️ Violence Prevention🧠 Childhood Trauma
One Nation Under Therapy
by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
3.60
376
🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture🏛️ Cultural Criticism⚖️ Personal Accountability
One Nation Under Therapy Summary
One Nation Under Therapy 86%
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005
3.60
376 ratings
🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture🏛️ Cultural Criticism⚖️ Personal Accountability
A Child Called "It"
by Dave Pelzer • 1995
Starved and locked up, a boy endures his mother's torture until a teacher spots the bruises.
4.14
463k+
🧒 Child Abuse Memoir👩‍👦 Maternal Violence🔗 Coercive Control
A Child Called "It" Summary
A Child Called "It" 86%
Starved and locked up, a boy endures his mother's torture until a teacher spots the bruises.
by Dave Pelzer 1995
4.14
463k+ ratings
🧒 Child Abuse Memoir👩‍👦 Maternal Violence🔗 Coercive Control
The Moral Life of Children
by Robert Coles • 1986
What if a six-year-old facing a mob has more moral clarity than a psychologist's theory?
3.82
68
🧠 Moral Psychology💰 Class And Morality📖 Narrative Ethics
The Moral Life of Children Summary
The Moral Life of Children 86%
What if a six-year-old facing a mob has more moral clarity than a psychologist's theory?
by Robert Coles 1986
3.82
68 ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology💰 Class And Morality📖 Narrative Ethics
The H Factor of Personality
by Kibeom Lee • 2012
The personality trait that predicts who will exploit you was missing from science until 2000.
4.03
494
🧠 Personality Psychology📊 Trait Models🎭 Social Exploitation
The H Factor of Personality Summary
The H Factor of Personality 86%
The personality trait that predicts who will exploit you was missing from science until 2000.
by Kibeom Lee 2012
4.03
494 ratings
🧠 Personality Psychology📊 Trait Models🎭 Social Exploitation
The Drama of the Gifted Child
by Alice Miller • 1979
Depression and grandiosity share a root: the child who learned her feelings were inconvenient.
4.05
31k+
🧸 Childhood Trauma🪞 Parental Narcissism🔒 Emotional Repression
The Drama of the Gifted Child Summary
The Drama of the Gifted Child 86%
Depression and grandiosity share a root: the child who learned her feelings were inconvenient.
by Alice Miller 1979
4.05
31k+ ratings
🧸 Childhood Trauma🪞 Parental Narcissism🔒 Emotional Repression
Hold On to Your Kids
by Gordon Neufeld • 2004
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
4.15
12k+
🧸 Attachment Parenting👥 Peer Influence🌱 Child Development
Hold On to Your Kids Summary
Hold On to Your Kids 86%
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
by Gordon Neufeld 2004
4.15
12k+ ratings
🧸 Attachment Parenting👥 Peer Influence🌱 Child Development
The Best New True Crime Stories
by Mitzi Szereto • 2020
A German village, a cannibal forum, and the volunteer who agreed to be eaten.
3.29
340
🏘️ Small Town Crime🧠 Criminal Psychology🌐 Internet Subcultures
The Best New True Crime Stories Summary
The Best New True Crime Stories 86%
A German village, a cannibal forum, and the volunteer who agreed to be eaten.
by Mitzi Szereto 2020
3.29
340 ratings
🏘️ Small Town Crime🧠 Criminal Psychology🌐 Internet Subcultures
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship
by Eileen Kennedy-Moore • 2003
Nine social challenges your child might face, and the specific skills that turn each one around.
3.90
187
🫂 Childhood Friendships🗣️ Social Skills For Kids🧩 Personality Types
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship Summary
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship 86%
Nine social challenges your child might face, and the specific skills that turn each one around.
by Eileen Kennedy-Moore 2003
3.90
187 ratings
🫂 Childhood Friendships🗣️ Social Skills For Kids🧩 Personality Types
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome
by Amy J.L. Baker • 2007
Cult-like manipulation turns children against a parent; the damage follows them into adulthood.
4.44
176
💔 Parental Alienation🎭 Narcissistic Parents🫂 Family Estrangement
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome Summary
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome 86%
Cult-like manipulation turns children against a parent; the damage follows them into adulthood.
by Amy J.L. Baker 2007
4.44
176 ratings
💔 Parental Alienation🎭 Narcissistic Parents🫂 Family Estrangement
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism
by Otto F. Kernberg • 1975
Borderline is a stable pathology, not a transient phase. Splitting locks its contradictions apart.
4.2
203
🧠 Personality Disorders👤 Object Relations🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism Summary
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism 86%
Borderline is a stable pathology, not a transient phase. Splitting locks its contradictions apart.
by Otto F. Kernberg 1975
4.2
203 ratings
🧠 Personality Disorders👤 Object Relations🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Pure Murder
by Corey Mitchell • 2008
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
3.97
1k+
🩸 Gang Violence⚖️ Juvenile Justice🗣️ Victims' Rights
Pure Murder Summary
Pure Murder 86%
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
by Corey Mitchell 2008
3.97
1k+ ratings
🩸 Gang Violence⚖️ Juvenile Justice🗣️ Victims' Rights
Play Therapy
by Garry L. Landreth • 1991
Children speak through play. Follow their lead, reflect the feeling, and let the relationship heal.
4.41
827
🧸 Child Therapy🎲 Play Therapy🌱 Child Development
Play Therapy Summary
Play Therapy 86%
Children speak through play. Follow their lead, reflect the feeling, and let the relationship heal.
by Garry L. Landreth 1991
4.41
827 ratings
🧸 Child Therapy🎲 Play Therapy🌱 Child Development
Confessions Of A Cannibal
by Robert Keller • 2015
A detective planted a lie in the newspaper. The cannibal mailed back his recipe.
3.99
374
🔪 Serial Killers🍖 Cannibalism📰 Classic True Crime
Confessions Of A Cannibal Summary
Confessions Of A Cannibal 86%
A detective planted a lie in the newspaper. The cannibal mailed back his recipe.
by Robert Keller 2015
3.99
374 ratings
🔪 Serial Killers🍖 Cannibalism📰 Classic True Crime
Writer's Guide to Character Traits
by Linda N. Edelstein • 1999
Why your characters feel flat: the psychological patterns that make them real.
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1k+
🎭 Character Creation🧠 Personality Types💔 Psychological Disorders
Writer's Guide to Character Traits Summary
Writer's Guide to Character Traits 86%
Why your characters feel flat: the psychological patterns that make them real.
by Linda N. Edelstein 1999
3.91
1k+ ratings
🎭 Character Creation🧠 Personality Types💔 Psychological Disorders
Evil
by Julia Shaw • 2019
Why normal people do terrible things, and why calling them evil makes everything worse.
3.57
4k+
🕊️ Moral Psychology💀 Human Cruelty🎭 Dehumanization
Evil Summary
Evil 86%
Why normal people do terrible things, and why calling them evil makes everything worse.
by Julia Shaw 2019
3.57
4k+ ratings
🕊️ Moral Psychology💀 Human Cruelty🎭 Dehumanization
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
The Psychopath Test Summary
The Psychopath Test 86%
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
The Joy of Pain
by Richard H. Smith • 2013
Joy at others' failures is not a character flaw. It is a feature of human nature.
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268
⚖️ Social Comparison🐍 Envy😈 Schadenfreude
The Joy of Pain Summary
The Joy of Pain 86%
Joy at others' failures is not a character flaw. It is a feature of human nature.
by Richard H. Smith 2013
3.45
268 ratings
⚖️ Social Comparison🐍 Envy😈 Schadenfreude
The Anatomy of Motive
by John E. Douglas • 1999
Motive catches killers before evidence does. The FBI profiler who built the science shows why.
4.18
7k+
🕵️ Criminal Profiling🔪 Serial Killers🧠 Forensic Psychology
The Anatomy of Motive Summary
The Anatomy of Motive 86%
Motive catches killers before evidence does. The FBI profiler who built the science shows why.
by John E. Douglas 1999
4.18
7k+ ratings
🕵️ Criminal Profiling🔪 Serial Killers🧠 Forensic Psychology
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 Summary
Dangerous Personalities 86%
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
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