Psychopaths/Sociopaths Non-Fiction (NON True Crime) (39 books)

Non-fiction books about the sociopaths among us, how to spot them, treat them, and handle them. This is not a list for true crime Ann 'Rule-ish' or FBI BSU profiler books and other serial murder books.

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1	The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 38,726 ratings score: 985, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson 3.95 avg rating — 157,681 ratings score: 977, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us by Robert D. Hare 4.06 avg rating — 13,429 ratings score: 681, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success by Kevin Dutton 3.74 avg rating — 14,471 ratings score: 672, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience by Kent A. Kiehl 4.07 avg rating — 3,941 ratings score: 573, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight by M.E. Thomas 3.23 avg rating — 18,316 ratings score: 563, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Paul Babiak 3.68 avg rating — 4,235 ratings score: 485, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing With Manipulative People by George K. Simon Jr. 4.05 avg rating — 5,131 ratings score: 384, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain by James Fallon 3.50 avg rating — 6,185 ratings score: 380, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Puzzling People: The Labyrinth of the Psychopath by Thomas Sheridan (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 374, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Mask of Sanity by Hervey M. Cleckley 3.99 avg rating — 1,066 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Psychopath Free: Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, & Other Toxic People by Jackson MacKenzie 4.18 avg rating — 6,089 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Murderous Minds: Exploring the Criminal Psychopathic Brain: Neurological Imaging and the Manifestation of Evil by Dean Allen Haycock (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 950 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Whiskey Au Go Go Massacre: Murder, Arson and the Crime of the Century by Geoff Plunkett (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Spy... for Nobody! Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence by Basel Saneeb (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Narcissist: A Complete Guide for Dealing with Narcissism and Creating the Life You Want by Judy Dyer (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Sleeping Serpent by Luna Saint Claire (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 139 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Big Book of Bad Baptist Preachers by Jeri Massi (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About-Me Age by Joseph Burgo (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 928 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Secret Life of Captain X: My Life with a Psychopath Pilot by MrsXNomore 4.50 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Women Who Love Psychopaths by Sandra L. Brown 4.21 avg rating — 384 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade by Tanya Thompson 3.66 avg rating — 26,587 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	A Tale of Two Masks: A Transgender Psychopath’s Search for Realization and Restraint by Jessica B. Kelly (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Madmen’s Manifestos: Chris Dorner, Charles Manson, Timothy McVeigh and others by Grigory Lukin (Goodreads Author) 2.75 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	He Counts Their Tears by Mary Ann D'Alto (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Top 10 American Serial Killers: Inside the Minds of Psychopaths by Sybil Jensen 2.90 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	2005 - Thanks for the Vodka by Harpie 3.94 avg rating — 289 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo 3.90 avg rating — 26,891 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal by Jen Waite (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 15,054 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	How to Handle a Narcissist: Understanding and Dealing with a Range of Narcissistic Personalities (Narcissism and Emotional Abuse Toolkit: How to handle ... and heal from emotional abuse Book 1) by Theresa Jackson (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 471 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Master Dealing with Psychopaths, Sociopaths and Narcissists - The Ultimate Handbook for the Empath by Transcendence 4.33 avg rating — 285 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Narcissism: How to Stop Narcissistic Abuse, Heal Your Relationships, and Transform Your Life by Judy Dyer (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Life with Ollie: The story of an only child of a single narcissistic parent by Donna G. Bourgeois (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Empaths and Narcissists: 2 in 1 Bundle by Judy Dyer (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 183 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Power: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse by Shahida Arabi 4.42 avg rating — 1,076 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy by Andrea Dunlop (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 7,277 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Emotional Rape Syndrome: How to Survive and Avoid It by Michael Fox 4.35 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Lost in the Reflecting Pool by Diane Pomerantz (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 766 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Empath: A Complete Guide for Developing Your Gift and Finding Your Sense of Self by Judy Dyer (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,844 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars