Psychopathy Books

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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.95 — 156,432 ratings — published 2011
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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.06 — 13,247 ratings — published 1993
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Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade (ebook)
by (shelved 27 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.66 — 26,567 ratings — published 2014
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The Sociopath Next Door The Sociopath Next Door (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.77 — 38,430 ratings — published 2005
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Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.68 — 4,172 ratings — published 2006
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The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.74 — 14,235 ratings — published 2012
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The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,888 ratings — published 2014
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The Mask of Sanity The Mask of Sanity (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,049 ratings — published 1941
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The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.50 — 6,076 ratings — published 2013
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Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.23 — 18,159 ratings — published 2013
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Eloise - Loving a Sociopath Eloise - Loving a Sociopath (ebook)
by (shelved 10 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.02 — 125 ratings — published 2014
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The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.77 — 6,453 ratings — published 2011
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.80 — 354,657 ratings — published 1991
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,394,967 ratings — published 2012
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The Psychopath: Emotion and the Brain The Psychopath: Emotion and the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.90 — 232 ratings — published 2005
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Murderous Minds: Exploring the Criminal Psychopathic Brain: Neurological Imaging and the Manifestation of Evil Murderous Minds: Exploring the Criminal Psychopathic Brain: Neurological Imaging and the Manifestation of Evil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.76 — 940 ratings — published 2014
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The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.14 — 110,427 ratings — published 1980
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Columbine Columbine (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.29 — 101,030 ratings — published 2009
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Women Who Love Psychopaths Women Who Love Psychopaths (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.21 — 381 ratings — published 2008
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In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing With Manipulative People In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing With Manipulative People (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,057 ratings — published 1996
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Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door: How to Protect Yourself Against a Ruthless Manipulator Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door: How to Protect Yourself Against a Ruthless Manipulator (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.99 — 907 ratings — published 2020
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American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.08 — 47,166 ratings — published 2019
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.11 — 260,637 ratings — published 2018
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Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.09 — 80,181 ratings — published 1995
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Puzzling People: The Labyrinth of the Psychopath Puzzling People: The Labyrinth of the Psychopath (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.13 — 212 ratings — published 2011
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We Need to Talk About Kevin We Need to Talk About Kevin (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.08 — 209,370 ratings — published 2003
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Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Inside the Minds of Killers Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Inside the Minds of Killers (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,002 ratings — published 1998
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Political Ponerology: A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes Political Ponerology: A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.05 — 379 ratings — published 2006
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Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.07 — 368,813 ratings — published 1981
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The Silence of the Lambs  (Hannibal Lecter, #2) The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.26 — 582,618 ratings — published 1988
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Zombie Zombie (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.32 — 12,833 ratings — published 1995
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.04 — 539,932 ratings — published 1985
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Psychopathy: Theory, Research and Implications for Society (NATO Science Series D: Book 88) Psychopathy: Theory, Research and Implications for Society (NATO Science Series D: Book 88)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 1.00 — 1 rating — published 1997
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The Collector The Collector (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.97 — 90,995 ratings — published 1963
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Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1) Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.94 — 836,103 ratings — published 2021
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Never Saw Me Coming Never Saw Me Coming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.61 — 37,602 ratings — published 2021
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Dangerous Personalities: An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People Dangerous Personalities: An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,799 ratings — published 2014
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Handbook of Psychopathy Handbook of Psychopathy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.34 — 47 ratings — published 2005
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30 Covert Emotional Manipulation Tactics: How Manipulators Take Control In Personal Relationships 30 Covert Emotional Manipulation Tactics: How Manipulators Take Control In Personal Relationships (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,248 ratings — published 2014
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Behind Closed Doors Behind Closed Doors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.97 — 736,689 ratings — published 2016
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Dark Places Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.94 — 827,441 ratings — published 2009
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Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,201 ratings — published 2003
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You (You, #1) You (You, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.96 — 287,800 ratings — published 2014
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.09 — 718,345 ratings — published 1966
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The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 4.18 — 14,493 ratings — published 1981
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People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.98 — 8,885 ratings — published 1983
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1)
by (shelved 3 times as psychopathy)
avg rating 3.78 — 434,134 ratings — published 2007
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“When you grow up as a girl, it is like there are faint chalk lines traced approximately three inches around your entire body at all times, drawn by society and often religion and family and particularly other women, who somehow feel invested in how you behave, as if your actions reflect directly on all womanhood.”
M.E. Thomas, Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight

Jonathan Haidt
“The ability to reason combined with a lack of moral emotions is dangerous. Psychopaths learn to say whatever gets them what they want . . . Psychopathy does not appear to be caused by poor mothering or early trauma, or to have any other nurture-based explanation. It's a genetically heritable condition that creates brains that are unmoved by the needs, suffering, or dignity of others.”
Jonathan Haidt

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