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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This is a very good how-to guide to recognizing and dealing with sociopaths. Suitable for the ordinary person, and it takes care to emphasize that most sociopaths are necessarily violent or even criminal, just garden-variety turds. I would recommend it to anyone who’s in a bad relationship with...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Gives a clear picture of a socio-path, what to look for. Clarified that I am not a sociopath. |
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“Don't read it if you aren't into nonfiction”
Ian M wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was recommended to me by an acquaintance based on a discussion we had regarding a DVD I had seen on psychopaths and their smaller amygdala. There were a few interesting segments in this book that kept me reading the book; that and I wanted to see if the author would answer my question regarding a lot or most drug addicts possibly being sociopaths. (my acquaintance refused to answer this question) Okay, so what I didn't like about this book: the author doesn't substantiate her "facts" or what is given is outdated, and after seeing the DVD on psychopaths I felt this information was inferior. I also didn't like how the author included her thoughts and opinions. It does make for a more personal touch, but on this subject matter I felt the facts are more important and therefore muddied her professionalism on the topic. ”
Mel E wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I can't wait to review this book. ”
Dan Miller wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very interesting and alarming. Made me look at people much differently. Read it to get a better handle on possible villains in my writing, and now I'm seeing sociopaths elsewhere. I think I better counter this by reading an uplifting book.”
Barbara M wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“"The proper time to influence the character of a child is about 100 years before he is born" ”
Rutger L wrote this review Saturday, September 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fascinating! Helped me understand a past experience at work. ”
Marilyn J wrote this review Thursday, August 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“This is a very good how-to guide to recognizing and dealing with sociopaths. Suitable for the ordinary person, and it takes care to emphasize that most sociopaths are necessarily violent or even criminal, just garden-variety turds. I would recommend it to anyone who’s in a bad relationship with someone who may be a sociopath.”
Meaghan G wrote this review Monday, August 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent book. Corporate America is full of them.”
David Kenney wrote this review Saturday, June 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Stout presents interesting details about the more common, non-homicidal sociopaths around us -- one in 25 Americans, according to her statistics. I appreciate her desire to use composites to make her points instead of actual case studies, but I would have liked more science and less made-up-anecdote as evidence. She does make some intriguing observations about the spiritual/religious questions raised by the existence of sociopathy as a moral state.”
Jacqueline H wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“1 in 25 people is a sociopath - no conscience. They don't have normal emotional connections to people and they'll mess you up just for their own kicks. The book was pretty fascinating, but I wondered about the 'all or nothing ' kind of description she was giving of these people. ”
Bobby B wrote this review Saturday, June 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
