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The fact is, we all almost certainly know at least one or more sociopaths already. But what do we do with that knowledge?. In the pages of The Sociopath Next Door, you will realize that your ex was not just misunderstood.
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PublisherPotter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-100767915828
ISBN-139780767915823
eBay Product ID (ePID)47685686
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Book TitleSociopath Next Door
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPersonality, Psychopathology / Personality Disorders, Social Psychology, Interpersonal Relations
Publication Year2006
GenrePsychology
AuthorMartha Stout
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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ReviewsPraise for The Sociopath Next Door: "A fascinating, important book about what makes good people good and bad people bad, and how good people can protect themselves from those others." -Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, "A fascinating, important book about what makes good people good and bad people bad, and how good people can protect themselves from those others." -Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People "The Sociopath Next Door is a chillingly accurate portrayal of evil--the decent person's guide to indecency." -Jonathan Kellerman "A remarkable philosophical examination of the phenomenon of sociopathy and its everyday manifestations…Stout's portraits make a striking impact and readers with unpleasant neighbors or colleagues may find themselves paying close attention to her sociopathic-behavior checklist and suggested coping strategies. Deeply thought-provoking and unexpectedly lyrical." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A chilling portrait of human beings who lack scruples the way someone born blind lacks eyesight…Stout describes respected professionals who tell outrageous lies simply to confuse colleagues… authority figures who deceive, seduce and even murder just to relieve the boredom that is the usual state of the sociopathic mind. A useful-if appalling-guide to help you recognize conscienceless individuals.. [and] a heartening affirmation of the empathic mindset that comes naturally to the vast majority of humans." -Martha Beck, O Magazine "The Sociopath Next Door is a chillingly accurate portrayal of evilthe decent person's guide to indecency. Martha Stout draws upon sound scientific data and clinical experience and her writing is graceful and compelling." -Jonathan Kellerman, author of Therapy , When the Bough Breaks , and Monste r. "[Stout] provides provocative discussion about the role of conscience in the 'normal' world. Highly recommend." - Library Journal (starred review) "One in 25 Americans is a sociopathno conscience, no guilt. It could be your mean boss or your crazy ex. [The Sociopath Next Door] is an easy-to-follow guide for spotting them." - Newsweek "I recommend this book, especially to those who think they may be vulnerable to sociopaths. It contains good stories, useful advice and clinical and scientific nuggets." - Washington Post Winner of the 2005 Books for a Better Life Award, "A fascinating, important book about what makes good people good and bad people bad, and how good people can protect themselves from those others." -Harold S. Kushner, author ofWhen Bad Things Happen to Good People "The Sociopath Next Door is a chillingly accurate portrayal of evil--the decent person's guide to indecency." -Jonathan Kellerman "A remarkable philosophical examination of the phenomenon of sociopathy and its everyday manifestations…Stout's portraits make a striking impact and readers with unpleasant neighbors or colleagues may find themselves paying close attention to her sociopathic-behavior checklist and suggested coping strategies. Deeply thought-provoking and unexpectedly lyrical." -Kirkus Reviews(starred review) "A chilling portrait of human beings who lack scruples the way someone born blind lacks eyesight…Stout describes respected professionals who tell outrageous lies simply to confuse colleagues… authority figures who deceive, seduce and even murder just to relieve the boredom that is the usual state of the sociopathic mind. A useful-if appalling-guide to help you recognize conscienceless individuals.. [and] a heartening affirmation of the empathic mindset that comes naturally to the vast majority of humans." -Martha Beck,O Magazine "The Sociopath Next Door is a chillingly accurate portrayal of evilthe decent person's guide to indecency. Martha Stout draws upon sound scientific data and clinical experience and her writing is graceful and compelling." -Jonathan Kellerman, author ofTherapy,When the Bough Breaks, andMonster. "[Stout] provides provocative discussion about the role of conscience in the 'normal' world. Highly recommend." -Library Journal(starred review) "One in 25 Americans is a sociopathno conscience, no guilt. It could be your mean boss or your crazy ex. [The Sociopath Next Door] is an easy-to-follow guide for spotting them." -Newsweek "I recommend this book, especially to those who think they may be vulnerable to sociopaths. It contains good stories, useful advice and clinical and scientific nuggets." -Washington Post Winner of the 2005 Books for a Better Life Award
Dewey Decimal616.8582
SynopsisWho is the devil you know? Is it your lying, cheating ex-husband? Your sadistic high school gym teacher? Your boss who loves to humiliate people in meetings? The colleague who stole your idea and passed it off as her own? In the pages of The Sociopath Next Door, you will realize that your ex was not just misunderstood. He's a sociopath. And your boss, teacher, and colleague? They may be sociopaths too. We are accustomed to think of sociopaths as violent criminals, but in The Sociopath Next Door, Harvard psychologist Martha Stout reveals that a shocking 4 percent of ordinary people-one in twenty-five-has an often undetected mental disorder, the chief symptom of which is that that person possesses no conscience. He or she has no ability whatsoever to feel shame, guilt, or remorse. One in twenty-five everyday Americans, therefore, is secretly a sociopath. They could be your colleague, your neighbor, even family. And they can do literally anything at all and feel absolutely no guilt. How do we recognize the remorseless? One of their chief characteristics is a kind of glow or charisma that makes sociopaths more charming or interesting than the other people around them. They're more spontaneous, more intense, more complex, or even sexier than everyone else, making them tricky to identify and leaving us easily seduced. Fundamentally, sociopaths are different because they cannot love. Sociopaths learn early on to show sham emotion, but underneath they are indifferent to others' suffering. They live to dominate and thrill to win. The fact is, we all almost certainly know at least one or more sociopaths already. Part of the urgency in reading The Sociopath Next Door is the moment when we suddenly recognize that someone we know-someone we worked for, or were involved with, or voted for-is a sociopath. But what do we do with that knowledge? To arm us against the sociopath, Dr. Stout teaches us to question authority, suspect flattery, and beware the pity play. Above all, she writes, when a sociopath is beckoning, do not join the game. It is the ruthless versus the rest of us, and The Sociopath Next Door will show you how to recognize and defeat the devil you know., Not just confined to criminals, sociopath behavior affects one in 25 people, in which that person possesses no conscience. Harvard psychologist Stout explains how to recognize and deal with sociopaths who do not possess the ability to feel shame, guilt, or remorse., Who is the devil you know? Is it your lying, cheating ex-husband? Your sadistic high school gym teacher? Your boss who loves to humiliate people in meetings? The colleague who stole your idea and passed it off as her own? In the pages of The Sociopath Next Door , you will realize that your ex was not just misunderstood. He's a sociopath. And your boss, teacher, and colleague? They may be sociopaths too. We are accustomed to think of sociopaths as violent criminals, but in The Sociopath Next Door , Harvard psychologist Martha Stout reveals that a shocking 4 percent of ordinary people--one in twenty-five--has an often undetected mental disorder, the chief symptom of which is that that person possesses no conscience. He or she has no ability whatsoever to feel shame, guilt, or remorse. One in twenty-five everyday Americans, therefore, is secretly a sociopath. They could be your colleague, your neighbor, even family. And they can do literally anything at all and feel absolutely no guilt. How do we recognize the remorseless? One of their chief characteristics is a kind of glow or charisma that makes sociopaths more charming or interesting than the other people around them. They're more spontaneous, more intense, more complex, or even sexier than everyone else, making them tricky to identify and leaving us easily seduced. Fundamentally, sociopaths are different because they cannot love. Sociopaths learn early on to show sham emotion, but underneath they are indifferent to others' suffering. They live to dominate and thrill to win. The fact is, we all almost certainly know at least one or more sociopaths already. Part of the urgency in reading The Sociopath Next Door is the moment when we suddenly recognize that someone we know--someone we worked for, or were involved with, or voted for--is a sociopath. But what do we do with that knowledge? To arm us against the sociopath, Dr. Stout teaches us to question authority, suspect flattery, and beware the pity play. Above all, she writes, when a sociopath is beckoning, do not join the game. It is the ruthless versus the rest of us, and The Sociopath Next Door will show you how to recognize and defeat the devil you know.
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- 19 Apr, 2018Top favourable review
Maybe the the most important book to read and keep in your bookcase. Give it to those you care about as a gift. Astounding how common this is.
Truly fantastic book! Extremely well researched with credible author revealing frightening statistics about this unbelievably common diagnosis. Have bought this book for others as it is so pertinent to people they know. Learn to recognize a sociopath and save yourself a lifetime of grief! I guarantee you you will know one and not realize it. My husband read my book before I got to it and he was completely enthralled and raved about it as a 'must read!' This author goes into a tremendous amount of detail and research plus a lifetime of experience dealing with sociopaths. Had I know this book was out there, I would've read it decades ago and my life would've gone a lot better. We were conned by a family member out of about 800k in retirement money leaving us almost wiped out, and after reading this book realize this is exactly who he was--a sociopath. So run, don't walk, and read up on this diagnosis that fits 1 in 25 people. I promise you it'll make you smarter, more skeptical and discerning, and not let these inhumane vultures into your life. Learn to recognize the signs and learn what we did not know at the time. I pray this saves someone from something awful like this happening to them--or even worse. Glad I had a chance to review it here and spread the word. Never ever let someone like this into your life--be informed!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Nov, 2016Top critical review
A little disappointing.
I was hoping for more ideas on how to deal with a sociopath. Avoidance is sometimes not practical. The author goes off on tangents about obedience to authority and dictators and such. I would have preferred more useful information. There are some interesting case studies, but I honestly felt like the woodchuck lady, who was not at all charming and did not seem to lie did not fit the profile and was perhaps suffering from attachment disorder as the author herself described earlier in the book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Mar, 2016
A must-read for everyone, ESPECIALLY women
Sociopaths are predators, pure and simple. And if you had the misfortune to cross paths with one romantically like I did, this book is a must-read. It's as if the writer took the words straight out of the cartoon bubbles of thought above my head. This info arms me with the information I need to avoid this type of evil again. I hope it can help the next reader too.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Feb, 2017
If it's in your life, you need this book!
It's a very difficult life when you are married to a psychopath and you didn't know that it isn't you. I have spent hundreds of hours in research as I was creating a plan to get away for good. I am broke. My children believe in "good Daddy" and since I stayed to not disrupt their lives, I lost Big Time. They have been brainwashed into believing him because he has lovebombed them all their lives. No discipline. No consequences. This monster has no conscious. My adult children truly believe that I am a"psycho" and there is nothing I can do about it. I'm playing the waiting game and praying that they see the truth. They are 30, 29, and 21. I have to move on but I will be there when he turns on them. It is a terrifying feeling to want your children to become a discard object like their mother. This book is absolutely essential for you to realize that, NO, you are not crazy. I have read volumes of research to prepare for the divorce and had to teach my attorney how to approach the trial that he put me through. The humiliation and degradation and excoriation is fun for this psychopath. The Psychopath Next Door will help to recover as you need to grieve all you have lost and I lost everything but regained my dignity and self-esteem. Please do not turn to drugs or alcohol because you will need all your core strength to build your own life for the first time. I consider myself intelligent, but I am truly dismayed as to how this happened to me. It is exactly like getting the wind knocked out of you. YOU WILL SURVIVE AND BE MUCH BETTER OFF! I can hardly wait.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 16 Jan, 2019
Sociopath Next Door
It was okay. Not a great book. There are much better written books by much better psychologists & psychiatrists on the subject of sociopathy. The writer Martha Stout writing skills & information need a lot of work. If she counsels victims of sociopaths the way she writes & explains I feel badly for them.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Jul, 2017
Fascinating reading about 1/20th of our population
The most compelling reason to read this book is that 4 in 100 people are diagnosable sociopaths. This means that people you work with, elect president, hire, give birth to, encounter in the grocery stores and libraries and drive down the road with are unable to identify with basic human emotions. Sociopaths have no empathy, fear, sense of danger, or concern for others' rights and common human needs. Sociopaths don't recognize fear and sadness or desire in others. How does this affect your life? How does this affect millions of lives? Read this book and find out. Stunning!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Apr, 2019
Love The book
Thank you for sending this book and sent to timely manner! This book offers great insight regarding an unfortunate disorder that the book states one out of four people possibly have. Thank you for your excellent service!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 Jul, 2019
Great Book!
If you’re a crime buff or interested in the human brain / psyche, read this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Feb, 2020
Very informative
Dr Stout hits the ball out of the park in this book. I think she used my stepmother as a case study.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Jan, 2025
OK
It arrived in good time, right now I am reading the book so I cannot really recommend it or pan it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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