{"product_id":"9781594485756","title":"The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed one on the street today. These are people who have no empathy, who are manipulative, deceitful, charming, seductive, and delusional. \u003ci\u003eThe Psychopath Test\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling exploration of their world and the madness industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jon Ronson is drawn into an elaborate hoax played on some of the world’s top scientists, his investigation leads him, unexpectedly, to psychopaths. He meets an influential psychologist who is convinced that many important business leaders and politicians are in fact high-flying, high-functioning psychopaths, and teaches Ronson how to spot them. Armed with these new abilities, Ronson meets a patient inside an asylum for the criminally insane who insists that he’s sane, a mere run-of-the-mill troubled youth, not a psychopath—a claim that might be only manipulation, and a sign of his psychopathy. He spends time with a death-squad leader institutionalized for mortgage fraud, and with a legendary CEO who took joy in shutting down factories and firing people. He delves into the fascinating history of psychopathy diagnosis and treatments, from LSD-fueled days-long naked therapy sessions in prisons to attempts to understand serial killers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Ronson discovers that relatively ordinary people are, more and more, defined by their most insane edges. \u003ci\u003eThe Psychopath Test\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating adventure through the minds of madness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055853945072,"sku":"9781594485756","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594485756_p0.jpg?v=1763812046","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594485756","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}