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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us, Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. New York: Guilford Press, 1999, 236 pp. (ISBN 1-57230-451-0) “The world’s most renowned psychopathy researcher has leavened sharp scientific insights with page-turning case descriptions in a rare publishing feat: a book that is both highly readable and highly reputable.” —John Monahan, Ph.D.
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The Sociopath Next Door, Martha Stout, Ph.D., Broadway Books, NY, 2005, 256 pp. (ISBN 978-0-7679-1581-6) “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 |
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Just Like His Father? A Guide to Overcoming Your Child’s Genetic Connection to Antisocial Behavior Addiction & ADHD, Liane J. Leedom, M.D., Health and Well-Being Publications, Fairfield, CT, 2006, 245 pp. (ISBN 978-0977801305 From the book jacket: “Do either of your child’s parents have alcoholism or another addiction or ADHD? Do these problems exist in your extended family? Is your child adopted? Do you know the birth parents’ genetic background? If you answered yes to any of the questions, you may be caring for a genetically at risk child. . . . Just Like His Father presents the latest scientific advances in parenting in an easy to read format.” |
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Snakes In Suits: When Psychopaths Go To Work, Paul Babiak, Ph.D. and Robert D. Hare, Ph.D., HarperCollins, New York, 2006, 352 pp. (ISBN 978-0061147890) From the book jacket: “Only a fraction of psychopaths are in prison. The rest thrive in the many target-rich environments that make up society, including business, religious, political, and social organizations, and the internet. Snakes in Suits blows their cover and arms the reader with knowledge and insight. This book is a must read for those in the criminal justice system and will impact economic crime investigations worldwide.” —Staff Sergent Matt Logan, PhD, criminal and investigative psychologist, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of violence—from domestic abuse to political terror, Judith Herman, M.D., Basic Books, 1992, 290 pp. (ISBN 10 0-465-08730-2)
“A stunning achievement . . . a classic for our generation.” —Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D., Harvard Medical School “Herman’s brilliant insights into the nature of trauma and the process of healing shine through in every page of this rich and compassionate book.” —Lenore Walker, Ed.D., Director, Domestic Violence Institute, author of Terrifying Love
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Hidden Agendas: What’s Really Going On in Your Relationships—in Love, at Work, in Your Family, Marlin S. Potash, Ph.D. Delacorte Press, 1990, 268 pp. (ISBN 0-385-29997-4) From the book jacket: "In this highly readable book, Marlin Potash helps us to understand how we get trapped in repetitive conflict by our own hidden agendas and those of others. Readers will find that Dr. Potash’s tips on recognizing when they’re being manipulated by others and how to short-circuit those manipulation are particularly helpful.”
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Students, Researchers and Clinicians:
The Psychopath: Theory, Research, and Practice
Edited by Hugues Herve, Ph.D., and John C. Yuille, Ph.D., R. Psych., Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Mahwah, NJ, 2007, 578 pp.
The Psychopath: Emotion and the Brain
by James Blair Ph.D., Derek Mitchell, Ph.D., and Karina Blair, Ph.D., Blackwell Publishing, Malden (MA), Oxford, Carlton (AUS), 2005.
Unmasking the Psychopath: Antisocial Personality and Related Syndromes (1986)
The Clinical and Forensic Assessment of Psychopathy: A Practitioner’s Guide (Personality and Clinical Psychology Series)
Edited by Carl B. Gacono, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah (NJ), London, 2000.
Psychopathy: Antisocial, Criminal, and Violent Behavior
Edited by: Theodore Millon, Erik Simonsen, Morten Birket-Smith, Roger D. Davis, The Guilford Press, New York, 1998.
The Antisocial Personalities
by David T. Lykken, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc., New Jersey, 1995, 259 pp. (ISBN 0-8058-1974-6)
Handbook of Psychopathy
(Hardcover), Christopher J. Patrick Ph.D. (Editor), The Guilford Press, 2005, 639 pp. (ISBN 1-59385-212-6)
Criminal Justice Professionals:
Games Criminals Play: How You Can Profit by Knowing Them
by Bud Allen and Diana Bosta, Rae John Publishers, 1981 (ISBN-13: 9780960522606)
Game over: Strategies for Redirecting Inmate Deception
Seductions of Crime
Jack Katz, Ph.D., New York: Basic Books, 1990.
Biographies and Fiction:
The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals
Frank Partnoy, PublicAffairs 266 pp., April 2009 (ISBN 9781586487430) From the book jacket: “The Match King is a skillfully told tale of the romance and the corruption involved in attempting to be on top of the world. How did Kreuger enlist the loyalty of the people essential to him? Yes, some he bought, but most—he beguilded.”
—Robert A.G. Monks, author of Corpocracy and The New Global Investors
Duke of Deception: Memories of My Father
Geoffrey Wolff, Vintage Books USA 304 pp., 1979 (ISB0-679-72752-3)
From the book jacket: “Duke Wolff was a flawless specimen of the American clubman—a product of Yale and the OSS, a one-time fighter pilot turned aviation engineer. Duke Wolff was a failure who flunked out of a series of undistinguished schools, was ‘passed up for military service, and supported himself with desperately improvised scams, exploiting employers, wives, and, finally, his own son.
The Stranger Beside Me (Ted Bundy – His Shocking True Story) : The Book on Two Cassettes
Ann Rule, W.W. Norton & Company USA
From the book jacket: “The most fascinating killer in modern American history. . . . Ann Rule has an extraordinary angle that makes The Stranger Beside Me as dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at midnight.”
—Thomas Thompson, New York Times
Heart Full of Lies: A True Story of Desire and Death
From the book jacket: “A convincing portrait of a meticulous criminal mind.”
—The Washington Post