The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson

The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

Jon Ronson

288 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science sociology dark funny informative fast-paced
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The Psychopath Test is ideal for readers fascinated by the intersection of human behavior, power, and the unsettling realities of how society defines—and often exploits—madness.

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What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly compelling adventure into the world of madness.Along the way, Jon meets psychopaths, those whose lives have been touched by ma...

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