The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

from AgneJakubauskaite

WHAT IS IT ABOUT? In his book "The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry," a bestselling journalist Jon Ronson, propelled by a mysterious hoax played on the world's leading scientists, dives into the world of madness to explore just how mad we really are. During his two-year jou...

from Davidgnp

I bought this because I have always enjoyed the 'Jon Ronson on...' series on BBC Radio 4. One happy result of approaching the author in this way was that I could 'hear' Jon's voice through the narration as I read, which helped the natural flow. I noticed that some of the episodes and interviews r...

from TheAmpersand

Those of you who've already read John Ronson probably know what to expect from "The Psychopath Test": our game, affable narrator sallies forth into the world to interview its strangest, most dangerous inhabitants. He meets a few ringers this time out, too, including a Haitian death squad leader a...

from LadyLiz

I'm not sure where to begin without giving it all away, but this book was much better than I expected! I'm not much of a non-fiction reader, but this book had me hooked. It had a definite plot, and the inner thoughts of the author really made me feel like I was going on a journey to find out the ...

from pdplish

How many psychopathic traits do you possess? Any one reading this book can't help but to reflect on 1, how they would do on the test & 2, how many of the people they know or encounter everyday would not pass the test. Mr. Ronson's writing style keeps this book moving along with little chance of b...