by Martha Stout
Most material available to the general public which deals with sociopaths tends to cover killers. Stout’s book does not. And by doing that, she opens up a whole landscape that most of us avoid looking at. Far more people dwell amongst us who are sociopaths and yet are not murderers (serial or otherwise). They are people we try to excuse for various reasons, because we dislike acknowledging that some people have no conscience, who take pleasure in doing harm to others.
Martha Stout
Stout leads the reader through examples of sociopathic behavior that stays below the level of homicide. But reading this book can open your eyes to the reality that can lie behind certain personalities. When you find yourself saying of someone’s bad behavior, “I can’t believe he did that! Again! Won’t he ever learn?” you might consider the factors Stout illuminates in this book.
