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Making a Psychopath
May 20, 2024 12:01 AM

Author:Mark Freestone

Making a Psychopath

The closest you can get to the most dangerous minds.

Find out what truly makes a psychopath, from the leading expert who helped to create Killing Eve's Villanelle. Dr Mark Freestone has worked on some of the most disturbing psychopath cases of recent times - this is his extraordinary journey with the people society would rather forget.

Danny 'the Borderline' killed his defenceless friend without explanation. Tony 'the Conman' once tried to dupe someone into buying the Eiffel Tower. Jason 'the Liar' had a fantasy life that led to vicious murders around Europe.

With its page-turning true crime storytelling and searing first-hand experience that will leave you reeling, this book opens up a window onto the unseen world of those who operate in a void of human emotion ... and asks how we will stop them.

'The psychiatrist who created Killing Eve's anti-heroine' The Telegraph

'The psychopath, revised' Psychology Today

Reviews

Mark Freestone, an invaluable consultant for Series 1 and 2 of Killing Eve, presents his fascinating insights into the complex term 'psychopath'. A gripping, informative and nuanced read.

—— Sid Gentle Films Ltd

The psychologist who ... helped to bring Killing Eve's assassin to life

—— Evening Standard

Freestone gives us the hit man, the conman, the parasite, and the borderline, among others. Putting these subjects in motion in situations and relationships effectively brings them alive.

—— Psychology Today

Rich stories and change-inspiring examples for every kind of performer.

—— Pippa Grange

A fascinating read.

—— RTE Radio One

A practical and compelling treatise on leveraging big insights from behavioural science to enable big upgrades to your career.

—— Cal Newport, author of A World Without Email

Engaging, practical and insightful. Reading Think Big is like having a savvy performance coach sat inside your head, helping correct your path towards the career you really want

—— Graham Alcott, author of Productivity Ninja

This is a rare self-help book that's actually informed by evidence. Drawing on her knowledge of behavioural economics and psychology, Grace Lordan shares a host of perceptive, practical tips for getting out of your own way and making progress toward your career goals

—— Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of THINK AGAIN and ORIGINALS, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife

In this must-read book, Grace equips you with the know-how required to take your career to the next level. This book will not only inspire you to think bigger, but to take immediate action in turning those dreams of yours into reality. When you think big and start taking small, consistent steps forward each day, anything becomes possible!

—— Simon Ong

A practical and accessible guide to using behavioural science in your career

—— Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women

Think Big contains a combination rare in a business book: it is both sound in theory and useful in practice. I only wish it had come out ten years ago

—— Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman, Ogilvy UK

Dr Grace Lordan has created one of the most important books anyone can read to help their working life. Anchored with behavioural science she shows how all of us can move towards our ambitions while fighting back worries and self doubts

—— Bruce Daisley, author of The Joy of Work

Raihani weaves a captivating tale through the tree of life, to show how our own societies are shaped by the same evolutionary games as other animals. A beautiful, compelling and unstoppable read... This book will change the way you view your own behaviour.

—— Seirian Sumner, Professor of Behavioural Ecology, University College London

A fascinating deep dive into what makes us powerfully social creatures. Raihani takes us on a gripping journey from the Kalahari desert to modern city living. From economics to colonies of reef fish, cooperation is one of nature's marvels and Raihani is a compelling guide.

—— Vaughan Bell, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology

With colourful examples from ants to meerkats and cleaner fish to chimps, Raihani expertly explores the biology and dynamics of social interactions that underpin human cooperation and competition... Essential reading for everyone from ecologists to economists. Kept setting off idea fireworks in my brain!

—— Kevin Mitchell, author of Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are

The Social Instinct is filled with curious intellectual adventures at every turn [and] achieves the difficult task of being accessible to evolutionary novices and experts alike.... A must-read account for anyone with an interest in how cooperation has shaped the world around us.

—— Nicole Barbaro

From cells to cities, cooperation is one of the deepest trends in the living world - and one of real keys to our success as a species. Raihani does a great job of explaining where it came from and why it matters. An insightful, entertaining, and extremely informative book.

—— Steve Stewart-Williams, author of The Ape That Understood the Universe

Nichola Raihani['s]... rewarding analysis ranges from genetics to politics, and from the individual to the international, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

—— Andrew Robinson , Nature

The Social Instinct fascinatingly combines vivid descriptions of the rich varieties of cooperation that exist in the natural world with thoughtful insights into how cooperation between humans is in some ways surprisingly similar and in others very different. A great read.

—— Matthew Taylor

In her energetic analysis, psychologist Nichola Raihani recontextualizes cooperation within the framework of evolution and reveals the competition for survival that still bubbles below its surface... Raihani offers insight into how our hardwired drive to cooperate could help us meet the challenges rushing at us, from pandemics to climate change.

—— Scientific American
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