September Book Club: "The Psychopath Test" by Jon Ronson
Published on Monday, August 27, 2012 - 4:12pm
Meeting: Monday, September 10, 7 p.m.
Welsh journalist Jon Ronson examines the spectrum between "normalcy" and "psychopathy" in this 2011 book. Part pop-psychology, part investigative journalism, part creative nonfiction, The Psychopath Test made ripples in the cultural zeitgeist. Ronson has been featured on The Daily Show, This American Life, and All Things Considered. |
Here is Ronson's TED talk about his strange and unnerving relationship with one of the book's subjects:
What characteristics make a psychopath? Might you know one? Are there psychopaths in powerful positions of business and government? Come to the book club to discuss.
Welsh journalist Jon Ronson examines the spectrum between "normalcy" and "psychopathy" in this 2011 book. Part pop-psychology, part investigative journalism, part creative nonfiction, The Psychopath Test made ripples in the cultural zeitgeist. Ronson has been featured on