Most people are both repelled and intrigued from the pictures of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers that increasingly populate our films, television applications, and newspapers headlines. Using their flagrant criminal violation of society’s guidelines, serial killers like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy are being among the most dramatic types of the psychopath. People with this personality disorder are fully aware of the consequences of their actions and understand the difference between right and wrong, yet about Without Conscience: The Troubling World of the Psychopaths Among Us they may be terrifyingly self-centered, remorseless, and unable to care about the feelings of others. Maybe most frightening, they often times seem completely regular to unsuspecting goals.

Presenting a convincing portrait of the dangerous women and men based on 25 years of recognized scientific research, Dr. Robert D. Hare vividly explains an environment of people, hustlers, rapists, and other predators who charm, rest, and manipulate their method through existence. Are psychopaths mad, or simply bad? How can they be known? And how can we defend ourselves? This book provides solid details and amazing insights for anybody seeking to understand this devastating condition.