Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths--And How We Can Stop

by Bill Eddy

Book Overview

The bestselling author and therapist describes how electing high-conflict personalities--from Hitler and Mao to Putin and Trump--threatens democracy.

Democracy is under siege. The reason isn't politics but personalities: too many countries have come under the sway of high-conflict people (HCPs) who have become politicians. Most of these high-conflict politicians have traits of narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial (i.e., sociopathic)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1523085274
• ISBN13: 9781523085279
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"