Book cover of 'Without Conscience' by Robert D. Hare, PhD, featuring a tan background with bold black title text, torn dark red eye imagery across the center, and a dark red subtitle band.
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Book cover of 'Without Conscience' by Robert D. Hare, PhD, featuring a tan background with bold black title text, torn dark red eye imagery across the center, and a dark red subtitle band.A scanned book cover page showing the title 'Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data' and publication details for 'The disturbing world of the psychopaths' by Robert D. Hare, with publisher text for The Guilford Press and New York: Pocket Books, 1995.Back cover of the book Psychology/Crime, showing review quotes, author information for Ted Bundy, publisher details for Guilford Press, ISBN numbers, and a barcode.

Without Conscience: Ther Disturbing world of the Psycopaths Among us

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Description

Author: Robert D. Hare, PhD
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Place: New York
Year: 1999
Edition: Guilford Press paperback edition, ninth printing
Format: Trade paperback
Page Count: 236 pages
ISBN-10: 1-57230-451-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-57230-451-2
Condition: Very Good. Covers show light shelf wear and a few small surface marks. Binding appears sound, and the book presents attractively. Please review the photographs, which show the actual copy offered.

Description

What distinguishes a psychopath from someone who is merely selfish, dishonest, or emotionally difficult? In Without Conscience, psychologist Robert D. Hare draws upon decades of clinical research to examine people who can charm, deceive, and manipulate others while experiencing little empathy, guilt, or remorse.

Hare explores psychopathy through psychological research and memorable case histories, explaining how individuals with these traits may appear entirely normal to those around them. Although some become violent criminals, others operate in everyday relationships and professional settings, leaving emotional and financial damage behind them.

Written for a general readership, the book offers an accessible introduction to psychopathy, antisocial behavior, manipulation, and the warning signs that may help people recognize dangerous patterns.

Why we love this book

Robert D. Hare is one of the best-known researchers in the study of psychopathy and developed the widely used Hare Psychopathy Checklist. This book combines serious psychological research with compelling real-world examples, making a complex and unsettling subject understandable without turning it into simple sensationalism. It remains a frequently discussed title in psychology, criminology, and true-crime reading.