The Psychopath Epidemic: Why the World Is So F*cked Up and What You Can Do About It

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Similar to the bestselling Sociopath Next Doorcomes a unique look at the psychopaths among us and how our society--from businesses and governments to religions--encouragesand rewardspsychopathic behavior, and what average citizens can do to survive and thrive when we must live with, learn from, or be led by sociopaths.

Psychiatrists estimate that 1 percent of the adult population are psychopaths. That's about two million Americans. And they are our bosses, our politicians, our priests, and our neighbors. And they are running our economy and our lives.

Every day in the news we hear about people in positions of power doing deplorable things--in business, politics, and government, from sexual harassment to polluting the environment to covering up crimes. And it's no wonder considering a small percentage of people wield a largeamount of power, and that these very same peoplefit the definition of a "psychopath."

A highly engaging and gripping read,Cameron Reilly's book adds toour growing understanding of sociopaths with a detailed analysis of how our society encourages and rewards psychopathic tendencies, and how, because of this,psychopaths the world over have risen to power. Using historical references to pop culture examples, Reilly offers a field guide to psychopaths--how to spot them and how to outmaneuver them so you can keep your sanity intact.This is the first-of-its-kind book to examinethe shocking evidence and then suggestpracticalsolutions for saving us all.

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Cameron Reilly is a marketer, film maker, and podcast pioneer who has spent fifteen years producing content about some of historys most famous political and military leaders--from Napoleon, the Caesars, and Alexander The Great through to Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt. After a career in marketing with Microsoft, he co-founded one of the worlds first podcast businesses, The Podcast Network, and created one of Australias leading marketing strategy firms, Motherlode Marketing. His first documentary film, Marketing The Messiah, explored the development of early Christianity. Cameron lives in Brisbane Australia, with his wife Chrissy and three children. Visit: cameronreilly.com or thepodcastnetwork.com.