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Poisonous People
By (Author) Leanne ten Brinke
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Ltd
15th March 2026
Export/Airside
United Kingdom
Paperback
368
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
Leanne ten Brinke, PhD serves as an associate professor at the University of British Columbia, where she directs theTruth and Trust Lab. She has published dozens of academic articles on deception, distrust, and psychopathic personalities in the courtroom, boardroom, and halls of government. Her work has been featured in media such asThe New York Times, Financial Times, The Washington Post, The Harvard Business Review, BBC, NPR, and CBC.Prior to joining the University of British Columbia, Dr. ten Brinke was an assistant professor at the University of Denver and held a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Haas School of Business and Department of Psychology at UC Berkeley. Dr. ten Brinke holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia and a BSc degree from Dalhousie University. She was born and raised in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.