14 Books like Bulfinch's Mythology

The Risk

by S.T. Abby

She slaughters the men who attacked her. He's FBI. Their first date went perfectly.

4.25

389k+

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🐾 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Revenge Quest

The Risk 90%

She slaughters the men who attacked her. He's FBI. Their first date went perfectly.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.25

389k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🐾 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Revenge Quest

Bitter Blood

by Jerry Bledsoe • 1988

A custody war. A fake doctor. A mother who saved her last bullets for her own children.

4.04

10k+

🏠 Family Annihilation ⚖️ Custody Battles 🧠 Folie à Deux 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🏕️ Survivalist Paranoia

Bitter Blood 90%

A custody war. A fake doctor. A mother who saved her last bullets for her own children.

by Jerry Bledsoe 1988

4.04

10k+ ratings

🏠 Family Annihilation ⚖️ Custody Battles 🧠 Folie à Deux 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🏕️ Survivalist Paranoia

Without Conscience

by Robert D. Hare • 1993

They process death and paper identically. The deficit that defines a psychopath.

4.06

13k+

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🔬 Forensic Psychology 🎭 Antisocial Personality 💼 White Collar Crime 🕵️ Manipulation Detection

Without Conscience 90%

They process death and paper identically. The deficit that defines a psychopath.

by Robert D. Hare 1993

4.06

13k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🔬 Forensic Psychology 🎭 Antisocial Personality 💼 White Collar Crime 🕵️ Manipulation Detection

Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream

by Robert I. Simon • 1996

The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.

3.77

230

🧠 Forensic Psychiatry 🔍 Criminal Psychology 💔 Empathy Deficits 👹 Dehumanization 🌑 Human Darkness

Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream 90%

The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.

by Robert I. Simon 1996

3.77

230 ratings

🧠 Forensic Psychiatry 🔍 Criminal Psychology 💔 Empathy Deficits 👹 Dehumanization 🌑 Human Darkness

Inside the Criminal Mind

by Stanton E. Samenow • 1984

The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.

3.77

2k+

🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Forensic Psychology 🎭 Psychopathy 💭 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Cognitive Therapy

Inside the Criminal Mind 90%

The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.

by Stanton E. Samenow 1984

3.77

2k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Forensic Psychology 🎭 Psychopathy 💭 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Cognitive Therapy

Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door

by Martha Stout • 2020

They mimic feelings they don't have. The red flags and responses that keep you safe.

3.97

964

🧠 Personality Disorders 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🛡️ Emotional Self-Defense 💼 Workplace Psychopaths 🔍 Forensic Psychology

Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door Summary

Outsmarting the Sociopath Next Door 89%

They mimic feelings they don't have. The red flags and responses that keep you safe.

by Martha Stout 2020

3.97

964 ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🛡️ Emotional Self-Defense 💼 Workplace Psychopaths 🔍 Forensic Psychology

L'Avversario

by Emmanuel Carrère • 2013

Eighteen years as a fake doctor. His office: a parking lot. Then he killed his family.

3.99

51k+

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Pathological Lying 📖 Literary True Crime 🎪 Imposture 🪞 Self-Deception

L'Avversario 89%

Eighteen years as a fake doctor. His office: a parking lot. Then he killed his family.

by Emmanuel Carrère 2013

3.99

51k+ ratings

🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Pathological Lying 📖 Literary True Crime 🎪 Imposture 🪞 Self-Deception

La psicopatia

by Robert D. Hare • 2018

Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.

4.21

🏛️ Forensic Psychology 📋 Clinical Assessment 🧠 Psychopathy 🎭 Personality Disorders ⚠️ Antisocial Behavior

La psicopatia 89%

Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.

by Robert D. Hare 2018

4.21

28 ratings

🏛️ Forensic Psychology 📋 Clinical Assessment 🧠 Psychopathy 🎭 Personality Disorders ⚠️ Antisocial Behavior

The Sociopath Next Door

by Martha Stout • 2005

One in 25 people have no conscience. The most charming are the most dangerous.

3.77

39k+

🧠 Personality Disorders ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🕳️ Absence Of Conscience 💔 Emotional Empathy

The Sociopath Next Door 89%

One in 25 people have no conscience. The most charming are the most dangerous.

by Martha Stout 2005

3.77

39k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 🕳️ Absence Of Conscience 💔 Emotional Empathy

Surrounded by Liars

by Thomas Erikson • 2024

Four personality types, four ways to lie, and the single question that corners a habitual deceiver.

3.38

865

🤥 Deception And Trust 🕵️ Detecting Lies 💻 Online Disinformation 🛡️ Spotting Manipulation 😤 Difficult People

Surrounded by Liars 89%

Four personality types, four ways to lie, and the single question that corners a habitual deceiver.

by Thomas Erikson 2024

3.38

865 ratings

🤥 Deception And Trust 🕵️ Detecting Lies 💻 Online Disinformation 🛡️ Spotting Manipulation 😤 Difficult People

The Quiet Damage

by Jesselyn Cook • 2024

QAnon preys on loneliness and trauma more than politics. Five families show the wreckage it leaves.

4.43

7k+

🖥️ Digital Radicalization 💔 Family Estrangement 🌐 Internet Subcultures 🔄 Echo Chambers 📰 Misinformation

The Quiet Damage 89%

QAnon preys on loneliness and trauma more than politics. Five families show the wreckage it leaves.

by Jesselyn Cook 2024

4.43

7k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Radicalization 💔 Family Estrangement 🌐 Internet Subcultures 🔄 Echo Chambers 📰 Misinformation

How to Analyze People

by Scott Habits • 2020

Uncover hidden thoughts through body language and use psychological tactics to influence anyone.

1.75

🕵️ Dark Psychology 🧍 Body Language 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤥 Lie Detection 🎭 Social Engineering

How to Analyze People 89%

Uncover hidden thoughts through body language and use psychological tactics to influence anyone.

by Scott Habits 2020

1.75

4 ratings

🕵️ Dark Psychology 🧍 Body Language 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤥 Lie Detection 🎭 Social Engineering

The Mask of Sanity

by Hervey M. Cleckley • 1941

Intelligent, charming, incapable of love or remorse. The study that first defined psychopathy.

3.99

1k+

🧠 Clinical Psychopathy 📋 Personality Disorders 💔 Empathy Deficits 🔍 Forensic Psychology 📖 Psychiatric Case Studies

The Mask of Sanity 89%

Intelligent, charming, incapable of love or remorse. The study that first defined psychopathy.

by Hervey M. Cleckley 1941

3.99

1k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychopathy 📋 Personality Disorders 💔 Empathy Deficits 🔍 Forensic Psychology 📖 Psychiatric Case Studies

Dangerous Personalities

by Joe Navarro • 2014

An FBI profiler's checklist for spotting the personality types most likely to harm you.

3.88

3k+

🧠 Personality Disorders 🛡️ Interpersonal Safety 🔍 Behavioral Profiling 🕵️ Manipulation Detection ☣️ Toxic Relationships

Dangerous Personalities 89%

An FBI profiler's checklist for spotting the personality types most likely to harm you.

by Joe Navarro 2014

3.88

3k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 🛡️ Interpersonal Safety 🔍 Behavioral Profiling 🕵️ Manipulation Detection ☣️ Toxic Relationships

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