And that relatively ordinary people are, more and more, defined by their maddest edges.

Ronson not only solves the mystery of the hoax but also discovers, disturbingly, that sometimes the personalities at the helm of the madness industry are, with their drives and obsessions, as mad in their own way as those they study. Combining Jon Ronson's trademark humour, charm and investigative incision, The Psychopath Test is both entertaining and honest, unearthing dangerous truths and asking serious questions about. He spends time with a death-squad leader institutionalized for mortgage fraud in Coxsackie, New York a legendary CEO whose psychopathy has been speculated about in the press and a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane who insists he's sane and certainly not a psychopath. And so Ronson, armed with his new psychopath-spotting abilities, enters the corridors of power. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly. Optimistic writer who is barely tethered to reality. I think this is the best way to go for writing informative content.-1. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are, in fact, psychopaths teaches Ronson how to spot these high-flying individuals by looking out for little telltale verbal and nonverbal clues. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. I particularly liked the book The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson as it straddles the line between fiction and non-fiction. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Ronson’s new book is provocative and interesting, and you will, I guarantee, zip merrily through it.In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies them. Will Self, Guardian The belly laughs come thick and fast – my God, he is funny. Jon Ronson’s exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world’s top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. I began The Psychopath Test late at night, tired, dispirited and ill – then found myself laughing like the proverbial loon for page after page. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness.