Great writer and very funny bloke. Been waiting for this to come down in price for a while.

Product Description:

What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly compelling adventure into the world of madness.

Along the way, Jon meets psychopaths, those whose lives have been touched by madness and those whose job it is to diagnose it, including the influential psychologist who developed the Psychopath Test, from whom Jon learns the art of psychopath-spotting. A skill which seemingly reveals that madness could indeed be at the heart of everything . . .

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 how we define normality in a world where we are increasingly judged by our maddest edges.

Review:

Because of Ronson s relentless self-deprecation and goofy, British humor, it s easy to tag along without fully realizing the rigor of his reporting, which is itself frenzied with compulsive questioning and obsessive research. -- The Boston Globe
A rollicking, page-turner of a book... no ordinary piece of investigative journalism Ronson s storytelling skills are strong enough to enliven even the necessary reflections that would be one yawn after another if entrusted to a lesser writer. -- San Francisco Chronicle
A book that manages to be as cheerily kooky as it is well-researched. -- Los Angeles Times
Engagingly irreverent -- New York Times
[A] fascinating and humane book -- Washington Post Book World
Both terrifying and hilarious. -- O, The Oprah Magazine"

"Because of Ronson's relentless self-deprecation and goofy, British humor, it's easy to tag along without fully realizing the rigor of his reporting, which is itself frenzied with compulsive questioning and obsessive research." -- The Boston Globe

"A rollicking, page-turner of a book... no ordinary piece of investigative journalism... Ronson's storytelling skills are strong enough to enliven even the necessary reflections that would be one yawn after another if entrusted to a lesser writer." -- San Francisco Chronicle

..".A book that manages to be as cheerily kooky as it is well-researched." -- Los Angeles Times

"Engagingly irreverent..." -- New York Times

"[A] fascinating and humane book..." -- Washington Post Book World

..".Both terrifying and hilarious." -- O, The Oprah Magazine

About the Author:

Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of two bestsellers: Them: Adventures with Extremists and The Men Who Stare at Goats, and two collections, Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness and What I Do: More True Tales. He lives in London.