Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths go to Work.(Book review)
***** Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work. By Paul Babiak, Ph.D., and Robert D. hare, Ph.D.; published by ReganBooks, www.harpercollins.com (Web); 353 pages; $26.95.
Psychopaths and the damage they inflict on others are a popular topic in books these days. Nearly all of these books, however, concentrate on criminal psychopaths and are based on prison interviews. Snakes in Suits fills an important gap, examining the chaos that can result when a psychopath enters the workplace.
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One hallmark of psychopaths, who make up about 1 percent of the overall population, is that they seek opportunities to promote their own self-interests unburdened by conscience, the authors explain. …
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