title: The Sociopath's Guide to Getting Ahead: Tips for the Dark Art of Manipulation
author: P. T. Elliott
description: There is nothing remotely funny about psychopathy, but PT Elliott utilizes deft humor to help us seize upon the greater cause of exposing these dangerous people and removing them from positions of power. This is a cathartic and essential piece of writing.Richard Kelly, writer/director of <i>Donnie Darko</i> and and <i> Southland Tales</i> <br /> "Hilarious, pitch-black satire. An exquisitely researched, deliciously subversive antidote to every worthless self-help book ever published, <i>The Sociopath's Guide to Getting Ahead</i> will channel YOUR inner Donald J. Trump to WIN, WIN, WIN!" John A. Wooden, creator of WHITEHOUSE.ORG <br /> Who's winning? Not you, suckersat least not unless you're following the rules set forth in P.T. Elliott's hilarious user's guide to the world we've been dumb and selfish enough to create. Who says timely, depressing, and despicable can't be funny? Eric Konigsberg, author of <i>Blood Relation</i> <br /> "P.T. Elliott's skewering of our corporate dystopia and the self-help industry that helped it go down is as sly and incisive as the cut of a decertified surgeon foraging for black market kidneys, and just as alarming. Had I been fortunate enough to read <i>The Sociopath's Guide to Getting Ahead</i> as a young person, I might have gotten further in life... or at the very least further away from the kind of people who'll ruin it.Carina Chocano, contributor to the <i>New York Times Magazine</i> and author of <i>Do You Love Me Or Am I Just Paranoid?</i> <br /><br />In the era of corporate dominated mainstream media and feckless herd reporting, Skyhorse's willingness to tackle tough issues that other publishers won't touch has made it <b>a critical cog in our democracy</b>. <br />Robert F. Kennedy Jr., <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author
zlib_text: # Dark Psychology and Manipulation
  
  ## How to Detect Manipulative Techniques and Use the Secrets of Persuasion,
  Emotional Intelligence, and NLP to Your Advantage
  
  ##  Zac Adams
  
  
  # Contents
  
  [ Your Free Audiobook ](text00003.html#foreword)
  
  [ Master your Mind ](text00004.html#unnumbered-1)
  
  [ Introduction ](text00005.html#introduction)
  
  I. [ Understanding Dark Psychology ](text00006.html#part-1)
  
  1. [ Manipulation & Mind Control ](text00007.html#part-1-chapter-1)
  
  [ Manipulation ](text00008.html#part-1-uncategorized)
  
  [ Mind Control ](text00009.html#part-1-uncategorized-2)
  
  2. [ The Psychological Triad ](text00010.html#part-1-chapter-2)
  
  [ Narcissism ](text00011.html#part-1-uncategorized-3)
  
  [ Machiavellianism ](text00012.html#part-1-uncategorized-4)
  
  [ Psychopathy ](text00013.html#part-1-uncategorized-5)
  
  II. [ Protection Against Dark Psychology ](text00014.html#part-2)
  
  1. [ Behavioral Traits of a Victim ](text00015.html#part-2-chapter-1)
  
  [ Characteristics of Victims and Targets
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