March Read/2

Title: Dangerous Personalities: an FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from harmful People

Author: Navarro, Joe

Call Number: 613.66 N322D 2014

Subject(s): Crime Prevention; Criminals: Crime; Psychopaths; Antisocial Personality Disorders

Number of Pages: 242

ISBN: 9781623361921

Book Description (from amazon.com):

            We seem to wake up to a new tragedy in the news every day—Newtown, Boston, Aurora, Columbine. So often the reporters say that “there were some signs, but nobody acted.” the scary part about these tragedies is that less than 1% of criminals are incarcerated for their crimes, meaning that for every headline, there are millions of dangerous situations in which average people find themselves. On top of that, how can ordinary people identify threats from those who may not hurt them physically but can devastate their lives on a daily basis—the crazy coworkers, out-of control family members, or relentless neighbors?
In Dangerous Personalities, former FBI profiler Joe Navarro shows readers how to identify the four most common “dangerous personalities” and analyze how much of a threat each one can be: the Narcissist, the Predator, the Paranoid, and the Unstable Personality. Along the way, readers learn how to protect themselves both immediately and long-term—as well as how to recover from the trauma of being close to such a destructive force.

My Read:

            Did you ever wonder why, instead of taking home joy and satisfaction after work, you went home with extreme fatigue, sagging shoulders, and dryness of energy? Plenty of books I have read stated that it would take 5 times of energy and power to overcome negative forces and energies. Negativity could come from events, things, or people you are surrounded.

            The most helpful tips coming from this book are the checklists provided at the end of the chapters. One could assess not only people around self but also take a good look at the self. From mild, average, to the extreme, the check points tell a lot about a person.

            The next most resourceful part from this book is the “Words that describe the personalities” in each chapter. For instance, “bully, selfish, superficial, arrogant, controlling, etc” are used to describe a narcissist. The titles begin the chapters also serve as tells: “It’s all about me-the narcissistic personality;” “Fasten your seat belt-the emotionally unstable personality;” “Trust no one and you’ll never get hurt-the paranoid personality;” “What’s mine is mine-and what’s yours is mine-the predator.”

            Personally, I found it helpful at assessing myself and as a reminder of how imperfect human beings are.