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Puzzling People: The Labyrinth of the Psychopath Paperback – March 1, 2011

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As well-researched as a scholarly work, yet with the immediacy and accessibility of a layman, Puzzling People is a first-person account of the cheats, the charlatans, the liars, the neglectful parents, abusive teachers, two-faced politicians and their Psychopathic Control Grid, tyrannical bosses and colleagues from hell we have all encountered, including the lying lovers who use us then lose us in an instant. Puzzling People takes an in-depth look at how the minds of psychopaths work and why, and focusses on what you can do to survive and thrive and ultimately escape forever. Delivered in a voice that makes it clear that the author lives what he writes, Puzzling People is an invaluable field guide to spotting and avoiding entities so completely lacking in empathy or compassion they may as well be counted as a different species entirely to human beings.

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266 pages
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Velluminous Press
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March 1, 2011
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5 x 0.6 x 7.99 inches
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1905605285
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Velluminous Press (March 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 266 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1905605285
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1905605286
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.6 x 7.99 inches

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lynG

"They live!" The monsters who walk among us.

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2015

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This is a superb book on the subject of the plague of psychopaths in our modern society, that have entered their 'Golden Age' in rising to the top in all the major positions of leadership throughout the banking, corporate, media, political, & entertainment industries. These madmen virtually control our world today, & their psychopathic moves affect us all in many ways. Mr. Sheridan gives us important clues in what to look for in our everyday life in recognizing these vampiric gurus & how to avoid falling under their spell. Having encountered many of these creatures throughout my life, from relatives, Marine Drill Instructors, Preachers, school mates, & co-workers, I often wondered what was wrong with these people & why they acted the way they did, & now I know. They were narcissists, sociopaths, & full blown psychopaths. Creatures w/o empathy, sympathy, or a conscience. And America seems to be chock full of them. One thing Mr. Sheridan demonstrates rather well, is that there is NO known cure for them, & once a person identifies one in his life, he better avoid them at all costs, and if at all possible, remove them from his presence & even quit his job or move away, if that's what it takes. They are extremely vindictive & ruthless creatures, who will DESTROY you if they can! And they are farrrrr more common in society than most people think.

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Hoosier Hayseed

Extremely helpful advice

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2014

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Following an episode with a family member which absolutely left me dumbfounded that anybody could be so cold and indifferent to the needs of another human being - even a relative - I looked for any books I could find about psychotic behavior.
I found one, "The Sociopath Next Door," which was excellent, and then, later on, I began to see other books on the subject, and bought several of them.
But Thomas Sheridan's book has been, hands down, the best of the lot, and probably has satisfied my need to search for any more information on the subject.
He really covers all the bases about psychopaths, and explains many things - some of which I already knew, and others that I had surmised on my own, but there were many other things which were completely new to me, which I found invaluable to learn about.
His humanity, and his love for the other members of humanity simply shines through, and he makes a couple of very profound comments, which offer much encouragement for anybody who has ever been subjected to one of these freaks.
One is the observation that once you learn what a psychopath is all about, you are probably, from that moment, safeguarded from ever being fooled by one again, which is extremely comforting to know.
The other thing is his conviction that, as bad as they are, they are always doomed to failure, and that we will ultimately win, is very encouraging.
But one thing that still confounds me is just trying to understand exactly what they are. They appear for all the world to be human, and you may know for a fact that they came from human parents - maybe even your own family - but they act like aliens, or anything but someone of this world.
I had thought that the only answer was that they were simply evil, and that may be the ultimate verdict.
But if the problem is that their brain is actually defective - missing the genes that account for empathy and compassion - then it stands to reason that they simply are not "playing with a full deck," as it were, almost literally.
But whatever they are, they are a living nightmare for anybody to encounter, and even worse than that, if you happen to be so unfortunate as to find yourself married to one.

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Daisy Reflection

Excellent Read and Intelligent

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2020

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Thomas Sheridan has done an excellent job discussing the labyrinth of the psychopath and the twisted and perverse behaviors. Interesting there appears to be a physical profile of the psychopath based on their high testosterone levels resulting in low bridge eyebrow line, high cheekbones, acne, lots of facial and body hair, and a ring finger longer than the index finger. No Uni or advanced education most likely just fancy rhetoric with false illusion. Highly recommend this very informative book.

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kpoling

Amusing, eye-opening, and extremely helpful

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

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There are lots of great books about psychopathy, but this one (along with Defeated Demons, by the same author) is among my absolute favorites. The research is meticulous, the prose is witty and eloquent, and the author's compassionate and impassioned voice comes through in every word. Sheridan's ability to read between the lines of western society shows that what individual psychopaths do in personal relationships (manipulation, gaslighting, devaluation, and lies, lies, lies) is being done to us all by mass media, governments, social engineering proponents, and those echelons of elites that have dominated humanity since Babylonian times. This preponderance of societal psychopathy Sheridan calls the Psychopathic Control Grid, and his well-researched examples of how it functions are fascinating. This book also has lots of practical solutions for dealing with psychopaths at work, getting out of abusive situations, and recovering one's energy from past psychopaths, as well as disconnecting from their Psychopathic Control Grid. All done with a healthy dose of humor, the best medicine. Highly recommended.

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nickjordan

Fantastic life saving must read for everybody!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2013

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I bought this book after buying and reading Thomas Sheridan's other two books, Defeated Demons: Freedom from Consciousness Parasites in Psychopathic Society, and The Anvil of The Psyche. This was after finding Thomas Sheridan by chance one afternoon on a Youtube Video with Vinny Eastwood.
We all read good books, some very good, some ok, and occasionally we find a book or an author which stands out from the rest, and in some cases even changes your life. These 3 books by Thomas Sheridan have done just that for me. After suffering from a traumatic break up two and a half years ago, and still until reading these books, I thought it was my fault, I was to blame. This deeply troubled me from the summer of 2010, even more so as a family member was involved. When in point of fact I think i was dealing pr had been dealing with a Psychopath woman hell bent on destroying me.
These books have helped me understand exactly what happened, how it happened, why it happened and more importantly how to prevent being a victim of a Psychopath again...I do not use the word Psychopath lightly for describing what I dealt with, only through these books and listening to Thomas Sheridan in interview have I come to understand and feel confident in labelling my past experience as with a psychopath. I firmly know that everybody should read these books and listen to Thomas Sheridan in interview on Youtube and his website [...]. It could very well just save your life and sanity, quite literally.

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Sean O'Connell

Could not put it down.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2013

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We have been programed to think of psychopaths as violent criminals like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy or movie characters like Norman bates.
Thomas Sheridans Puzzling People explains the real nature of the psychopath, this evolutionary offshoot that walks among us, this small percent of the population have the same symptom, namely a complete lack of conscience. The difference is that the majority with this mental disposition operate within the laws and only rarely get caught but destroying lives in the process. This book that's extremely well written and makes it very clear that psychopaths are not like us, they can not be reasoned with or reformed. This knowledge is invaluable for anyone whose life comes in contact with a psychopath, past, present or future, and gives testimony from victims of psychopaths and also Arouses the curiosity for all who seek to understand human behavior. I passed this great read on to a friend who is studying for a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology & sociology, she passed it on and recommended it to her class mates and lecturers, it got great feedback. Ive read six books on psychopathy and puzzling people is the one i always recommend.

31 people found this helpful

Keith Dersley

They're more like

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2015

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This is a pacy, well-written account of a type of character many readers will have known. It helps you to accept that there is no understanding of a psychopath. That they will twist literally everything around without conscience. That with them there is nothing to understand except get out. Some of the traits of character revealed here were uncannily close to one person in particular that I have dealt with. They are everywhere, though. I felt the book got a bit paranoid when dealing with the way human society itself is becoming psycho however, through slowly choking off the individuality and naivety of the human. I sincerely hope this IS just paranoia. Anyway, it took someone who was not an academic or a clinical psychologist to come right out and say psychos are not human. They're more like sharks

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Holly

a great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2014

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Excellently complied. Though slightly repetitive in places. But hands you much information on identifying psychopaths and protecting yourself and what to expect and understand in the aftermath of such a relationship. Also pointing out government, pharma and all the other agencies and corporations that seeks to control us....not to mention religion. Reclaiming ourselves and being freethinkers is the only way forwards. And as explained....do not believe everything you are told! If it sounds controlling walk in the opposite direction. As someone who lived with a psychopath and had two children by him I am happy to say I left, built a new life and am a strong person and free thinker who is not afraid to speak up. Overall an excellent read for those who are concerned.

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Amazon Customer

very insightful book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2013

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I found Thomas Sheridan's book insightful and filled with good examples as well as sound advice, and a very educational read.
Until we understand the social factors that have brought about the increase of this disturbing phenomenon and the way in which these same structures often seem to allow and even encourage the worst type of people to reach positions of power, or until we know what makes certain people cold, unempathetic, calculating, dismissive of others, worse, they can feign positive intentions and emotions while hiding a pit of vipers in their souls, we would do well to read more about them and guard ourselves against them. As Mr Sheridan shows, our own best qualities can be manipulated against us, our strong values, kindness and care for life and goodness, be exploited, mimicked and sucked out by those who want it only to advance their own interests and without a thought for the truth. As we look around us and into the media and into the organisations that govern the world, we see how a certain type is constantly being bred and that this type has been here before, perhaps always. In place of confusion and mistrust we need specific facts about all those who come into our lives who seem to be one way but are in fact quite the opposite, and a deeper connection to our selves. As the poet Elisabeth Barrett Browning wrote, "grief may be joy misunderstood, only the Good discerns the good.."

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