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What makes a narcissist go from self-involved to terrifying? Joe Navarro, one of the leading FBI profilers unlocks the secrets to the personality disorders that put all of us at risk. "I should have known.""How could we have missed the warning signs?""I always thought there was something off about him."When we wake up to new tragedies in the news every day -- shootings, rampages, acts of domestic terrorism -- we often blame ourselves for missing the mania lurking inside unsuspecting individuals. But how could we have known that the charismatic leader had the characteristics of a tyrant? And how can ordinary people identify threats from those who are poised to 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 has the answers. He shows us how to identify the four most common "dangerous personalities" and how to analyze the potential threat level: the Narcissist, the Predator, the Paranoid, and the Unstable Personality. Along the way, he provides essential tips and tricks to protect ourselves both immediately and in the long-term, as well as how to heal the trauma of being exposed to the destructive egos in our world.
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For 25 years, Joe Navarro worked as an FBI special agent in the area of counterintelligence and behavioral assessment. Today he is one of the world's leading experts on nonverbal communications and lectures and consults with major corporations worldwide. He is an adjunct professor at Saint Leo University and frequently lectures at the Harvard Business School.He has appeared on major U.S. and International media outlets including CNN International, Fox News, BBC, The Times (UK) , Crossfire with Chris Matthews, CBS, NBC, NPR Radio, The Washington Post, and The Times (UK) , on topics as varied as body language and management practices. Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul called him "a world class observer" and David Givens praised him as "a master of reading nonverbals." Joe is a frequent presenter and Keynote speaker as well as writer; his articles have been featured in Psychology Today and The Washington Post.Joe is the international best-selling author of What Every Body is Saying which has been translated into 29 languages, and Louder Than Words, which The Wall Street Journal acclaimed as "One of the six best business books to read for your career in 2010."
