An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People

I bought this book for my own information and also to share with family members. Although we recognize people with these traits, it's great to be able to evaluate personality types and to educate ourselves on those around us who make us feel uncomfortable. While we may not know too many people who fall into the extreme range, it helps to evaluate our fellow man, if only to understand who or what we are up against.

Firstly, there is a lot of repetition in this book, but it is warranted. Just reading of many atrocities one can become frozen by how a person can do these things too another human being. We cannot point a finger and expect to not have some pointing back at us. An awareness of our world around us gives us insight too personalities who's sole purpose is to cause damage, we cannot say we were not warned. Extraordinary in site into Mr. Navarro's findings and warnings. Well written and informative!

Probably my angle is different, I have spent 35 years in criminal justice field so most of this was old news to me, but to an uninitiated, this would be good, and great if you use the handy checklists! Well done with the discussion and then checklist.

I feel that everyone should read this book because it is a great tool to have. These people hide amongst us, and usually you do not know their true intentions until it is far too late. This book also provides you with great advice when it comes to what to do after you have been sucked into a relationship with them.

There is no more perceptive a man, nor well-written, down-to-earth book, about these plagues on well-meaning people in society than Joe Navarro’s Dangerous Personalities. As a professional investigator, I have been able to help many individuals beset with narcissist-predator relationships which have nearly driven them out of their minds. Navarro’s book is a primer for them to comprehend what has happened to them, enable them better to see the ongoing abusive acts against them, and counter what has been taking place, so then can escape the relationship and begin a normal life again. For those who have survived such dangerous personalities, they all owe Mr. Navarro a deep debt of gratitude.

Excellent. Many people should read it. Such personalities exist in a more or less degree and there are among us. Partners friend family. By someone who had to face cases and not only think patterns. Sometimes action to take on the moment. As a psychologist I realized another dimension of the problem.

After years of being manipulated by and making excuses for him, being too kind and thinking he needed me, I reached my Moment of Clarity which led me to seek out information. This book has shown me that I have not been imagining things. That many of my personal issues were a result of the calculated erosion of my self-esteem. I have questioned myself and not him. I have been generous and kind without reciprocation. Ignored and taken for granted. I am starting on a journey of healing and making things right for myself. Thank you, Joe Navarro, for confirming my sanity and pointing the way out of this unhealthy cycle. Wish me luck!

This book clearly explains, and demonstrates what constitutes a dangerous personality - and using the matrix it's easy to see there are dangerous personalities at high levels of in our Country. I would give it 5 stars for content but I gave it 3 stars because it isn't exactly easy to read...I had to slog through it.

Great Book! The book covers most of the serious personality defects without going too deep into the psychological pathology. I would have prefer a little bit more detail. That's the reason for the 4 stars. Otherwise an easy read and very informative.

These are excellent descriptions of problem personalities, how they function (dysfunction), and why they do what they do. Recommended for anyone who needs to understand why certain people should be avoided, whether they are family members or work associates--and to show you that someone else's atrocious behavior is not your fault. As Navarro states, "You have no social obligation to be victimized."

This book is very helpful and knowledgeable. You can really tell he has done a lot of research and has a lot of experience. He makes everything easy to understand. He keeps you interested and does not talk down to his readers. He gives very detailed checklists of behaviors for each personality he describes at the end of each chapter in order to help readers identify any dangerous personalities and exactly how dangerous they may be. Very good and helpful book!

I really enjoyed reading this book. I like how Mr. Navarro shared his experience in the filed to explain the overall subject matter of his book, namely, psychopathy and dangerous personalities. I did find some parts a bit repetitive. However, I benefited from reading this book.

What an amazing book.
Easy to read. Highly educational, with a simplistic approach and expansive knowledge. Joe Navarro really did an amazing job sharing his knowledge in a way we can understand with a lot of examples (like he did in What Every Body is Saying), a list of synonyms to describe each personality, as well as a checklist/scoring system in each chapter to better help a normal person like you and I quickly categorize someone for our safety. Weather they are at least tolerable, or we need to get the hell out NOW. The book also comes with safety resources for help if needed at the hand.

Best book I've read read on the subject - constructive techniques to combat these personalities. Would highly recommend to anyone who has found themselves in a friendship, work or personal relationship.

Interesting book. Not a medical analysis of these personalty types but a great lay-person's guide to these types of coldhearted, calculating humans. I just wish I would have read this many years ago...it would have saved me from enormous pain, grief and loss of inner peace; not to mention loss of money and wasted years.

If you are thinking that maybe you should buy/read this then you must be wondering about the red flags you ignored, the constant maltreatment, etc. So DO read it, then pack your bags. But don't walk away from these types of people: RUN !!!

I enjoyed the simplicity of this book. I realized that someone I was close to fit one of these Personalities and I am in the progress of distancing myself from them. It is amazing how the chapter hit the nail on the head when it came to describing this person. I do believe in listening to your gutt feeling which I did ignore years ago. And hopefully will listen more carefully to my inner warning system. The book was interesting, educational and clear.

Although this book made me feel like a sociopath, it was quiet informative and the anecdotes did a great job of driving the story home.

It is incredibly obvious that Joe Navarro knows his stuff because he has the experience to back it up. However, his underlying value system also shines through as a given we should all take. What I didn't like was how dehumanizing it was of people with mental illness. Yes, they often harm us, but they are people too. Joe's writing seems to reflect a thought process that these people are lesser, but is likely fair based on the harm he has seem them do and which he explains.

Well meaning, but not multifaceted. The book ignores the dependent personality traits that are generally present that gets many folks involved with his four categories of dangerous people. This book doesn't examine the victims mentality as to why he\she would get close to a dangerous personality, and while that is not what this book claims to be about, leaving that mechanism out does disservice to the intention to help. Furthermore, trying to address dangerous personalities without addressing the human spirit isn't going to work. When using the word "evil", more than this book addresses is required. Understanding that the bedrock foundation that psychology and psychiatry are built on is atheism and the biological model is where this book is written from explains its limits. Although the author says the book does not cover the "why" of the dangerous personality, because it is unimportant in the moment of tragedy, knowing the "why" will go along way to preventing a tragedy.

Thus book is excellent and very helpful. It will teach you how to see a psychopath. When you read it, recognising a psychopath will become rather an easy task. I would highly recommend it to anyone who has suspicions that she lives near a psychopath or a sociopath.

Just to let you know, I received this book through Goodreads First Reads program. I'm so glad I received this book. I plan to buy copies to give to family members.

This is well written and easy to read. It is not technical but easy for everybody to understand these dangerous personalities. He gives examples and points out the traits of the criminals as a learning tool to help a person start to spot toxic dangerous people. There are checklist for you to use as well as suggestions on how to protect yourself and others.

Joe Navarro also gives additional resources if you need it or want to read more about dangerous personalities. This book would be a good resource for young adults, business management/employees, everyone. We all need to watch out for and protect ourselves from people who cause us misery. Life is too short to put up with toxic people! Especially those who go really off the deep end and kill us.

GET THIS BOOK!!!