{"product_id":"taming-toxic-people-by-david-gillespie-9781761268977","title":"Taming Toxic People","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePsychopaths are everywhere. They are your toxic boss, controlling boyfriend, lazy colleague, annoying mother-in-law and negligent friend - the person who gets away with bad behaviour time and time again. While often superficially charming, they are also rude, aggressive, manipulative, duplicitous and dishonest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFive per cent of the population is psychopathic, which means they are missing the critical human ingredient of empathy. Because they are programmed to put themselves first, these people routinely disrupt and even destroy relationships and organisations, seemingly without consequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the latest science, bestselling author David Gillespie offers a detailed and practical guide to identifying the psychopath in your midst, then managing the behaviour to minimise the effect on your family, workplace, friendship group or community organisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for Taming Toxic People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis compelling study and guidebook is a must-have for anyone who has a pathologically difficult individual in their life.\u003c\/em\u003e Kim Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGillespie is academically gifted, a linguist, excellent at most things he turns his mind to ... he's a polymath, an old-fashioned Renaissance man, who finds few things dull and everything else interesting.\u003c\/em\u003e Courier Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Gillespie has done a tremendous service to the general public in writing this book.\u003c\/em\u003e Huffpost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244442235116,"sku":"9781761268977","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761268977-taming-toxic-people-1.jpg?v=1787996425","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/taming-toxic-people-by-david-gillespie-9781761268977","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}