The Narcissist Next Door: Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed-in Your World

By Jeffrey Kluger

Book Overview

A provocative and eye-opening exploration of narcissism- how to recognize it, how to understand it, and how to handle it. The odds are good that you know a narcissist - probably a lot of them. The odds are also good that they are intelligent, confident, and articulate - the center of attention. They make you laugh, they make you mad, and they make you think. Narcissists are everywhere. There are millions of them in the United States alone- entertainers, politicians, your colleagues, your neighbors, your family members. Recognizing and understanding them is crucial to your not being overtaken by them, says Jeffrey Kluger in his fascinating book about this insidious disorder. With intelligence and wit, Kluger explains the surprising new research into narcissism and the insights that research is yielding. He reveals how narcissists affect our lives at work and at home, on the road and in the halls of government; what to do when we encounter narcissists; and how to neutralize the effects of narcissism before it's too late. An award-winning writer and editor at Time, Jeffrey Kluger has a keen grasp of how to take science's emerging ideas and transform them into smart, accessible insights. In The Narcissist Next Door , he has written a highly readable and deeply engaging exploration that will help all of us understand narcissism and narcissists more fully. Praise for The Narcissist Next Door 'Narcissists can be captivating people, and The Narcissist Next Door is a captivating book- meticulously researched, written with verve, and spiced with irresistible examples from the headlines and everyday life.' Steven Pinker Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of How the Mind Works and The Sense of Style 'We are surrounded by narcissists, and from afar, they are often easy to like. They are famous entertainers, successful businesspeople and politicians. The charm wears off quickly, though, if they get too close - your neighbors, your friends, or your own family. The brilliant Jeffrey Kluger, one of our country's most admired science writers, has written a book that taught me a great deal, made me laugh out loud on a quiet airplane ride, and forced me to be introspective about myself and the people I love. Kluger gives a lot of himself in this book, deftly weaving cutting-edge science with poignant personal stories that are astonishingly candid, and at times very familiar. At the risk of sounding . . . well, narcissistic, I of course wondered if I fit any of the criteria. Chances are you are wondering the same thing. So open the book and find out.' Dr Sanjay Gupta

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594486360
• ISBN13: 9781594486364
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher