Story of a sociopath : a novel / Julia Navarro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Navarro, Julia, 1953- author.

Standardized Title:

Historia de un canalla. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Psychopaths--Fiction.

Psychopaths.

Genre:

Fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Physical Description:

849 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.

Summary:

"A spellbinding and provocative psychological portrait that shows just how far a man will go to win the most enduring and ruthless of games: the game of power. Raised in the upper echelons of elite New York society, Thomas Spencer has never wanted for much. But much is hardly enough for a man whose greatest satisfaction lies in shattering the happiness of others. Thomas, the black sheep of his family, harbors only resentment toward those closest to him for what they have more of: good looks, good cheer, good social graces. But what Thomas may lack in charm, he makes up for in cunning. And it is this that will serve him best when he trades in his glittering world of privilege for a chance to claw his way to the top--on his own terms, and at any cost. As Thomas achieves fame and success as an ad man, he becomes ever more deeply entrenched in an insidious underworld of media, politics, and women, and an astonishing picture emerges of a complex, destructive personality who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Shameless and electrifying, Story of a Sociopath illuminates the true nature of power through the mind of a master psychological manipulator"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Translated from the Spanish.

Other Format:

Online version: Navarro, Julia, 1953- author. Story of a sociopath

ISBN:

9781101973257

1101973250

OCLC:

936347321

Publisher Number:

99971566782