Sociopath: a memoir
(Large Print)
Description
"'Your friends would probably describe me as nice. But guess what? I can't stand your friends. I'm a liar. I'm a thief. I'm highly manipulative. I don't care what other people think. I'm capable of almost anything.' Sociopath: A Memoir is at once a mesmerizing tale of a life lived on the edge of the law, a redemptive love story and a moving account of one woman's battle to create a place for herself and the 5% of the population who are also, like her, sociopaths. Ever since she was a small child, Patric Gagne knew she was different. Although she felt intense love for her family and her best friend, David, these connections were never enough to make her be 'good', or to reduce her feelings of apathy and frustration. As she grew older, her behavior escalated from petty theft through to breaking and entering, stalking, and worse. As an adult, Patric realized that she was a sociopath. Although she instantly connected with the official descriptions of sociopathy, she also knew they didn't tell the full story: she had a plan for her life, had nurtured close relationships and was doing her best (most of the time) to avoid harming others. As her darker impulses warred against her attempts to live a settled, loving life with her partner, Patric began to wonder, was there a way for sociopaths to integrate happily into society? And could she find it before her own behavior went a step too far?" --
Copies
More Details
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Gagne, P. (2024). Sociopath: a memoir. Large print edition. [Waterville, Maine], Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gagne, Patric. 2024. Sociopath: A Memoir. [Waterville, Maine], Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gagne, Patric, Sociopath: A Memoir. [Waterville, Maine], Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gagne, Patric. Sociopath: A Memoir. Large print edition. [Waterville, Maine], Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
Staff View
Record Information
| Last Sierra Extract Time | Dec 10, 2024 07:38:44 AM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Dec 10, 2024 07:38:53 AM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Dec 22, 2024 03:26:13 AM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 02617nam a2200313 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 008 | 241118s2024 meu ed 000 0 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9781420519129 |q (large print ; |q hardcover) | ||
| 020 | |a 1420519123 |q (large print ; |q hardcover) | ||
| 035 | |a ocm1467812581 | ||
| 040 | |e rda |d me | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Gagne, Patric, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Sociopath : |b a memoir |c Patric Gagne, PhD. |
| 250 | |a Large print edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a [Waterville, Maine] : |b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, |c ©2024. | |
| 300 | |a 595 pages (large print) ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 340 | |n large print |2 rdafs | ||
| 520 | |a "'Your friends would probably describe me as nice. But guess what? I can't stand your friends. I'm a liar. I'm a thief. I'm highly manipulative. I don't care what other people think. I'm capable of almost anything.' Sociopath: A Memoir is at once a mesmerizing tale of a life lived on the edge of the law, a redemptive love story and a moving account of one woman's battle to create a place for herself and the 5% of the population who are also, like her, sociopaths. Ever since she was a small child, Patric Gagne knew she was different. Although she felt intense love for her family and her best friend, David, these connections were never enough to make her be 'good', or to reduce her feelings of apathy and frustration. As she grew older, her behavior escalated from petty theft through to breaking and entering, stalking, and worse. As an adult, Patric realized that she was a sociopath. Although she instantly connected with the official descriptions of sociopathy, she also knew they didn't tell the full story: she had a plan for her life, had nurtured close relationships and was doing her best (most of the time) to avoid harming others. As her darker impulses warred against her attempts to live a settled, loving life with her partner, Patric began to wonder, was there a way for sociopaths to integrate happily into society? And could she find it before her own behavior went a step too far?" -- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Gagne, Patric |x Mental health. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women psychotherapists |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Psychopaths |x Family relationships. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Psychotherapy patients |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Antisocial personality disorders. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Autobiographies. |2 lcgft | |
| 907 | |a .b2782519x | ||
| 945 | |y .i70423246 |i 20906022940 |l meblp |s - |h |u 1 |x 0 |w 1 |v 0 |t 10 |z 11-18-24 |o - |a LT BIO GAGNE, P | ||
| 998 | |e - |d l |f eng |a me | ||