Description: "Burgo has developed a ... guidebook to help you 'spot narcissists out there in the wild' (Glamour) and then understand and manage the narcissistic personalities in your own life. Relying on detailed profiles, vignettes from the authors practice, and celebrity biographies, [this book] offers ... tools and solutions you can use to defuse hostile situations and survive assaults on your self-esteem should you ever find yourself in an extreme narcissist's orbit"--Amazon.com.
Brief description: Joseph Burgo, PhD, has practiced psychotherapy for more than thirty years and held licenses as a marriage and family therapist and clinical psychologist. He earned his undergraduate degree in English Literature at UCLA and both his masters and doctorate in Psychology at California Graduate Institute in Los Angeles. Dr. Burgo has been quoted or featured as an expert on NPR and in publications such as USA TODAY, Glamour, The New York Times, and numerous other publications. As a writer on mental health topics, he is a regular contributor to The Atlantic and a frequent blogger for Psychology Today.
Review Quotes: "Joseph Burgo helpsus recognize the variety of ways narcissism can look. By unveiling the earlypain and trauma behind these extreme defenses, he not only gives us a way tomake sense of these vexing and often cruel behaviors but to feel somecompassion for those who, out of desperation, resort to them. A clear anduseful guide to navigating the Extreme Narcissists in your life."--Jasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC "author of The Emotionally Absent Mother and Healing From Trauma "