THE SOCIOPATH NEXT DOOR

An outstanding audio production that plays out like a public television documentary, this timely piece by a psychotherapist uses colorful case histories to illustrate the major categories of people who have serious defects in their consciences. Some predatory, some covetous, others simply manipulative, they have no regard for the feelings or well-being of others and no internal brakes when it comes to acting out their largely self-serving antisocial agendas. Shelly Frasier is a wry and serious interpreter of this material, which is so fascinating in her hands and so seamlessly organized that it's nearly impossible to get away from it once you start listening. T.W. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/ MAY 06]