Evil genes : why Rome fell, Hitler rose, Enron failed and my sister stole my mother's boyfriend / Barbara Oakley.

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2007.

459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-400) and index.

Introduction -- In search of Machiavelli -- Psychopathy -- Evil genes -- Using medical imaging to understand psychopaths -- Insights from my sister's love letters -- The connection between Machiavellianism and personality disorders -- Slobodan Milosevic : the butcher of the Balkans -- Lenses, frames, and how broken brains work -- The perfect "borderpath" : Chairman Mao -- Evolution and Machiavellianism -- Shades of gray -- The sun also shines on the wicked.