Navigating and Protecting Against Dark Personalities: A World of Lies, Cons, Deceit and Manipulation
暫譯: 導航與防範黑暗人格：謊言、詐騙、欺騙與操控的世界

本書是任何希望理解和應對操控行為複雜動態的重要資源，無論是在工作場所、家庭還是社交場合。它為人力資源專業人士、經理、主管、治療師、健康和社會工作者以及面對說謊、欺騙、作弊、控制或操控的個體，以及那些受到此類行為傷害的人，提供了實用的見解和指導。

本書以真實情境和心理學原則為基礎，探討這些行為如何影響個人身份、情感健康和專業關係。它使讀者能夠識別有毒模式，重新掌控局面，並支持他人做到同樣的事情，無論是同事、客戶、朋友還是家人。以易於理解的方式，本書針對許多經歷或目睹操控行為的人，提供了清晰、韌性和恢復的指引。這不僅僅是一本指南——它是重新獲得自主權和促進更健康、更真誠連結的生命線。

Martin Smith is a past senior lecturer in social sciences at Nottingham Trent University and an independent training consultant. He specialises in extreme difficult behaviour and personality issues which go well beyond simply awkward and often highly controlling, intimidating and manipulative. He has over thirty years training experience and is also a psychotherapist specialising in the treatment of anxiety, depression, stress, and personality disorders.

He has presented to many Public and Private Organisations in the UK and in the United States of America. Training and advising directly to organisations on issues of controlling, intimidating and manipulative personalities which cause difficulties and drain the very life out of teams and people at all levels. He has also written numerous articles for UK and US Magazines and author of the book Understanding and Dealing with Controlling, Intimidating and Manipulative Personalities. He is a life member of the Open University Psychological Society and a senior accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society where he is an accredited trainer delivering a range of CPD events including his unique CIM programme.

馬丁·史密斯曾任諾丁漢特倫特大學社會科學的高級講師，並擔任獨立培訓顧問。他專注於極端困難的行為和人格問題，這些問題遠超過單純的尷尬，通常還包括高度控制、威脅和操控的特徵。他擁有超過三十年的培訓經驗，同時也是一名心理治療師，專門治療焦慮、抑鬱、壓力和人格障礙。

他曾在英國和美國的許多公共和私人機構進行演講，直接對組織提供培訓和建議，針對那些造成困難並耗盡團隊和各級人員活力的控制、威脅和操控性人格。他還為英國和美國的雜誌撰寫了多篇文章，並著有《理解與應對控制、威脅和操控性人格》一書。他是開放大學心理學會的終身會員，也是英國輔導與心理治療協會（BACP）和全國輔導與心理治療協會的高級認證會員，並擔任認證培訓師，提供一系列持續專業發展（CPD）活動，包括他獨特的CIM計劃。