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When we think of terms public shaming, most of us conjure up images of public lynchings and angry mobs going after those who claim the world to be round. Though it is true that the concept of it may not be as widespread is once was, there is no denying that public shaming is still a very strong aspect of society, especially in places where people live in tighter communities.

Jon Ronson has always been known for his willingness to write about the facts which are stranger than fiction. As it happens, the world has more than enough weirdness to go around, and Jon has made it his goal to explore that weirdness, and bring it to the rest of us, no matter how it may be, in a way which allows us to relate to it, and that’s precisely what he did in Lost at Sea , his latest novel right after his widely-acclaimed The Psychopath Test .

Quickly, off the top of your head, how many psychopaths have you seen in your lifetime? Three? Two? One? None? Well, the truth is that you have seen hundreds… maybe even thousands of them… heck, chances are that you’ve seen one today when you were walking down the street. It is estimated that one in every hundred people is actually a psychopath a person who doesn’t feel empathy, is charming, manipulative, seductive, and worst of all, delusional.