The Psychology of Secrets - My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers

From the host of award-winning podcast On The Edge With Andrew Gold comes a bizarre, surprising and thrilling deep dive into the psychology of secrecy. We all keep secrets. 97% of us are hiding a secret right now, and on average we each hold thirteen at any one time. There''s a one-in-two chance that those secrets involve a breach of trust, a lie or a financial impropriety. They are the stuff of gossip, of novels and of classic dramas; secrets form a major part of our hidden inner lives. Podcaster Andrew Gold knows this better than anyone. A public persona, he found himself the (unwitting) recipient of hundreds of strangers'' most private revelations. This set him on a journey to understand this critical part of our societies and lives. Why do we keep secrets? Why are we fascinated by those of others? What happens to our mind when we confess? Drawing from psychology, history, social science, philosophy and personal interviews, Take It To The Grave is a rollicking journey through the history of secrecy, bringing us in touch with cult leaders, murderers, psychopaths - and even you.

About the author

Andrew Gold is an investigative journalist, podcaster and filmmaker who has made and presented documentaries for the BBC and HBO. He presents the popular podcast Heretics, where he has interviewed Richard Dawkins, Jon Ronson and David Baddiel amongst many others. His documentary on exorcism won several international festival awards and his research in Germany won a prestigious Whicker Award in 2021. The Psychology of Secrets is his first book.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Gold, Gold Andrew
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.2024
• EAN: 9781035002597
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3500259-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 242 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, 21st Century, True stories: general, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Social research and statistics