In Sheep's Clothing Lib/E: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People
Dr. George K. Simon knows how people push your buttons: your children, especially teens, are experts at it, as is your mate. A coworker may quietly undermine your efforts while professing to be helpful, or your boss may prey on your weaknesses. Manipulative people have two goals: to win and to look good doing it. Too often, those they abuse are only vaguely aware of what is happening to them.