Preface

PART ONE: The Great Performer  

CHAPTER ONE: At Center Stage: Outshining all the Others

CHAPTER TWO: The Image Maker: Creating a Flawless Persona

PART TWO: Behind the Perfect Mask

CHAPTER THREE: The Exploiter: Deceiving Cruelly

CHAPTER FOUR: Golden Child: Growing Up as the Very Special One

CHAPTER FIVE: The Well of Emptiness: Harboring Rage and Envy, Paranoia and Despair

CHAPTER SIX: Hardened Heart: Treating Others Without Empathy

PART THREE: The Adoring Audience

CHAPTER SEVEN: The Charmed Circle: Worshipping at the Source

CHAPTER EIGHT: The Intimate Enemy: Living in the Shadows

PART FOUR: Response to the Great Performer

CHAPTER NINE: The Rules of Engagement: Holding Your Own with a Narcissist

CHAPTER TEN: Beyond Narcissism