And exactly because of that it makes the book useful to read, so that you can notice and identify sociopathic techniques, and decide how to deal with them. I feel the same way about certain sales books I've read, being conscious of the techniques takes away much of the power those techniques have, and allows you to make rational decisions without being swayed.

> And Greene's 48 Laws of Power is practically a manual of sociopathy.

Exactly this.