Appreciation is a wonderful thing; It makes what is excellent in others Belong to us as well.
Voltaire
Emotional Blackmail by Susan Forward
Coping with Difficult People Robert Bramson
Toxic Coworkers: How to Deal with Dysfunctional People on the Job Alan A. Cavaiola
Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage (Revised and Updated Edition) by Paul Ekman