How to tell you that I totally loved this book! Basically, I do not know anything about the author (Bastien Bricout) but the subject of manipulation made me curious. I had read several books on the subject and the majority were superficial or too stodgy. So neither one nor two, I bought this book to see the difference because it is the first time that we see all techniques together in one book. I devoured! The techniques are all justified by scientific studies and explanations are clear and dynamic text. It is clear that the author has sought to actually show us that manipulation was everywhere as desired or not. We tend to find themselves in many techniques either time victim is time manipulator. All that to say I do not regret for one moment my purchase. I thoroughly recommend it.