Definitely some good ideas to pickpocket here. I will be making notes. Others seem to be a bit manipulative and people at the receiving end will likely see through your trick and find it irritating and annoying, resulting in a backfire.

What I enjoyed most about How to Use Mental Pickpocketing was how the author set up the book. I liked how the subject matter was broken down into small bites, and you felt you could start and stop at any point, I felt like I was able to pick up the book if only for a few short minutes, and be able to learn a few new tricks and tips.

A lot of Mental Pickpocketing is all about one’s demeanor during questioning, how to phrase certain comments or questions, and learning how to study the behaviors of person you are questioning. There were a lot of little tidbits I felt I could use in everyday conversations with people.

It never hurts to have more tools in your arsenal! I pride myself on getting info I need out of people, but this book gave me a bit more information I could use! Sometimes just paying attention, without seeming, too, gives one lots of info! Great book if you are young and just starting out in your career! You really have to be sneaky to get ahead in the world these days it seems. Good luck youngins! Kudos, Mr. McGautley

This little book was surprisingly helpful in delivering insightful ideas on how to communicate better: different type of questions and how/when/why to use them; tips at reading body language so you understand your audience better; nice and not so nice ways to get information you need or want; and not just how to use these techniques, but how to respond if you realize they are being used on you. Quick, easy read with good info.

An interesting and easy read, and great for someone like me who struggles with small talk, questioning and cutting through a conversation to get to the answers you need.

I got a digital copy of this book via NetGalley. I liked the book in that the author has summarised tricks and practices for us to find out what is going on in the minds of people whom we are dealing with, without letting them know what we are upto? The tips are extremely practical and to the point, and this is what i like about this book. Some of the tips are counter-intuitive and some are just summary of what we already know.

This book would be interesting to you if you are a consultant or are in audit and or in sales. This book would also give you a lot of insights if you work in an organisation where the culture is ripe with politics and you need to be careful to navigate the same.

I'm not too sure how to go about reviewing this, as it's one of the first "self help" (if it's even that) books I've ever read the entirety of. It was well organized in any case, and it was exactly what it says it is.

Very interesting book.
Probably should be required reading among diplomats,spies,police and all interested in getting the truth.
A different way of "non-asking" questions that will increase the truth/lie ratio in the responses you get.

Honest and in-depth advice for reaching your full potential. This advice is presented in easy to follow language that can be broken up and applied in pieces at a time.

Thank you BooksGoSocial and Netgalley for this ARC.

This was a very short, quick, easy. read explaining the basics on how to engage in conversation with people so that they will provide you answers you require. A good easy refresh but you won’t find any new information in here if you have any interest or background in psychology / interviewing.

Well written and well organized for easy use. A great addition to any person’s bookshelf who has to deal with people on a daily basis. It gives good advice on how to cut through the conversation clutter and get to the truth without the other person being put. Great resource.

Michael McGaulley has written a interesting and informative book that can help you ask the right questions. Great advice and some practical everyday knowledge.

This is a very thought-provoking book. How to get the answers you are seeking. You can also learn to not to spill all and know when you being pickpocketing.
ThanksNetGalley for the advance copy to review.

As someone who has received more than enough “spin” from others, the revealing tips and techniques to use questions more astutely is welcome. I am not naïve by any stretch of the imagination, but I find myself sometimes hesitant to call people out on their BS. The good news is, you don’t need to! You can achieve the same goal by framing your questions correctly. In How to Use MENTAL PICKPOCKETING to Get to the Truth Without Seeming to Ask Questions, you learn to sequence your probes to expertly extract the information you need from even the most difficult of people. This is a Career Savvy People Skills book, but the techniques and strategies shared can certainly be used in every day social situations as well.

This is a very interesting book that can help in both cases: when you are trying to to get information from someone and also for you to pay attention if somebody is fishing the information out of you. There are a lot of practical advice and examples.

Anyone who has spent time in society should know most of this information already. I suppose the millennial generation, who seems to spend more time on their phones than actually talking to people, might need it, but no one over the age of 35 should need to read this....

Expecting a neurolinguistics book like Elgin's, I was very disappointed in this extremely basic listing of various forms of questions, offered with minimal examples and nearly no explanation other than "I hear the IRS uses this one!".

This was a complimentary copy from net galley - thank you

An absolute game changer for me - loved it

I thought it would be a book just to dip in and out of and I certainly will be doing that but once I started, I had to finish

Highly recommended