“There's a book about the history of personality tests from about 20 years ago by Annie Murphy Paul, who's a journalist. It's called The Cult of Personality.”
Peter Shamshiri, Host on If Books Could KillSurrounded By Idiots
The Cult of Personality
Annie Murphy Paul · 2004
A history of personality testing in modern American culture.
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