A provocative and witty look at how our private spaces–from boardroom to bedroom–reveal our personalities, whether we know it or not! Does what’s on your desk reveal what’s on your mind? Do those pictures on your walls tell true tales about you? And is your favorite outfit about to give you away? For the last ten years psychologist Sam Gosling has been studying how people project (and protect) their inner selves. By exploring our private worlds (desks, bedrooms, even our clothes and our cars), he shows not only how we showcase our personalities in unexpected–and unplanned–ways, but also how we create personality in the first place, communicate it to others, and interpret the world around us.

• “Gosling is the rarest of authors—a superb behavioral scientist who is as funny as he is smart. One of his great contributions is giving us fresh insight into what makes each of us who we are.”

  – Dan P. McAdams, author of The Redemptive Self and George W. Bush and the Redemptive Dream

• “Snoop is a tour de force! It’s one of the smartest and most original books I’ve come across in a long time. I devoured it and then rushed over to clean up my desk and change my iPod playlist.”

  – Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class and Who’s Your City?

• “Hugely enjoyable and insightful…Gosling has produced the perfect combination of rigorous research and lightness of prose to create a book that will transform every reader into a super snooper.”

  – Richard Wiseman, author of Quirkology

• “If you are looking for a lover, a job, a new house, or a serial killer, Snoop is for you. It’s great science and a fun read by a world-renowned personality researcher.”

  – James W. Pennebaker, author of Opening Up and Writing to Heal

• “I love this book. The content is fascinating, and Gosling presents it with great style and clarity. He teaches you to find clues about people in the most unlikely places—from the clutter in their closets to the smiles on their faces. If you want to know what your stuff really says about you, read Snoop.”

  – Jonathan Haidt, author of The Happiness Hypothesis

• “Sam Gosling is an engaging writer, a brilliant psychologist, and a charming individual—and he must never, ever be allowed inside my office!”

  – Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Bonk