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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 1250272025
- EAN
- 9781250272027
- Date of Publication
- 20210301
- Publication Name
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- Type
- Hardback
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- The Truth About Lies: The Illusion of Honesty and the Evolutio...
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- Raden, Aja
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1250272025
ISBN-13
9781250272027
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9050086775
Product Key Features
Book Title
Truth about Lies : the Illusion of Honesty and the Evolution of Deceit
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Communication & Social Skills, General, Social Psychology, Sociology / Social Theory
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Social Science, Self-Help, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-053690
Reviews
"Aja Raden's enviable gifts as a storyteller are surpassed only by the depth and breadth of her arcane knowledge. Fascinating and fun, The Truth About Lies could not be more topical. This is a smart, scintillating, tour de force of a book--and that's no lie." --Greg Olear, author of Dirty Rubles, Fathermucker , and Totally Killer "Enjoyably witty . . . . Chock-full of quirky anecdotes, this is a fun romp through the tricky world of deception." -- Publishers Weekly, Praise for Stoned by Aja Raden "A lively, incisive cultural and social history." -- Kirkus Reviews "Raden's commentary on the often ugly side of human desire through the ages is consistently captivating, and her witty delivery makes the material shine." -- Publishers Weekly "Raden brings impeccable credentials to the task at hand. She also writes with a blithe and breezy deftness, peppering her narrative with snarky but substantive footnotes that recall the insouciance of Mary Roach." -- Booklist "Aja Raden must be a kick at dinner parties ... She's also an appealingly informal, effortless storyteller, fascinated by the stories she tells." -- Seattle Times
Dewey Edition
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Dewey Decimal
177.3
Synopsis
Why do you believe what you believe? You've been lied to. Probably a lot. We're always stunned when we realize we've been deceived. We can't believe we were fooled: What was I thinking? How could I have believed that? We always wonder why we believed the lie. But have you ever wondered why you believe the truth? People tell you the truth all the time, and you believe them; and if, at some later point, you're confronted with evidence that the story you believed was indeed true, you never wonder why you believed it in the first place. In this incisive and insightful taxonomy of lies and liars, New York Times bestselling author Aja Raden makes the surprising claim that maybe you should. Buttressed by history, psychology, and science, The Truth About Lies is both an eye-opening primer on con-artistry--from pyramid schemes to shell games, forgery to hoaxes--and also a telescopic view of society through the mechanics of belief: why we lie, why we believe, and how, if at all, the acts differ. Through wild tales of cons and marks, Raden examines not only how lies actually work, but also why they work, from the evolutionary function of deception to what it reveals about our own. In her previous book, Stoned , Raden asked, "What makes a thing valuable?" In The Truth About Lies , she asks "What makes a thing real?" With cutting wit and a deft touch, Raden untangles the relationship of truth to lie, belief to faith, and deception to propaganda. The Truth About Lies will change everything you thought you knew about what you know, and whether you ever really know it.
LC Classification Number
BF637.D42R34 2021
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