The liar in your life : the way to truthful relationships /
A psychology professor who is "one of the world's leading authorities on deception" describes and explains the prevalence and consequences of deception, including marital infidelity, little white lies, career-driven resume lies, and how we teach children to lie. He provides "evi...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Twelve,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Everyday inventions of everyday life
- The liar's advantage
- Deception 101 : how children learn to lie
- The evolution of deceit : are we born to lie?
- Broken trust : loving a liar
- Self-deception : the lies we tell ourselves
- Cosmetic deceit : lies to make us seem richer, smarter, better
- Lies with intent : deceit to trick or cheat
- Synthetic reality : media-manufactured lies
- Career lies : deception in the workplace
- Web of deceit : the brave new world of internet dishonesty
- Living with lies.