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Tackles the most pervasive of sins -- lying, using history & mythology, anecdote & analysis, to shed light on our long relationships with deception. Opens with a cross-cultural survey of the important -- & ambiguous -- role that lying plays in a wealth of early texts & stories, from the Bible to myths about the most inventive liars: tricksters. Sullivan asks what motivates people to lie, what mechanisms are involved in creating an effective lie, & what the costs are once we ve decided to commit one. Society has responded with countermeasures, from the medieval ordeal to the lie detector test, but the fact is that for millennia we have been experts at deceit. Touching on philosophy, lit., history, & psychology, this is a witty & erudite tour of the realm of trickery.
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The Concise Book of Lying
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Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 2001
ISBN 10: 0756770122
ISBN 13: 9780756770129
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Concise Book of Lying
Published by
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001
ISBN 10: 0756770122
ISBN 13: 9780756770129
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The pages of this unread book are clean, crisp and unmarked. The yellow cloth boards are clean with a nick on the bottom of the back cover. The dust jacket is clean and bright but with a small (approx 1 inch) gash at the top near the spine. The spine is strong and the binding is tight. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING! Seller Inventory # 181350
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Concise Book of Lying
Published by
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001
ISBN 10: 0756770122
ISBN 13: 9780756770129
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Binding tight.Cover clean.Hardcover.Dust jacket included and in fair condition.Minor wear to page edges and corners. No writing, highlighting, or marks in text. Seller Inventory # 766113