Details

The Truth About Lies

A Taxonomy of Deceit, Hoaxes and Cons

von: Aja Raden
13,99 €
Verlag:	Atlantic Books
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	05.08.2021
ISBN/EAN:	9781838951948
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	320

In den Warenkorb

Als Gutschein

Dieses eBook enthält ein Wasserzeichen.

Beschreibungen

Titelbeschreibung

Fibbing, prevaricating, stretching the truth, white lies, of omission, of commission. Lying is so pervasive that we have countless words for it. But have you ever considered why you believed a lie you were told - or why we lie at all?
In this witty, whirlwind tour through the annuls of deceit, bestselling author Aja Raden combines psychology, popular science and history to explore everything you've ever wanted to know about manipulation and lying, showing how it evolved and why even the birds and the bees do it. From 'big lies' like the English gent who invented a South American country to pyramid schemes like Bernie Madoff, this is an eye-opening primer that decodes how we behave and function, and reveals how lying shapes our experience of the world around us.

Autorenportrait

Aja Raden is the New York Times bestselling author of
Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World. Raden is an experienced jeweler, trained scientist, and well-read historian, and her expertise sits at the intersection of academic history, industry experience, and scientific perspective. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.