The Truth About Lies: The Illusion of Honesty and the Evolution of Deceit

A look through history, psychology, and science, this book is an eye-opening primer on con-artistry, from pyramid schemes to shell games, forgery to hoaxes. It also offers a telescopic view of society through the mechanics of belief: why we lie, why we believe, and how the acts differ.

You’ve likely been deceived. We’re shocked when we realize we’ve been fooled. We can’t believe we were misled: What was I thinking? How could I have trusted that? We wonder why we believed the lie. But have you ever wondered why we believe the truth? People tell us the truth, and we believe them. If we later face evidence that the story we believed was true, we never question why we believed it.

This book will challenge your understanding of what you know and whether you ever truly know it.

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