Bibliograph

The liar in your life, the way to truthful relationships, Robert Feldman

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The liar in your life, the way to truthful relationships, Robert Feldman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-281) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The liar in your life

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

276995357

Responsibility statement

Robert Feldman

Sub title

the way to truthful relationships

Summary

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 "evidence of how integral lying is to our culture." -- Publisher info

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

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