Author: Philip Houston
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250029627
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Three former CIA officers--the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior--share their techniques for spotting a lie with thrilling anecdotes from the authors' careers in counterintelligence.
Spy the Lie
Author: Philip Houston
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250029627
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Three former CIA officers--the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior--share their techniques for spotting a lie with thrilling anecdotes from the authors' careers in counterintelligence.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250029627
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Three former CIA officers--the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior--share their techniques for spotting a lie with thrilling anecdotes from the authors' careers in counterintelligence.
The Truth Behind the Lie
Author: Sara Lövestam
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250300088
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The Truth Behind The Lie is Sara Lövestam’s award-winning and gripping novel about blurred lines, second chances, and the lengths one will go to for the truth. When a six-year-old girl disappears and calling the police isn’t an option, her desperate mother Pernilla turns to an unlikely source for help. She finds a cryptic ad online for a private investigator: “Need help, but can’t contact the police?” That’s where Kouplan comes in. He’s an Iranian refugee living in hiding. He was forced to leave Iran after news of his and his brother's involvement with a radical newspaper hated by the regime was discovered. Kouplan’s brother disappeared, and he hasn’t seen him in four years. He makes a living as a P.I. working under the radar, waiting for the day he can legally apply for asylum. Pernilla’s daughter has vanished without a trace, and Kouplan is an expert at living and working off the grid. He’s the perfect PI to help... but something in Pernilla’s story doesn’t add up. She might need help that he can’t offer...and a little girl’s life hangs in the balance.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250300088
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The Truth Behind The Lie is Sara Lövestam’s award-winning and gripping novel about blurred lines, second chances, and the lengths one will go to for the truth. When a six-year-old girl disappears and calling the police isn’t an option, her desperate mother Pernilla turns to an unlikely source for help. She finds a cryptic ad online for a private investigator: “Need help, but can’t contact the police?” That’s where Kouplan comes in. He’s an Iranian refugee living in hiding. He was forced to leave Iran after news of his and his brother's involvement with a radical newspaper hated by the regime was discovered. Kouplan’s brother disappeared, and he hasn’t seen him in four years. He makes a living as a P.I. working under the radar, waiting for the day he can legally apply for asylum. Pernilla’s daughter has vanished without a trace, and Kouplan is an expert at living and working off the grid. He’s the perfect PI to help... but something in Pernilla’s story doesn’t add up. She might need help that he can’t offer...and a little girl’s life hangs in the balance.
Why Leaders Lie
Author: John J. Mearsheimer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199975450
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Presents an analysis of the lying behavior of political leaders, discussing the reasons why it occurs, the different types of lies, and the costs and benefits to the public and other countries that result from it, with examples from the recent past.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199975450
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Presents an analysis of the lying behavior of political leaders, discussing the reasons why it occurs, the different types of lies, and the costs and benefits to the public and other countries that result from it, with examples from the recent past.
Why We Lie
Author: David Livingstone Smith
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312310400
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Readers of Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker will find much to intrigue them in this fascinating book, which declares that our extraordinary ability to deceive others - and even our selves - 'lies' at the heart of our humanity.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312310400
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Readers of Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker will find much to intrigue them in this fascinating book, which declares that our extraordinary ability to deceive others - and even our selves - 'lies' at the heart of our humanity.
This Story Is a Lie
Author: Tom Pollock
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616959126
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
A YA thriller described as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time meets John le Carré, about a teen math prodigy with an extreme anxiety disorder who finds himself caught in a web of lies and conspiracies after an assassination attempt on his mother. Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a math genius. He also suffers from devastating panic attacks. Pete gets through each day with the help of his mother—a famous scientist—and his beloved twin sister, Bel. But when his mom is nearly assassinated in front of his eyes and Bel disappears, Pete finds himself on the run. Dragged into a world where state and family secrets intertwine, Pete must use his extraordinary analytical skills to find his missing sister and track down the people who attacked his mother. But his greatest battle will be with the enemy inside: the constant terror that threatens to overwhelm him. Weaving between Pete’s past and present, This Story Is a Lie is a testimony from a protagonist who is brilliant, broken and trying to be brave.
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616959126
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
A YA thriller described as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time meets John le Carré, about a teen math prodigy with an extreme anxiety disorder who finds himself caught in a web of lies and conspiracies after an assassination attempt on his mother. Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a math genius. He also suffers from devastating panic attacks. Pete gets through each day with the help of his mother—a famous scientist—and his beloved twin sister, Bel. But when his mom is nearly assassinated in front of his eyes and Bel disappears, Pete finds himself on the run. Dragged into a world where state and family secrets intertwine, Pete must use his extraordinary analytical skills to find his missing sister and track down the people who attacked his mother. But his greatest battle will be with the enemy inside: the constant terror that threatens to overwhelm him. Weaving between Pete’s past and present, This Story Is a Lie is a testimony from a protagonist who is brilliant, broken and trying to be brave.
The Price of the Lie
Author: Roger O'Guin
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669850773
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Today I witnessed a sky that was overwhelmed with cumulus nimbus clouds, and the sun had positioned itself to assist those puffs of beauty to show off. Artists have set this view to canvas long ago, before man invented so many distractions. Like Vincent van Gogh with his starry, starry nights. I recall as a child being able to witness an ebony back background above me, speckled with so many winking stars that it was impossible to count them. A panorama of clouds, several hundred years ago must have inspired a composter to write a piano concerto because of its extraordinary appearance. Unlike what we now call modern life, with many people being distracted by the noises and desires of human busyness, earlier artists relied on the beauty of nature to duplicate and make permanent, such splendor. I wonder now, how many people fail to realize just how magnificent nature is. And although politics should shrink to insignificance in contradiction to nature, it created to much contention, and disunity. It holds sway over too many of earths citizens. The tale I am about to tell has little to do with ordinary things. Such as, how one arrives at a loss of some fondly held item. Rather it is about the loss of personal control, personal esteem or personal achievement. This writing is not about any specific individual or specific disappointment. It is not about privilege or a lack of privilege, it’s not about someone’s good looks or one’s station in life. This is about us as a nation and how we think, how we feel and most importantly, what we do about it or fail to do about it as regards politics! It’s no secret that some of our governmental notables are incompetent, biased and even self-serving. This is the point of the book.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669850773
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Today I witnessed a sky that was overwhelmed with cumulus nimbus clouds, and the sun had positioned itself to assist those puffs of beauty to show off. Artists have set this view to canvas long ago, before man invented so many distractions. Like Vincent van Gogh with his starry, starry nights. I recall as a child being able to witness an ebony back background above me, speckled with so many winking stars that it was impossible to count them. A panorama of clouds, several hundred years ago must have inspired a composter to write a piano concerto because of its extraordinary appearance. Unlike what we now call modern life, with many people being distracted by the noises and desires of human busyness, earlier artists relied on the beauty of nature to duplicate and make permanent, such splendor. I wonder now, how many people fail to realize just how magnificent nature is. And although politics should shrink to insignificance in contradiction to nature, it created to much contention, and disunity. It holds sway over too many of earths citizens. The tale I am about to tell has little to do with ordinary things. Such as, how one arrives at a loss of some fondly held item. Rather it is about the loss of personal control, personal esteem or personal achievement. This writing is not about any specific individual or specific disappointment. It is not about privilege or a lack of privilege, it’s not about someone’s good looks or one’s station in life. This is about us as a nation and how we think, how we feel and most importantly, what we do about it or fail to do about it as regards politics! It’s no secret that some of our governmental notables are incompetent, biased and even self-serving. This is the point of the book.
Lying
Author: Sam Harris
Publisher: Four Elephants Press
ISBN: 1940051010
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
As it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption—even murder and genocide—generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie. In Lying, best-selling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie. He focuses on "white" lies—those lies we tell for the purpose of sparing people discomfort—for these are the lies that most often tempt us. And they tend to be the only lies that good people tell while imagining that they are being good in the process.
Publisher: Four Elephants Press
ISBN: 1940051010
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
As it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption—even murder and genocide—generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie. In Lying, best-selling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie. He focuses on "white" lies—those lies we tell for the purpose of sparing people discomfort—for these are the lies that most often tempt us. And they tend to be the only lies that good people tell while imagining that they are being good in the process.
Seconds Away (Book Two)
Author: Harlan Coben
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101581565
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This action-packed second book in international bestseller Harlan Coben’s Mickey Bolitar young adult series follows Mickey as he continues to hunt for clues about the Abeona Shelter and the mysterious death of his father—all while trying to navigate the challenges of a new high school. When tragedy strikes close to home, Mickey and his loyal new friends—sharp-witted Ema and the adorkably charming Spoon—find themselves at the center of a terrifying mystery involving the shooting of their classmate Rachel. Now, not only does Mickey need to keep himself and his friends safe from the Butcher of Lodz, but he needs to figure out who shot Rachel—no matter what it takes. Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, but with danger just seconds away, it is going to take all of his determination and help from his friends to protect the people he loves, even if he does not know who—or what—he is protecting them from. From Kirkus Reviews: “Coben deftly weaves…multiple plot threads into a compelling whole. An involving thriller that moves like lightning.”
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101581565
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This action-packed second book in international bestseller Harlan Coben’s Mickey Bolitar young adult series follows Mickey as he continues to hunt for clues about the Abeona Shelter and the mysterious death of his father—all while trying to navigate the challenges of a new high school. When tragedy strikes close to home, Mickey and his loyal new friends—sharp-witted Ema and the adorkably charming Spoon—find themselves at the center of a terrifying mystery involving the shooting of their classmate Rachel. Now, not only does Mickey need to keep himself and his friends safe from the Butcher of Lodz, but he needs to figure out who shot Rachel—no matter what it takes. Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, but with danger just seconds away, it is going to take all of his determination and help from his friends to protect the people he loves, even if he does not know who—or what—he is protecting them from. From Kirkus Reviews: “Coben deftly weaves…multiple plot threads into a compelling whole. An involving thriller that moves like lightning.”
Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage (Revised Edition)
Author: Paul Ekman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393337456
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Describes gestures and other clues that indicate a person may be lying, explains why people lie, and discusses the controversy surrounding lie detector tests.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393337456
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Describes gestures and other clues that indicate a person may be lying, explains why people lie, and discusses the controversy surrounding lie detector tests.
A Right to Lie?
Author: Catherine J. Ross
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812253256
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Do the nation's highest officers, including the President, have a right to lie protected by the First Amendment? If not, what can be done to protect the nation under this threat? This book explores the various options.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812253256
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Do the nation's highest officers, including the President, have a right to lie protected by the First Amendment? If not, what can be done to protect the nation under this threat? This book explores the various options.