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Using history, mythology, anecdotes, and analyses to trace the evolution of deception throughout time, from the Bible to modern-day society, a fascinating and revealing guide discusses what motivates people to lie, what is involved in concocting an effective lie, and what the repercussions are once

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"[A] fascinating survey of the lie in history from the Garden of Eden forward . . . thoroughly engaging."--"The Washington Times" "A comprehensive study of deception. By analyzing biblical texts and Greek mythology, she shows how the cultural evaluation of deception changed with the spiritual and intellectual climate of the times. She tells of wartime intelligence missions, in which deceit is the fulcrum, to exemplify the strategic brilliance we employ to protect the truth and thus ourselves. Sullivan suggests that not only is lying an intrinsic mechanism of self-preservation but that it is also a creative force; tricksters become 'inventors of potential alternate realities . . . by talking about an event not the way it was but the way it might have been' . . . Anyone interested in the history and philosophy of human nature will appreciate this compelling and cleverly written volume."-- Stephanie Maher, "Booklist" "A true pleasure . . . rarely has [lying] been so well written about, or had more light shed on its true nature."--"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review) "A brisk walking tour of the cultural implications of the power to deceive . . . elegantly presented."--"Newsday" "Wide-ranging . . . sprightly . . . engagingly eclectic."--"The Christian Science Monitor" "Casually charming . . . [Sullivan] make[s] us think harder and more intelligently about everything from what we read in the newspaper to why we cross our fingers and say how truly sorry we are that we'll be out of town on the night of that dinner party."--Francine Prose, "Elle" "[Sullivan] is the perfect person to give us this spry cultural history . . . because [she] is a learned woman with aninfectious, wide-ranging curiosity."--Patrick Beach," Austin American-Statesman" "An enjoyable meander through moral thickets."--"The Wall Street Journal" "Sullivan smartly comes at deception from a variety of angles, all the better to pin down its shifting and devious qualities."--"The San Francisco Chronicle"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780312420475
  • Publisher: St Martin's Press
  • Publisher Imprint: St Martin's Press
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 352
  • Weight: 318 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0312420471
  • Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 140 mm


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