{"product_id":"the-concise-book-of-lying","title":"The Concise Book of Lying","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne bright morning in the third century B.C. the philosopher Diogenes set out with a lantern in search of an honest man. His doomed gesture makes the point clear: in some way or another  we are all liars. In The Concise Book of Lying  professor Sullivan tackles this most pervasive of sins  using history and mythology  anecdote and analysis to shed lightpace the first cynicon our long relationship with deception.  The book opens with a cross-cultural survey of the importantand ambiguousrole lying plays in a wealth of early texts and stories  from the Bible to myths about those most inventive liars  tricksters. A Burton of deception  Sullivan asks what motivates people to lie; what mechanisms are involved in creating an effective lie; and what the costs are once weve decided to commit one. Society  dependent on truth telling  has responded with countermeasures  from the medieval \"ordeal\" to the dubious lie detector test  but the fact is that millennia of practice have made us experts at deceit. Touching on philosophy  literature  history  and psychology  The Concise Book of Lying is an erudite tour of the twilit realm of trickery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984066637877,"sku":"ByrdShop_0312420471","price":88.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312420475.jpg?v=1770821280","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-concise-book-of-lying","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}