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Telling Lies
Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage
By Paul Ekman
Our Price: $14.95
Our Item Code: lies
Postage Code: book1.5
320 Pages, Trade Paperback
Cover Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
W. W. Norton & Company
Related listings: Lies and Deception
and UFO Skeptics
Date: 1985
ISBN: 0-393-30872-3
Added to Catalog: 1/21/97
(Revised 1/18/97)
WIRT: 55433144
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Our Review |
Opinion of the webmaster, subject to debate |
Credibility
5
Very High |
Research Value
5
Very High |
Cultural Interest
4
High |
Visual Information
3
Moderate |
Style
3
Functional |
Silliness
1
Very Low |
Wow Factor
4
Surprising |
Bargain
4
High |
Explanation of Ratings
Credibility = Very High: In general, this catagory is a rating of the author's intellectual discipline
and the strength of his argument (which are very high), not the veracity of his claims (which could be false in spite of the strong argument).
Visual Information = Moderate: Includes several face illustrations of false and real emotion.
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What does a book like this have to do with UFOs and the paranormal?
Unfortunately everything! So many of the stories surrounding both
topics are complete confabulations (in less polite terms, lies).
Telling Lies goes a long way towards helping us sort out
who's truthful, and who's not. It gives step by step procedures
for discerning truthfulness, suitable for use on friends and
enemies alike. Be assured this is no popular "psychobabble" book, but
rather a book designed for various professionals (police officers,
lawyers, reporters, etc.) who must get beyond what people say happened,
to what really happened. Even so, it's quite suitable for
any average reader with an interest in the truth.
-- tm
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From the Book Cover
Telling Lies is fascinating, full of interesting ideas and intriguing
information. Ingenious in his pursuit of how we detect lies, Ekman uses
history, fiction and laboratory studies to shed light on some of our
strongest impulses and most deeply human behavior.
Robert Jervis-Columbia University
This admirable book offers both a wealth of detailed, practical information
about lying and lie detection and a penetrating analysis of the ethical
implications of these behaviors. It is strongly recommended to physicians,
lawyers, diplomats and all those who must concern themselves with detection
of deceit.
-- Jerome D. Frank- The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
In Telling Lies Paul Ekman has drawn artfully on the most pertinent
research-much of it his own- to illuminate thoughts which are private but
which can have fateful consequences. In its judicious application of
ingenious research techniques to questions of societal importance, this work
has few peers.
--Howard Gardner- Harvard University
Telling Lies is a fascinating addition to the
literature on the detection of
deception. Using micronanalytic techniques to read body language, voice and
speech pattern, Ekman offers a new tool for use by law enforcement and other
criminal justice professionals.
--Martin Reiser-Los Angeles Police Department
Paul Ekman is professor of psychology at the University of California, San
Francisco.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Lying, Leakage, Clues to Deceit
- 3. Why Lies Fail
- 4. Detecting Deceit
- 5. Facial Clues to Deceit
- 6. Dangers and Precautions
- 7. The Polygraph as Lie Catcher
- 8. Lie Checking
Epilogue
Appendix
Reference Notes
Index
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