Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage (Revised and Updated Edition)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Number of Pages: 386
Published: 2001-09-10
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0393321886
ISBN-13: 9780393321883
From breaking the law to breaking a promise, how do people lie and how can they be caught? Paul Ekman, a renowned expert in emotions research and nonverbal communication, has now updated his groundbreaking inquiry into lying and methods for uncovering lies. From the deception strategies of international public figures, such as Adolf Hitler and Richard Nixon, to the deceitful behavior of private individuals, including adulterers and petty criminals, Ekman shows that a successful liar most often depends on a willfully innocent dupe. His study describes how lies vary in form and can differ from o...