The Liar in Your Life: The Way to Truthful Relationships
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Feldman, Robert, PUBLISHER: Twelve, In "The Liar in Your Life, " psychology professor Robert Feldman, one of the world's leading authorities on deception, draws on his immense body of knowledge ong>toong> give fresh insights inong>toong> how and why we lie, how our culture has become increasingly ong>toong>lerant of deception, the cost it exacts on us, and ong>whatong> ong>toong> ong>doong> about it. His work is at once surprising and sobering, full of corrections for common myths and explanations of pervasive oversimplifications. Feldman examines marital infidelity, little white lies, career-driven resum lies, and how we teach children ong>toong> lie. Along the way, he reveals-despite our beliefs ong>toong> the contrary- how it is nearly impossible ong>toong> spot a liar (studies have shown no relationship between nervousness, lack of eye contact, or a trembling voice, and acts of deception). He also provides startling evidence of just how integral lying is ong>toong> our culture; indeed, his research shows that two people, meeting for the first time, will lie ong>toong> each other an average of three times in the first ten minutes of a conversation. Feldman uses this discussion of deception ong>toong> explore ways we can cope with infidelity, betrayal, and mistrust, in our friends and family. He also describes the lies we tell ourselves: Sometimes, the liar in your life is the person you see in the mirror. With incisive clarity and wry wit, Feldman has written a truthful book for anyone who whose life has been ong>toong>uched by deception.