Author:
Harris, Sam, 1967- author.
Imprint[Los Angeles, California] : Four Elephants Press, [2013]
Description105 p. ; 18 cm
Note:What Is a Lie?; The Mirror of Honesty; Two Types of Lies; White Lies; Trust; Faint Praise; Secrets; Lies in Extremis; Mental Accounting; Integrity; Big Lies; Conclusion; Appendix A: A Conversation with Ronald A. Howard; Appendix B: A Conversation with Readers; Acknowledgments.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-103).
Note:Identifies how the human willingness to lie is behind most acts of betrayal, fraud, and corruption, arguing that radical societal improvements can be enabled by merely telling the truth where others often lie.
