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Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t
By Tom Phillips
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Description
We live in a “post-truth” world, we’re told. But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? Or have people been lying, fibbing and just plain bullsh*tting since the beginning of time?
Tom Phillips, editor of a leading independent fact-checking organization, deals with this question every day. In Truth, he tells the story of how we humans have spent history lying to each other—and ourselves—about everything from business to politics to plain old geography. Along the way, he chronicles tales like:
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- the world’s oldest customer service complaint - how Bill Gates and Steve Jobs first sold products that didn't work yet - the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 - the surprisingly dishonest career of Benjamin Franklin
Sharp, witty and with a clear-eyed view of humanity’s checkered past, Truth reveals why people lie—and how we can cut through the bullsh*t.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2020-05-05
Publication Date:
2020-05-05
Publisher:
Hanover Square Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1335983767
ISBN13:
9781335983763
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Weight:
301 g
Height:
153 cm
Width:
228 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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