Playing the Lying Game: Detecting and Dealing with Lies and Liars, from Occasional Fibbers to Frequent Fabricators

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Whether it's in business or politics, between friends, inside a family, or within intimate relationships, lies abound. This book examines who lies and why, identifies six types of lies and liars, and suggests how to protect yourself from manipulation. Everyone lies, perhaps to protect the feelings of another, perhaps to secure a deal that will, in the end, benefit all parties. But where is the line between a "good lie" and a harmful prevaricationand how do we recognize and protect ourselves from the latter In Playing the Lying Game: Detecting and Dealing with Lies and Liars, from Occasional Fibbers to Frequent Fabricators, accomplished author Gini Graham Scott shares psychological insights into lying that will help answer such questionsand many more. Scott examines every facet of lying, including its history, cultural connections, and motivations. She identifies six types of lies and liars and explains how to detect each type, whether one is confronted with the occasional fibber or a sociopathic, compulsive liar. The book covers lies told in business and politics, lies among friends, lies between dates, married couples, and family members, as well as lies we tell our ourselves. Finally, Scott offers a Lie-Q Test that will help us see how savvy we areor are notin detecting fibs, mistruths, and downright deceptions.

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Join me in reading this superlative treatise of contemporary social society, our new mores and old. And learn to survive The Lie. * The Review Broads *
Superbly written, informed and informative, Playing the Lying Game is very strongly recommended for personal reading lists and community library collections. * Midwest Book Review *
The book seems most appropriate for sociology or communications audiences interested in studying the dynamics between liars and those they lie to or in understanding strategies people use to justify lies. The author includes a plethora of in-depth interview quotes of liars, offering many examples of types of lies, who lies to whom, reasons for lying, and what to do with liars. . . . Scott presents an interesting perspective and summary of lying and liars. * PsycCRITIQUES *

Author Bio

Gini Graham Scott, JD, PhD, is a consultant, college instructor, and author of 38 books, including three with Greenwood/Praeger.