Truth About Lies: Uncovering Fact From Fiction

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Steve Van Aperen is Australia's foremost expert with the polygraph machine - what many of us call 'a lie detector'. But a polygraph can't really tell if someone is lying, only whether or not they are feeling anxious or afraid, which is how most people feel when they are lying. After years of experience and training, Van Aperen can tell just by looking and listening whether or not someone is feeling that fear - and probably telling a lie - whether they are attached to the polygraph or not. Andy Shea draws on Van Aperen's expertise and uses examples from history and the present day to show how you can learn to tell whether someone is trying to pull the wool over your eyes - at work, at home, or anywhere.

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Steve Van Aperen joined the Victoria Police Force and was soon seconded to the CIB. He trained and worked with the Scientific Investigation Division (Polygraph Unit) with the Los Angeles Police Department and is a certified Forensic Polygraph Examiner. He has worked with police services across Australia, including homicide squads and has conducted many high profile polygraph tests for both Australian and international media agencies and TV current affairs programs.Andy Shea is a former UK policeman and international journalist. He is the author of a number of books of non-fiction, the most recent being a highly successful biography of swimmer Petria Thomas.