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Summary: Reading this book is the safest way to lose all your friends
Review: I have friends who do not like to look me in the eye. Are they always lying to me? I have friends who never express emotion but remain composed at all times. Should I begin to feel suspicious? And just about some of my friends happen to favor a body posture that this book classifies as that of a liar, should I stop believing everything they say?And suppose that I stop being honest to all my friends who fall within the three categories above, that is, the majority of my friends. Suppose that I begin to lie to them in hope of uncovering the lies that I suspect they have been telling me. ARE THEY FOOLS TO NOT CALL MY LIE? AM I SMARTER THAN THEM TO FOOL THEM? WILL THEY WANT TO BE MY FRIENDS AFTER THEY CATCH ME A LIAR?
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Summary: Fails miserably to deliver what the title promises
Review: I don't want to hear about or use "techniques" to expose lies; not enough time and energy to spend in this endeavor. Besides, such techniques are deceptive and deception is dishonesty and those who will try to fool me into believing that I can fight dishonesty with dishonesty deserves to be driven out of town with tar and feathers. This book is much ado about nothing. It left me flattered and pumped up with a sense of false invincibility. It is nothing more than the stereotypical "shrink" spiel: "There is nothing wrong with you, others are to blame." Is this why it is a bestseller? Because it leaves readers with a false good feeling about themselves? The prospective reader will save a lot of valuable time by passing on this selection and instead keeping in mind the following quote from Conrad Hilton's autobiography: "I personally have been able to to business with some pretty rough characters; but I have never been able to deal with a liar. It is, as my cadet friend at Roswell would have put it, like shadow boxing. It isn't worth the effort. You can't win." You just don't deal with liars; you avoid them. I wonder why this didn't occur to the author.
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Summary: Lie to Discover Lies?
Review: This book has received five stars from many reviewers; however, it cannot rate five stars in my opinion because the author encourages the reader to engage in lies to catch others lying. In one instance he recounts a story in which the boss is attempting to get a suspected embezzler to tell the truth. To do this the boss promises a great reward (the big office at the end of the hall) if the truth is told and bad circumstances if it isn't. The boss is telling the crook a lie to get the crook to come clean. The crook will be fired if he confesses. The author gives many examples of this type where the reader is encouraged to lie so the offender will tell the truth. But is this a morally correct position? I think not. This book encourages the very activity it condemns. And encourages it in a very big way. Most of the examples fall into the catagory of lying to catch the lier. Bad show overall.
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Summary: User beware!
Review: Use this book at your peril. It confuses the signs of anxiety with those of guilt - I expect the author woud find me guilty of whatever he suspected, regardless of the facts. Worse still, it advises deceit of colleagues, subordinates and even romantic partners in order to find out the truth from them. But remember, if you can see through them, they can also see through you.
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Summary: Good for lying, not for those who are lied to.
Review: This book provides for some very obvious ways we can uncover deceit in others (i.e. lack of eye contact) and many more subtle ways which require years of practice to observe in other people. However, the clues provided here can be used to immediate effect in ones own repertoire of lying behavior. There is a disclaimer in the front of the book but, unfortunately, this book will benefit exactly those persons we are trying to uncover.
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Summary: Do not buy this book. It rates 1 star 'cuz there's no zero.
Review: Opening the book to page 98, you will find explicit instructions on how to dissemble yourself while "firing silver bullets" to get the truth out of someone else. Lieberman's probably convinced himself that he knows how to get others to tell the truth. He also reveals that he struggles with it himself. A classic example is his comment on the last page that he is available "on a limited basis," for workshops and group facilitation. How odd, when just a few pages before he alerted the readers to beware the sales pitch that something is rare or hard to obtain. If you are really looking for a book on truth, look elsewhere. You might begin with Will Schutz's wonderful work, "Profound Simplicity." As for this book, pass it by. Bob Strange, Lone Star State (Where we grow lots of "tall tale tellers")
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Summary: Hard to Reconcile the Pusposed Techniques Against Values
Review: I agree with the reader from Palo Alto. While this book is interesting and it provides some valid insights, its suggested techniques for getting to the truth employ lying. Not only that, but it coaches you to be a convincing liar. For me, this presents the morale dilema. Is it okay to lie when you think someone else is? What do you do if you use some of the techniques in this book that encourage you to accuse someone outright, and you are wrong? The book never addresses how to reconcile this and it leaves the reader to decide if it is okay to become what they are trying to avoid.
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Summary: Interesting but "Never"?
Review: This book is an excellent primer for the novice at lie detection. It covers basic body language and verbal casting cues that you can use to detet deceit. You then learn some simple techniques for uncovering the truth. Sounds great, but, it's simply not that easy and takes practice. My main problem with this book is the commanding use of "never" as a hook in the title. We are presented with a series of rules, stated as absolutes, only to read repeated disclaimers on their efficacy. This stuff takes practice. It says so in very plain language in the last section of the book. This is one of those books that needs to be read ( like "How to Lie with Statistics") and used with caution. You will probably pick up on a few more attempts at manipulation, but, you'll ,still loose out to the pro's in this field. And, yes, you'll still be lied to.
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Summary: Simply OUTSTANDING
Review: I bought this book because I am one of those people who believes everyone and everything. I have always been so gullible that I've done such foolsish and stupid things with men and other people. NO MORE!! I've read a thousand self-help books but the problem was that they never helped me to avoid getting hurt or being manipulated. This book does. I feel like a new woman with a new sense of power. I'm sure that this book can be used in business, but it truly came to my rescue in my personal life . . .and my self-esteem. Read this gold mine.
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Summary: Excellent reference
Review: This books cuts through the garbage you find in most psych references. Instead of loose theories, it focuses on FACTS. Wonderful reading, well written and worth picking up.
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