- Title:On Bullshit
- Author(s): Harry Frankfurt
- First Published: 1986
One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted
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- Title:Calling Bullshit
- Author(s): Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin West
- First Published: 2020
Bullshit isn’t what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think clearly in a world of fake news and bad data.
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- Title:Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind
- Author(s): David Livingstone Smith
- First Published: 2004
David Livingstone Smith elucidates the essential role that deception and self-deception have played in human – and animal – evolution and shows that the very structure of our minds has been shaped from our earliest beginnings by the need to deceive.
- Title:Self-Deception
- Author(s): Herbert Fingarette
- First Published: 1969
The idea of deception is easy for most people to understand. It is not a puzzle that some people are able to deceive others. It is not difficult to think of many reasons why they would do so. But why self-deception?
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- Title:The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit andSelf-Deceptionin Human Life
- Author(s): Robert Trivers
- First Published: 2011
Whether it’s in a cockpit at takeoff or the planning of an offensive war, a romantic relationship or a dispute at the office, there are many opportunities to lie and self-deceive—but deceit and self-deception carry the costs of being alienated from reality and can lead to disaster. So why does deception play such a prominent role in our everyday lives?
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Title: Spy the Lie: Three Former CIA Officers Reveal Their Secrets to Uncloaking Deception Author(s): Philip Houston, Mike Floyd, Susan Carnicero, Don Tennant, Michael Floyd First Published: 2012
Three former CIA officers – among the world’s foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior – share their proven techniques for uncovering a lie.
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The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Title: The Art of Worldly Wisdom Author(s): Baltasar Gracián First Published: 1647
The remarkable best-seller – a long-lost, 300-year-old book of wisdom on how to live successfully yet responsibly in a society governed by self-interest – as acute as Machiavelli yet as humanistic and scrupulously moral as Marcus Aurelius.
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Title: The Art of Deception Author(s): Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon, Steve Wozniak (Foreword) First Published: 2001
The world’s most infamous hacker offers an insider’s view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security.
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How to Lie with Statistics
Title: How to Lie with Statistics Author(s): Darrell Huff, Irving Geis First Published: 1954
Darrell Huff runs the gamut of every popularly used type of statistic, probes such things as the sample study, the tabulation method, the interview technique, or the way the results are derived from the figures, and points up the countless number of dodges which are used to fool rather than to inform.
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Title: The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers Author(s): Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon First Published: 2005
Hacker extraordinaire Kevin Mitnick delivers the explosive encore to his bestselling The Art of Deception.
Title: The Prince Author(s): Machiavelli First Published: 2005
The Prince is an extended analysis of how to acquire and maintain political power.
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Title: The 48 Laws of Power Author(s): Robert Greene First Published: 1998
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene is a book about pragmatism. Greene doesn’t attempt to indoctrinate his readers into believing a fixed philosophy, in fact, he does the opposite.
Title: “Yellow Kid” Weil: The Autobiography of America’s Master Swindler Author(s): J.R. Weil, Bruno Ruhland First Published: 2004
Bilked bankers, grifted gamblers, and swindled spinsters: welcome to the world of confidence men.
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Title: The Confidence Game Author(s): Maria Konnikova First Published: 2015
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mastermind, a compelling investigation into the minds, motives, and methods of con artists—and the people who fall for their cons over and over again
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The Book of the Courtier
Title: The Book of the Courtier Author(s): Baldassare Castiglione First Published: 1528
Widely acknowledged as the sixteenth century’s most significant handbook on leadership, The Book of the Courtier offers an insider’s view of court life and culture during the Renaissance.
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The Honest Truth About Dishonesty
Title: The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone – Especially Ourselves Author(s): Dan Ariely First Published: 2012
The New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality returns with thought-provoking work to challenge our preconceptions about dishonesty and urge us to take an honest look at ourselves.
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The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes Armenian Folk-tales and Fables
Title: The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes Armenian Folk-tales and Fables Author(s): Charles Downing First Published: 1972
These folk-tales were told by simple people–vine-dressers, farm-laborers, millers–and were preserved by word of mouth, to be repeated for entertainment in the coffee-house, or at home during the long, hard winters
Title: A Book of Five Rings Author(s): Miyamoto Musashi First Published: 1645
Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen-or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitting the competition.
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Title: Amoral Politics: The Persistent Truth of Machiavellism Author(s): Ben-Ami Scharfstein First Published: 1993
This is a study of how and why politics is amoral. It deals especially with what the author terms Machiavellism–the disregard of moral scruples for political ends that leads to the justification and use of deception and force in all aspects of political life.
Tales of the Dervishes
Title: Tales of the Dervishes: Teaching Stories of the Sufi Masters Over the Past Thousand Years Author(s): Idries Shah First Published: 1967
Dervish tales are more than fable, legend, or folklore. For centuries dervish masters have instructed their disciples by means of these teaching stories, which are said to increase perception and knowledge and provide a better understanding of man and the world
Title: Caravan of Dreams Author(s): Idries Shah First Published: 1968
Caravan of Dreams distills the essence of Eastern thought in a feast of stories, sayings, poems and allegories, collected by one of the world’s leading experts in Oriental philosophy.
Title: The Craft of Power Author(s): R.G.H. Siu, Ralph G. H. Siu First Published: 1979
A comprehensive guide to gaining, main