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Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t

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Pub Date May 05 2020 | Archive Date Jun 05 2020

History | Humor & Satire

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This is a book about TRUTH—and all the ways we try to avoid it—from the bestselling author of Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up.

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:
  • 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.
This is a book about TRUTH—and all the ways we try to avoid it—from the bestselling author of Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up.

We live in a “post-truth” world, we’re told. But was...
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ISBN 9781335983763
PRICE $18.99 (USD)
PAGES 320

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