Big Liars: What Psychological Science Tells Us About Lying and How You Can Avoid Being Duped (APA Life- Tools Series)

This book investigates the science behind "big liars"-those rare people who use lies as their principal way of navigating life.



Most people are mostly honest, most of the time. And there aren't that many big, pants-on-fire liars in the population overall. But just a few big liars can have an outsized impact on the people around them-ruining personal relationships, bankrupting businesses, and even, when they attain political power, undermining the fabric of society.



Big Liars explores this sma...