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9781576832240

Pinocchio Nation : Embracing Truth in a Culture of Lies

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    9781576832240

  • ISBN10:

    1576832244

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-04-01
  • Publisher: Tyndale House Pub
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Summary

We may pay lip service to practicing integrity. But in actuality, we often end up "managing" the truth, stretching and twisting it to suit our needs. Should we worry about it? After all, everyone does it. According to almost any poll or report, we've become a pragmatic people, a Pinocchio Nation.

How did we come to handle the truth so lightly? And what choices do each of us have in the matter? What are the daily and lasting advantages of integrity, and why should we wield its influence in an apparently disinterested culture?

In Pinocchio Nation, Devlin Donaldson and Steve Wamberg take a probing look at how our understanding of truth affects every aspect of our lives. Its influence can be seen in our families, our workplaces, our community institutions, and in each successive future generation. Integrity matters and, surprisingly, it's not that difficult to master.

By taking "truth" out of the philosophical realm and making it imminently practical (see the enclosed Personal Integrity Workbook), Donaldson and Wamberg have created a powerful resource for per

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9(2)
Introduction 11(6)
Section One
The Role of Truth
17(12)
The Rule of Truth
29(10)
The Impact of Truth
39(12)
Section Two
Truth and Spirituality
51(10)
The Response to Truth
61(12)
Truth in the Family
73(12)
Truth in the Workplace
85(8)
Truth in Society
93(12)
Section Three
The Truth: Sooner Rather than Later
105(8)
The Overview: Fourteen Tactics to Restore Integrity to Everyday Life
113(14)
The Workbook: Fourteen Tactics for Telling the Truth
127(44)
Notes 171(2)
About the Authors 173

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