You Won't Get Fooled Again : More Than 101 Brilliant Ways to Bust Any Bald-Faced Liar (Even If the Liar Is Lying Beside You!)

by O'Seanery, Conner

• ISBN13: 9780973927702
• ISBN10: 0973927704
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Independent Pub Group
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Summary

Written with equal parts wit and wisdom, this humorous guide catalogs the shameless lies to be found in daily life, with particular attention to the most common falsehood-filled occasions, such as business negotiations, job interviews, used car shopping, and confrontations with kids over keg parties. The discussion covers the identifying characteristics of liars, such as vulgar words and bullying, telltale verbal slips and physical tics, and evidence of confused thinking. Sidebars called TipBits offer expert advice and cite scientific and historical facts about conning and swindling, while the conclusion repeats the question Why? Why? Why? and proposes solutions through modern technology.

Author Biography

Conner O'Seanery is a serial liar who has written for several North American publications, including Reader’s Digest. Steve Reed is the founder of Suspended Studios, an illustration company. He lives in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction: An Apple a Day Keeps Paradise at Bay	xiii
Why, Why, Oh Why Do We Lie?
Classify Your Lies!	2	(1)
Fibs, Lies and Videotape	3	(1)
``Hi, I'm a Serial Liar''	3	(4)
From the Mouths of Babes	7	(2)
The Truth About Sexual Partners	9	(2)
I Admit It . . . Not!	11	(3)
Is Lying Ever the Right Thing to Do?	14	(1)
So That's What Girls are Made of	15	(1)
Does a Ring Mean Fewer Lies?	16	(4)
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign: Tips to Spot the Verbal Slips of Lying
The Pantomime	20	(3)
Listen Carefully	23	(2)
Four Score and Five Drafts Ago	25	(2)
A Poodle of Muddle	27	(3)
All the Ham was Smoked, and the Bread was Fresh	30	(2)
Movers and Shakers: Tips to Spot the Non-Verbal Signs of Deception
The Signs of Primate Prevarication	32	(5)
You Got a Tell	37	(3)
Sometimes You Git the Bar; Sometimes the Bar Gits You	40	(3)
Twin (Sexual) Peaks	43	(2)
Cell Phones Explode onto the Market	45	(7)
The Mind-Blowing Lies of Bald-Faced Liars
NBC Announces a Fresh New Series for the Fall Lineup	52	(2)
Wasn't that a (Tea) Party?	54	(3)
Vincent van Gogh'ing, Gogh'ing, Gone	57	(2)
News for April Fools	59	(3)
That's a Cold Shot, Baby	62	(2)
Seven Years to Digest	64	(2)
Contempt for the Polygraph from the Man Who Beat It Again and Again	66	(4)
If You Don't Know Abramoff, You Don't Know Jack	70	(3)
CBC Announces a Fresh New Series for the Fall Lineup	73	(1)
A Million Little Lies	74	(5)
Technology to the Rescue?
Toss another Witch on the Barbie	79	(1)
Oh, the Magic Lasso and Do-Me Boots Make Sense Now	80	(2)
Everything Old is New Again	82	(1)
Stupid Suspect + Fake Lie Detector = One Confession	83	(2)
The One Thing a Good Cup of Joe Can't Cure	85	(1)
Voice Analyzing Software in Action	86	(7)
Even More Brilliant Ways to Bust Any Bald-Faced Liar
The National Liars' Hall of Fame	93