Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t by Tom Phillips
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781335983763 |
| ISBN 10 | 1335983767 |
| Title | Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t |
| Author | Tom Phillips |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hanover Square Press |
| Year published | 2020-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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