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Autore |
Marar Ziyad |
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Titolo |
Deception / / Ziyad Marar |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-48869-5 |
1-315-71035-8 |
1-282-94738-9 |
9786612947384 |
1-84465-420-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Deception |
Self-deception |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published in 2008 by Acumen. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Homo credens: the believer; 2. Deceiving ourselves: you can't always know what you want; 3. Deceiving each other: the techniques of sincerity; 4. ""It's beyond my control"" and other moral masquerades; 5. To thine own self be true?; Further reading; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Most of us think we are about 15 per cent cleverer, nicer, more attractive and better drivers than others think we are. It seems deception begins at home. After all the most convincing liars convince themselves first. Sellers and buyers, parents and children, friends and lovers must conceal from each other the unutterable truth that they don't believe or want the same things. In this book, Ziyad Marar throws a revealing light on the many ways deception is woven into the texture of human life: our wiring leaves us easily suckered by persuasive illusions, while our contradictory desires (for sex |
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