Playing the Lying Game: Detecting and Dealing with Lies and Liars, from Occasional Fibbers to Frequent Fabricators

Everyone lies, perhaps to protect the feelings of another, perhaps to secure a deal that will, in the end, benefit all parties. But where is the line between a "good lie" and a harmful prevarication—and how do we recognize and protect ourselves from the latter? In Playing the Lying Game: Detecting and Dealing with Lies and Liars, from Occasional Fibbers to Frequent Fabricators, accomplished author Gini Graham Scott shares psychological insights into lying that will help answer such questions—and many more.

Scott examines every facet of lying, including its history, cultural connections, and motivations. She identifies six types of lies and liars and explains how to detect each type, whether one is confronted with the occasional fibber or a sociopathic, compulsive liar. The book covers lies told in business and politics, lies among friends, lies between dates, married couples, and family members, as well as lies we tell our ourselves. Finally, Scott offers a Lie-Q Test that will help us see how savvy we are—or are not—in detecting fibs, mistruths, and downright deceptions.

"Superbly written, informed and informative, Playing the Lying Game is very strongly recommended for personal reading lists and community library collections."

-Midwest Book Review

"Join me in reading this superlative treatise of contemporary social society, our new mores and old. And learn to survive The Lie."

-The Review Broads

"The book seems most appropriate for sociology or communications audiences interested in studying the dynamics between liars and those they lie to or in understanding strategies people use to justify lies. The author includes a plethora of in-depth interview quotes of liars, offering many examples of types of lies, who lies to whom, reasons for lying, and what to do with liars. . . . Scott presents an interesting perspective and summary of lying and liars."

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