THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING is a book about how and why people lie, how we respond when others lie to us, how to tell when someone is lying, and what to do about it. The book includes a questionnaire to determine your own Lie-Q score: how much you lie. As the book illustrates, we lie for all kinds of reasons - to protect ourselves, gain an advantage, avoid punishment, protect other's feelings, escape blame, or get out of something we don't want to do. Though philosophers, religious leaders, teachers, and parents tell us lying is morally wrong - at some time, everyone does it. And in the last decade, we have seen more and more examples of lying in the daily news.THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING provides a broad overview of the subject in a book that has become a classic. It begins with an overview of the pervasiveness of lying today and throughout history. Then, it discusses the range of lies, reasons people lie, and different types of lies in different situations, using many stories from ordinary, respectable people to illustrate.The concluding chapters discuss how readers can deal with lying in their own lives.GINI GRAHAM SCOTT, PhD is a writer, publisher, and film producer, who has published over 200 books, 50 for traditional publishers and 150 for her own company Changemakers Publishing, specializing in books on self-help, popular business, and social issues. She also writes, reviews, and ghostwrites books and scripts for clients. She has written and executive produced 12 feature films, documentaries, and TV series.
About the Author: GINI GRAHAM SCOTT, Ph.D., J.D., is a nationally known writer, consultant, speaker, and seminar-workshop leader, specializing in business relationships, professional and personal development, social trends, popular culture, lifestyles, and criminal justice. She has published over 50 books on diverse subjects. Websites include: www.changemakerspublishingandwriting.com, www.ginigrahamscott.com, and www.changemakersproductions.com. Her books on business relationships and professional development include: WANT IT, SEE IT, GET IT!; DISAGREEMENTS, DISPUTES AND ALL-OUT WAR; 30 DAYS TO A MORE POWERFUL MEMORY; A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO MANAGING EMPLOYEES FROM HELL; A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WORKING WITH BAD BOSSES; and A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR WORKING WITH HUMANS (all from AMACOM 2004-2009). Scott's books on social trends and popular culture include: THE VERY NEXT NEW THING, PLAYING THE LYING GAME, YOU THE JURY, CAN WE TALK? THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF TALK SHOWS, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS: THE BATTLE FOR PERSONAL PRIVACY, and PRIVATE EYES (with Sam Brown). Her books on marketing include: LET'S HAVE A SALES PARTY, BUILDING A WINNING SALES TEAM, SUCCESS IN MLM and GET RICH IN PERSONAL SELLING (Self-Counsel Press). She writes books and book proposals, articles, scripts, and other materials for clients, and writes books and does workshops on writing and promoting books and films. These include: SELL YOUR BOOK, SCRIPT OR COLUMN; USING LINKEDIN TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS OR YOURSELF; DOING YOUR OWN PR; and WRITING, DIRECTING AND PRODUCING A LOW-BUDGET SHORT FILM. Her books for clients include books on work and business, professional and personal development, self-help and relationships, psychology, sales, marketing, and money, health and beauty, memoirs, crime, social trends, and popular culture, novels, and specialty books. Her scripts include book adaptations and screenplays from original ideas. She is founder and director of Changemakers Publishing and Writing and Changemakers Productions and has taught classes at several colleges, including Cal State University, East Bay and Notre Dame de Namur University. She has published over 30 POD and E-Books in various formats, and has licensed several dozen books for foreign sales, including the UK, Russia, Hungary, Lithuania, Korea, Spain, and Japan. Scott has received national media exposure for her books, including appearances on Good Morning America, Oprah, Montel Williams, and CNN.