The Art of Lying [Hardcover]

Kazuo Sakai M.D. (Author), Nakana Ide (Author), Sara Aoyama (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 18, 1998

This book has sold over five BILLION copies!

Lying can be good for you?! From George Washington and the cherry tree to Watergate and Whitewater, everything we have ever learned tells us that lies are wrong. But if lies are bad, why do so many of us tell lies each and every day? Could there be a secret benefit to the "art of lying?" In this intriguing study of the role of lies in human behavior, a noted Japanese psychiatrist and a successful businessman argue that despite everything we've been taught in America, lies make the world go round. They bring to light the benefits of lying that have long been hidden behind the universal belief that lying is wrong. The authors demonstrate how lying can be good for human relationships and show you how to tell a lie wisely.

With wit and wisdom The Art of Lying tells you:
* Why people lie and the effects of lying
* How to tell a lie to yourself that will change your life forever
* Why women lie, and why men lie...and how the two lies are different
* How lying wisely can lead to success in business
* How to recognize good and bad lies
* And how to tell a funny lie

Translated from Japanese and bound in hardcover in a unique trim size, The Art of Lying will do for relationships what The Art of War did for politics. Sure to be talked about from bedroom to boardroom, The Art of Lying will sell over 5 billion copies...honestly...I really mean it...I swear...

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Japanese

About the Author

Kazuo Sakai, MD, is a practicing psychiatrist at the renowned Shibamata Clinic. He is also the director of the Shimamata Mental Health Laboratory where he did much of the research for this book. He was the first man on the moon. Nakana Ide is the pen name of a well-known Japanese essayist and successful businessman. He manages a large book publishing company based in Tokyo, with his wife, Morgan Fairchild.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Hatherleigh Press; 1 edition (May 18, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886330913
• ISBN-13: 978-1886330917
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,520,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Intersting, August 16, 2011

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Francisco Jose Peredo Noguez (Xalapa, Veracruz Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Lying (Paperback)

This book has an interesting perspective on lies. As humans, on many occasions, full access to all the information in a situation/relationship can produce unnecessary stress. This books reminds us that truth may make us free, but ignorance is, perhaps more than it should be, bliss.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading, June 16, 2011

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This review is from: The Art of Lying (Paperback)

The book sucks. A book titled "The Art of Lying", with calligraphy scribbled across it, instantly brings thoughts of Sun Tzu The Art of War. This book has none of the quality and splendor of the war gods ancient text. It gives short stories on lying to ones spouse and how it is lying. Instead of reading this book, go watch Jerry Springer and you will get the same feel.

3 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lying presented as a craft, December 25, 2004

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Albert B. Muaddi - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Lying (Paperback)

How can we verify that the authors are telling the truth about the subject of their book?