I Know You Are Lying (Paperback)

~ Mark McClish (Author)

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Product Description

When people have information they do not want to share they will often be deceptive in their statements. However, people's words will betray their true thoughts. This book will show you what to look for in a verbal and written statement to determine if a person is telling the truth. You will also learn how to get more information from a statement by recognizing what a person is actually saying.

Also included is an analysis of eight high profile cases. An examination of these cases will help you review the Statement Analysis techniques, and it will show you who is being truthful and who is being deceptive in the following cases:

- The Oklahoma City Bombing
- The O.J. Simpson Murder Trial
- Sexual Molestation Allegations Against Michael Jackson
- The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- The Lindbergh Kidnapping and the Trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann
- President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky Scandal
- The Murder of Marylin Sheppard
- The JonBenet Ramsey Murder

Whether you are conducting an interview or listening to a conversation, using the Statement Analysis techniques you will be able to discover who is being truthful and who is being deceptive.

About the Author

Mark McClish has been in federal law enforcement for 18 years. From 1991 - 1999, he taught interviewing techniques at the United States Marshals Service Training Academy which is located at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia. During his nine years teaching at the academy he conducted his own research on how people respond to certain questions. He studied hundreds of statements and found that people will lie in the same way. Likewise, people will tell the truth in a similar fashion. He calls his method for examining a person's words Statement Analysis. He currently gives presentations on Statement Analysis throughout the United States, and assists law enforcement personnel in analyzing statements they receive from suspects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 262 pages
• Publisher: The Marpa Group Inc (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967999820
• ISBN-13: 978-0967999821
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #87,140 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating read, August 18, 2006

By	MiladyDoyle "CJ" (United States) - See all my reviews

Mr. McClish uses his Technics to teach law enforcement how to tell when a Suspect is lying. He goes over, Famous cases Like O. J Simpson, Michael Jackson and more via their news interviews and shows you why he feels they were being deceptive. Wonderful reading whether your in law enforcement or not.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, November 13, 2008

By	Peter Hyatt "reader, Martin guitar fan" (Orrington, Maine) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I first began to study Statement Analysis after the Susan Smith fiasco years ago. I have always been a person easily deceived by others, but was fascinated by human nature.

Mark McClish's book, "I Know You Are Lying" is, perhaps, the most simple and straightforward book I have read on Statement Analysis. The chapter break downs make the material very easy to understand, and the famous cases are real page turners. McClish has no agenda; no political stance; and seems to care little for what may be popular or not: he just analyzes statements.

What I found different with this book is his belief that people want to tell the truth. It has taken a few months to digest this. People, internally, don't want to lie, McClish explains, because of the stress it causes them. Having been trained to follow the interviewee's eyes, McClish has me much more focused on the words themselves, but here is the real key to the book:

Read it, re read it, and read it again. Memorize the principles. After awhile, it will become second nature. As this tool is developed in your mind, it will become easier and easier to spot deception, or more commonly, things people leave out.

A caveat: Solomon said that with much knowledge, comes sadness. It is true here. You will never listen to a political speech the same way again, which is a great place to train, but...

what of your friends and relatives? What about those, as Mark shows, who do not wish to give a full answer as to why they are not coming to your party? You will spot the fact that they are withholding information from you, and it may bring some sadness.

Also, you will listen carefully to your spouse and ESPECIALLY to your teenagers. My teens would get their friends to talk to me and I would be able to pick out the deception, which brought a good laugh (and still does), but what will you feel when you hear your own child being vague and deceptive? I live with that now, as it is a tool I am unable to shut down. For this reason, even co-workers can make me sad; as well as friends.

With much knowledge, comes heaviness of heart. Ain't that the truth!

Having said that, I love the book and would not trade the skill that I have sharpened in this volume for anything. There are other good works out there, but nothing seems to be as simplified and concise as this book.

If you are in law enforcement, or investigate child abuse, insurance fraud, welfare fraud, or in business where you need to know the truth; or if you are just a person fascinated by human nature, you will love this book.

January, 2009 Edit:

Since first reading this book (3 times) I have also taken Mr. McClish's online course, and purchased his software (availble here at Amazon.) His online course is an 8 hour course that brings together everything from the book and is an excellent resource for anyone who wishes to sharpen their skills. Statementanalysis dot com has the details, and as a companion to the book, it is of great value to those of us who, in our professions, need to recognize deception.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the people that need to know the truth, August 4, 2008

By	Sammie 62 (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

A Great book used by Law enforcement around the world, Just make sure you really want to know the truth, because with this book and the tools you will learn, you will get it.