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1.0 out of 5 stars
Not so good., September 1, 2004
This review is from: The Truth About Lying: How to Spot a Lie and Protect Yourself from Deception (Paperback)
Hate to say this, but this book promises far more than it can deliver. The book cites a lot of conventional wisdom along with a few specious claims (such as, you can tell someone desires to leave a conversation by the direction his feet are pointing, particularly towards an exit).
I couldn't glean very much useful information from the book, because most of it would not stand up to the scrunity of repeated use, different people or various circumstances.
I would say, at best, it's a good fluff piece about this topic.
A better book is Paul Ekman's "Telling Lies". It is based on more sound, consistent, and standardized research and it is better written.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The truth about spotting emotional stress and deception, November 1, 2001
This review is from: The Truth About Lying: How to Spot a Lie and Protect Yourself from Deception (Paperback)
This book spends a great deal of time discussing the fact that the best way to determine if someone is lying is to examine their stress level. Even a person who lies as a regular pathological pattern shows some sort of stress and physiological reaction. It is not a quick process but it does show how to determine when a person is under stress. When that stress level changes as a result of a specific question then it is time to determine why there was a stress change. Were they lying? Maybe, or maybe it is because there are other stress factors related to the question. The techniques go from learning to spot stress signals and knowing when a stress signal in one person is not a stress signal in another person to how to move to a position of determining the source of the stress. The book also covers knowing when to shut up and let the person's stress levels and psychological state push them to completing a confession. The book deals with questions of how to spot a lie, how to deal with it once it is uncovered, the social implications of lying. The book also covers the common ways that people react to being exposed and how they try to continue the deception. An interesting part of this book is the part where Mr Walters does not let the person being lied to off the hook. Sometimes the person being lied to is part of the reason for the lie. Sometimes they set up the situation so that the liar feels they have no choice but to lie. An excellent book on the subject from a highly experienced author, it gives all the foundational knowledge that you need to become an expert. All you need now is practice.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book. Now I won't be so naive!, December 18, 2000
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This review is from: The Truth About Lying: How to Spot a Lie and Protect Yourself from Deception (Paperback)
Wow. Now here is a book that gets right to the point about liars and lying. Remember how you used to think that someone with poor eye contact was lying? Well, maybe. Maybe not. Stan Walters rips into the art of lying with a vengeance, revealing what liars say with their lips and what they do with their bodies. This kind of information is useful, whether it is in a personal relationship or professional situation. Walters shows us all the layers and forms of lying. His book is well-written and gets to the point. If you wonder whether someone is feeding you a line, read this book.
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