WHY DO WE LIE SO MUCH?

di DANIEL EDWARD HARTMANN (Autore)

HBBR EDITIONS, 2026

Have you ever said you were almost there while still looking for your keys? Praised a gift to avoid hurting someone? Defended a memory so confidently that you forgot to ask whether it was accurate? Perhaps lying begins somewhere much closer to home than we like to think. Daniel Edward Hartmann opens with a wonderfully unsettling paradox: one of America's most beloved stories about honesty — George Washington and the cherry tree — has no independent historical confirmation. From that starting point, he leads us into a world where deception rarely needs an elaborate disguise and where even perfectly true statements can be selected to create a false impression. Drawing on psychological research, documentary investigation, and vivid storytelling, Hartmann examines our desire to be liked, embellished résumés, the memory that changes as we recall it, the limits of lie detection, and the speed with which reputations form before anyone has a chance to respond. Journalism, corporate fraud, online misinformation, and real-world disputes reveal how a convenient account can spread until it begins to look like evidence. Yet this is not a book devoted to identifying villains. It is equally interested in the stories ordinary people tell to preserve dignity, belonging, and peace of mind. Why can intelligent, well-intentioned people become such skilled advocates for what they already want to believe? Where does tact end and manipulation begin? And what happens when someone else's decisions depend on the version of reality we have arranged for them? Why Do We Lie So Much? invites readers to question the stories around them without overlooking their own blind spots. Truth is not always the most comfortable choice. But it gives everyone involved a better chance to choose freely — with a clearer view of what is at stake.

• Autore: DANIEL EDWARD HARTMANN
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: HBBR EDITIONS
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798235683297