The author describes psychological techniques that can help someone determine what another person is thinking.
Truthfulness and falsehood
- Author:Lieberman, David J.Summary:
- Author:Shermer, MichaelSummary:
The author is the publisher of Skeptic magazine and the host of the Skeptics Lecture Series at the California Institute of Technology. He also teaches the history of science, technology, and evolutionary thought at Occidental College in...
- Author:MacIntyre, LindenSummary:
Effie has had her fair share of lovers and husbands, including the Gillis cousins, who have been a source of as much guilt as joy. But she's more or less given up on being swept away by love, until, in a chance encounter, she meets...
- Author:Weisberger, LaurenSummary:
A seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show. Recognized by millions across the country, thanks in part to her flawless blond highlights and Botox-smoothed skin. An adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter. Peyton is...
- Author:Apostolides, MarianneSummary:
Voluptuous Pleasure: The Truth about the Writing Life is a collection of non-fiction whose title states that non-fiction does not exist. These stories, by acclaimed author Marianne Apostolides, are sensuous and smart, ambiguous but...
- Author:Kyi, TanyaSummary:
When an adult neighbor is brutally murdered during a high-school house party, everyone seems to know who did it, but no one will go to the police. Jen was there and saw the body, and she has her own ideas about who is responsible. As a...
- Author:Díaz, HernánSummary:
Named a Most Anticipated Book by The New York Times, Vogue, Vulture, Oprah Daily, Esquire, AV Club, LitHub, Goodreads, The Today Show, and more"Exhilarating."--New York Times"Mesmerizing." -- Esquire"Dazzling...
- Author:Manjoo, FarhadSummary:
Why has media punditry overtaken actual news? Manjoo explains how myths pushed by both partisans and marketers attract wide support, portraying that what is true matters less than true enough.
- Author:Hunter, CaraSummary:
From Cara Hunter, the New York Times bestselling author of Murder in the Family, comes the fifth novel in her DI Fawley detective series, one of Britain's most enduringly popular and mega-selling crime series. When DI Adam Fawley...
- Author:Connor, LeslieSummary:
From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope. Mason Buttle is the...
- Author:Butcher, KristenSummary:
Liberty Hayes has just moved to Sutter's Crossing and is the talk of the town. She has plenty of money and everyone wants to be her friend. When Liberty accuses a male teacher of sexually assaulting her, the rumors start. Val, her new...
- Author:Flood, HeleneSummary:
From the mind of a psychologist comes a chilling domestic thriller that gets under your skin.What happens when a psychologist begins to question her own sanity? Sara runs a private psychology practice for troubled youth in the newly...
- Author:Lia, SimoneSummary:
Marcus is in trouble. He didn't think his friend Laurence would actually believe him when he said that his super brainy aunt built the very first time machine. He only made up the story in a spur-of-the-moment bid to win a silly...
- Author:Rotenberg, DavidSummary:
Decker Roberts is hired by companies because he has the gift of being able to detect the truth and in this way they can find out if the people they are planning to hire are lying. Unfortunately, this lands him trouble when he reveals a...
- Author:Simon, ChristineSummary:
The self-appointed mayor of a tiny Italian village is determined to save his hometown no matter the cost in this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming debut novel. Vacuum repairman and self-appointed mayor of Prometto, Italy (population...
- Author:Michaelides, AlexSummary:
"Between the three of them, author Alex Michaelides and narrators Louise Brealey and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith cast a spell that will have listeners glued to this suspenseful novel every chance they get." - AudioFile Magazine,...
- Author:Hepworth, SallySummary:
From the outside, everyone might think Fern and Rose are as close as twin sisters can be: Rose is the responsible one, with a home and a husband and a fierce desire to become a mother. Fern is the quirky one, the free spirit, the...
- Author:Whittall, Zoe.Summary:
A con artist can make you feel like the luckiest person on earth just to be in their presence. But when the jig is up, they ghost, and you’re left wondering if you ever mattered After the death of her wife, Shelby feels more alone than...
- Author:Harper, JaneSummary:
A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, captivating debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper."One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read ... Every word is near perfect."--David...
- Author:Itani, FrancesSummary:
On Tuesday nights in the backroom of Cassie's café, six strangers seek solace and find themselves part of a "Company of Good Cheer" Hazzley is at loose ends, even three years after the death of her husband. When her...