Would They Lie to You?: How to Spin Friends and Manipulate People by Robert S. H

Description: Would They Lie to You? by Robert S. Hutton You can steer a truck through the gap between a lie and the simple truth. This book tells you how to load the truck. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How do you apologise when youre not sorry? Where can you make a fortune out of pretending to know the future? Whats the best way to steal credit and avoid blame? These are the vital life skills that people need if theyre going to make their way in the world. And they all involve one ingredient: flannel, the art of not saying what you mean. Its not exactly lying, but its definitely not telling the truth. In Romps, Tots and Boffins, Robert Hutton brilliantly laid bare the true meanings of the words we read in the papers. Following popular demand, he now turns his razor-sharp eye to the best, worst and most outlandish examples of waffle, fudging, obscurity, blame-shifting and point-scoring. In areas from politics to sports, academia, religion and self-help, it seems that glory, money and power flow far more freely to those who sidestep bald, ugly realities. You can steer a truck through the gap between a lie and the simple truth. This book tells you how to load the truck. Notes In this follow-up to Tots & Boffins, Robert Hutton looks the subject of lying, in areas from politics to sport, academia, religion and self-help. He humorously turns his eye to the best, worst and most outlandish examples of waffle, fudging, obscurity, blame-shifting and point-scoring. Author Biography Robert Hutton is the author of Romps, Tots and Boffins (E&T, 2013). He has been UK political correspondent for Bloomberg since 2004; previously, he worked at the Mirror and Financial Times. Having read Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science at Edinburgh University, he is believed to be the only member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery to have built a rugby-playing robot. He lives in south-east London with his wife and sons. Review "Brutally funny" -- Marcus Berkmann, Daily Mail; "The irresistible vade mecum of every prangmeister and cock-up artist." -- Boris Johnson, Mayor of London; a stocking-fillerish contribution for the political nerd in your life--Helen Lewis, Guardians best political books of the year; Confused? Of course you are. Youre supposed to be. But help is at hand: Huttons handbook cracks the everyday code of the euphemisms, evasions, avoidances and ambiguities that say less than they mean and mean the reverse of what they say -- Iain Finlayson, The Times; Superb. Rare to find so much wit and insight in just 146 pages -- Andrew Sparrow, political blogger at The Guardian; Darkly funny and expertly observed -- Michael Deacon, parliamentary sketchwriter at The Telegraph; Huttons translations from what people say to what they mean are ten-chuckles-a-minute --Matthew Parris, from the foreword Promotional *The follow-up to the hugely successful Romps, Tots and Boffins: The Strange Language of News, which generated widespread media coverage, was featured in four books of the year roundups, and was nominated for a Paddy Power Political Book Award.; *This book will build on this success and will be backed with a wide media campaign, with support from major journalist contacts.; *Extracts from the book have already featured on Buzzfeed.; *Robert Hutton is a very funny writer who has been called the Dr Johnson of journalese for his ability to dissect the words and phrases that we hear every day. Long Description Lying is a hot topic. From bankers to phone hackers to hapless officials, we hear wonderful examples of lies that are not quite lies every day; 2014 has so far seen a bumper crop in the UK, from Eric Pickles (Ill apologise. Ill apologise unreservedly. I am really sorry that we took the advice ...we thought we were dealing with experts) to Bob Crow (Were not here to score points). How can we decipher all this flannel? In Romps, Tots and Boffins, Robert Hutton brilliantly laid bare the true meanings of the words we read in the papers. Following popular demand, he now turns his razor-sharp eye to the best, worst and most outlandish examples of waffle, fudging, obscurity, blame-shifting, point-scoring - anything other than outright lying. In areas from politics to sports, academia, religion and self-help, it seems that glory, money and power tend to flow far more freely to those who succeed in sidestepping the bald, ugly truth. You can steer a truck through the gap between a lie and the simple truth. This book tells you how to load the truck. Details ISBN1783960086 Author Robert S. Hutton Pages 144 Publisher Elliott & Thompson Limited Year 2014 ISBN-10 1783960086 ISBN-13 9781783960088 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2014-09-04 Media Book Imprint Elliott & Thompson Limited Subtitle How to Spin Friends and Manipulate People Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 082 Illustrations illustrations (black and white) Short Title WOULD THEY LIE TO YOU Language English UK Release Date 2014-09-04 AU Release Date 2014-09-04 NZ Release Date 2014-09-04 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133524338;

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