Why We Lie: The Source of our Disasters

by Dorothy Rowe and rowe dorothy

Book Overview

Why do we lie?

Because we are frightened of being humiliated, being treated like an object, being rejected, losing control of things, and, most of all, we are frightened of uncertainty. Often we get our lies in before any of these things can happen. We lie to maintain our vanity. We lie when we call our fantasies the truth. Lying is much easier than searching for the truth and accepting it, no matter how inconvenient it is. We lie to others,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007357974
• ISBN13: 9780007357970
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"