{"product_id":"truth-a-brief-history-of-total-bullsh-t","title":"Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a book about TRUTH--and all the ways we try to avoid it--from the bestselling author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHumans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe live in a \"post-truth\" world, we're told. But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? Or have people been lying, fibbing and just plain bullsh*tting since the beginning of time?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Phillips, editor of a leading independent fact-checking organization, deals with this question every day. In \u003cem\u003eTruth\u003c\/em\u003e, he tells the story of how we humans have spent history lying to each other--and ourselves--about everything from business to politics to plain old geography. Along the way, he chronicles tales like: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe world's oldest customer service complaint\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow Bill Gates and Steve Jobs first sold products that didn't work yet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe Great Moon Hoax of 1835 \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe surprisingly dishonest career of Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharp, witty and with a clear-eyed view of humanity's checkered past, \u003cem\u003eTruth\u003c\/em\u003e reveals why people lie--and how we can cut through the bullsh*t.","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984308338919,"sku":"9781335983763","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_dfa73b29-3f82-4e2a-b418-89a083b1b85c.jpg?v=1776316310","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/truth-a-brief-history-of-total-bullsh-t","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}