Deception( Series - Art Of Living )

Deception begins at home - the most convincing liars convince themselves first. Sellers and buyers, parents and children, friends and lovers conceal from each other that they don't believe or want the same things. Ziyad Marar throws a revealing light on the many ways deception is woven into the texture of human life: our biological wiring leaves us easy prey to persuasive illusions, while our contradictory desires (for sex and honesty, money and kindness, cake and weight loss) force us to create self-serving stories. We manage flattering impressions with effortless skill, while pretending our sins and self-indulgences are beyond our control. Drawing on insights from philosophy, psychology, and literature, Marar explores the implications of Kant's humbling thought that "out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made."