{"product_id":"lying-hardcover","title":"Lying - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnnaka Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs it was in \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina, Madame Bovary, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOthello, \u003c\/i\u003e so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption--even murder and genocide--generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLying\u003c\/i\u003e, best-selling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie. He focuses on \"white\" lies--those lies we tell for the purpose of sparing people discomfort--for these are the lies that most often tempt us. And they tend to be the only lies that good people tell while imagining that they are being good in the process.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFree Will\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe End of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr. Harris's writing has been published in more than 15 languages. He and his work have been discussed in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other journals. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, The Economist, Newsweek, The Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London), \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr. Harris is a cofounder and the CEO of Project Reason, a nonprofit foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society. He received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.6 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692932108351,"sku":"9781940051000","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9a157a2a53c9df8f9a74586fb7de60c5.webp?v=1764997140","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/lying-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}