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library_ann's review against another edition
4.0
Does not make us human lie detectors, but instructs us that when we notice a cluster of deceptive activity, there's more there than the other person would want us to believe.
Using examples from politicians like Anthony Wiener is too easy -- the reporters from the example clearly also knew he was trying to talk about anything else, so he wouldn't have to come right out and lie (which is apparently hard for most of us, not just me). But the length and repetition in the episode was useful for showing all the different deceptive activities Wiener tried to employ in dodging the reporters' questions.
I was a little afraid that reading this book would turn me into an overly-suspicious curmudgeon, on the lookout for lying all around me, but that hasn't happened yet.
Using examples from politicians like Anthony Wiener is too easy -- the reporters from the example clearly also knew he was trying to talk about anything else, so he wouldn't have to come right out and lie (which is apparently hard for most of us, not just me). But the length and repetition in the episode was useful for showing all the different deceptive activities Wiener tried to employ in dodging the reporters' questions.
I was a little afraid that reading this book would turn me into an overly-suspicious curmudgeon, on the lookout for lying all around me, but that hasn't happened yet.
xxertz's review against another edition
3.0
Spy the Lie vs Get the Truth
If your choice is between the two, go for the latter. Good book, but this information here is mostly captured in the second book.
If your choice is between the two, go for the latter. Good book, but this information here is mostly captured in the second book.
eastcoastmma's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A little slow at times but is sprinkled with little bits of knowledge I’m confident will make sense with future interactions.
dianacarmel's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.5
This is a quick, interesting read. It’s very surface level though; I would have liked more explanation into the underlying causes of the nonverbal cues that are related to deception. It also would have been better to have a more thorough introductory chapter that outlines the book so that there wouldn’t be so many instances of, “we’ll talk about that more in chapter [x] when we talk about [topic]”.
jmltgu's review against another edition
4.0
I was not expecting much out of this book, but was pleasantly surprised; it is a very interesting look at what kind of behavior is manifested when deception is occurring.
Far from the hallowed steps of "Lie to Me" (the TV show centered around reading micro-expressions), this team of former CIA polygraphers delves into simple physical and speech-based cues to when someone is being deceptive.
I think the most interesting aspect was the commentary accompanying the appendices, which are actual transcripts with commentary from the testimony of individuals (I won't spoil who) that are either proven or suspected to be deceiving the questioner.
If it strikes your fancy, it's definitely worth the read.
Far from the hallowed steps of "Lie to Me" (the TV show centered around reading micro-expressions), this team of former CIA polygraphers delves into simple physical and speech-based cues to when someone is being deceptive.
I think the most interesting aspect was the commentary accompanying the appendices, which are actual transcripts with commentary from the testimony of individuals (I won't spoil who) that are either proven or suspected to be deceiving the questioner.
If it strikes your fancy, it's definitely worth the read.
thedptdiaries's review against another edition
3.0
I thought the information in this book was interesting, but none of it was anything special. This book could just as easily have been written by a psychologist or other educator, and there was nothing that I felt like made it feel like it was 'from the CIA.' It was cool to reflect on some of the tactics used to elicit truth and how they overlap with the way I ask questions as a physical therapist to elicit more information in case I am missing something. I thought this book was a little short - I think that the authors had a lot of opportunity for more in-depth story-telling and using more visuals rather than listing things out in more of a textbook format, so I think I would have enjoyed it more had they taken their time with the stories and gone deeper into some points to really drive them home. I did not love that a lot of chapters had writing along the margins and eventually I stopped flipping back to read those tidbits.