Vital lies, simple truths : the psychology of self-deception
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New York : Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2005.
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Book
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287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York : Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2005.
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-268) and index.
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Vital Lies, Simple Truths' is a penetrating analysis of the ways we deceive ourselves. Daniel Goleman draws on evidence of all kinds - from brain function to social dynamics - to reveal how we skew our most intimate relationships, our day-to-day lives, and our common reality by burying painful insights and memories. This self-deception is our means of psychic self-preservation, the currency of survival in which an entire society colludes. But although self-deception is sometimes benign, it can also be dangerous and life-diminishing. This important book both illuminates and raises challenging questions about a subject that is central to our psychological existence. -- Back cover.

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