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LIAR’S PARADISE<\/span><\/h1>\n

THE SEVEN DEGREES OF CORPORATE DECEIT<\/span><\/h1>\n

by Graham Edmonds
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We’re now living and working in the golden age of bullshit and whether we like it or not we’re being constantly bombarded with lies, fakery and spin. This is especially true of the work place and here is a book that by using test cases (including Enron, the European Union, Boo.com) exposes the techniques used by liars and corporate cheats.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although the book is written with a wry humour, in it you will find out about the various degrees of deceit, about they they are used, how to spot a liar and how lying is used at every level at work and how damaging it can be.<\/p>\n

If you think your company is fraud free then you’ll be one of the 80% of companies who believe that’s the case, the only problem is that in a recent survey (by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Martin Luther University in Germany)<\/em> some 45% of companies found cases of fraud within their own staff.<\/p>\n

There’s a bullshitter sitting near your desk, in your office…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read Graham Edmonds’ article on the need for dishonesty in business and in life, in The Guardian Online >><\/a><\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/strong> Graham Edmonds, the author of the Good Web Site Guide<\/em> (over 300,000 sold to date) and Bullshit Bingo<\/em>, has over 25 years’ experience of being on the receiving end of corporate bullshit. Now it’s his turn.<\/p>\n

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Pub Date: September 2006
Extent: 128 pp
Format: 186mm x 124mm
Binding: Hardback
Price: \u00a39.99
ISBN13: 978-1-904915-15-7
Territory: World English Language<\/p>\n

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CONTENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Introduction <\/strong>\u2013 what the book is about, personal reasons behind the book, aims of the book<\/li>\n
  2. Levels of honesty<\/strong> – the seven degrees of deceit \u2013 the mechanics of lying, what the seven degrees of deceit are and how the various techniques are used.<\/li>\n
  3. Chinese Whispers<\/strong> \u2013 how we start lying when we\u2019re young (I have a good research source here), how misunderstandings happen, how we can\u2019t help embellishing stories and information.<\/li>\n
  4. White lies and fibs<\/strong> \u2013 how small lies grow and accumulate<\/li>\n
  5. Blatant lies<\/strong> \u2013 the whoppers told when things are desperate (1st<\/sup> test case here)<\/li>\n
  6. The Danger of Denial<\/strong> \u2013 how companies think fraud doesn\u2019t happen to them (2nd<\/sup> test case)<\/li>\n
  7. Self deception<\/strong> \u2013 how not to run a company (Boo.com test case)<\/li>\n
  8. Criminal lies<\/strong> \u2013 the arrogance of companies and leaders who think they are above the law.\u00a0 Enron test case<\/li>\n
  9. Leading and lying<\/strong> \u2013 how leaders use lies to work for them<\/li>\n
  10. Political lies<\/strong> \u2013 political scandal, AWB test case, how PR and spin are used<\/li>\n
  11. Bullshit<\/strong> \u2013 how the techniques are tied together (Test case)<\/li>\n
  12. Excuses and why it all went wrong<\/strong> \u2013 a catalogue of excuses<\/li>\n
  13. Spotting a liar<\/strong> \u2013 behaviours, body language and signs to look for<\/li>\n
  14. The Language Of Lies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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