Book Details
Title: The Greatest Lies in History
Author: Alexander Canduci
Illustrator: N/A
Publisher: Pier 9
Year: 2009
Impression/Edition: N/A
Cover: Paperback
Pages: 336
Dimensions:
Weight:
ISBN: 978-1741964790
Battle Scars:
Outside:
Paperback cover is in very good condition. There a couple of spots of light wear (rubbing) to edges/corners and superficial scuffing.
The binding is firm and intact.
Inside:
The Pages are clean and in good condition.
Don't forget to check the photos below for a visual and make sure you are happy prior to purchase. Happy to answer questions if there is information missing.
Book Content:
Blurb -
"This book is about lies and their consequences, through history and across the world. Many great pinnacles of human achievement are inextricably linked to shameless untruths; in fact deceptions have played a major part in shaping the course of history and the destiny of nations. Lies have been used to justify wars, to acquire weapons, slaves, fire, food, gold, land, women, men, livestock and industrial secrets. Lies have been told to impose the dreams, ideology or religion of one person, or group of people, on the rest of humankind.
The Greatest Lies in History is divided into four parts: Spin & Doublespeak; Passing the Buck; Official Deceptions & Cover-ups; and Acting Under False Pretences. Each part comprises case studies that represent a specific theme or type of deception. For each episode, author Alexander Canduci analyses the 'official story', before offering a thoroughly researched and compelling new version of events, and giving a contemporary perspective on the legacy of the lie or deception perpetrated. Some may have had a significant impact for only a generation or two, while others have continued to reverberate throughout history.
This fascinating and thought-provoking book examines key events in the history of the world that have been skewed in the telling from the start. It uncovers evidence that has been suppressed, details the reasons why the facts have been manipulated, and demonstrates how the accepted accounts of these events need to be rejected for a more sophisticated understanding of what really happened."
Book Details
Title: The Greatest Lies in History
Author: Alexander Canduci
Illustrator: N/A
Publisher: Pier 9
Year: 2009
Impression/Edition: N/A
Cover: Paperback
Pages: 336
Dimensions:
Weight:
ISBN: 978-1741964790
Battle Scars:
Outside:
Paperback cover is in very good condition. There a couple of spots of light wear (rubbing) to edges/corners and superficial scuffing.
The binding is firm and intact.
Inside:
The Pages are clean and in good condition.
Don't forget to check the photos below for a visual and make sure you are happy prior to purchase. Happy to answer questions if there is information missing.
Book Content:
Blurb -
"This book is about lies and their consequences, through history and across the world. Many great pinnacles of human achievement are inextricably linked to shameless untruths; in fact deceptions have played a major part in shaping the course of history and the destiny of nations. Lies have been used to justify wars, to acquire weapons, slaves, fire, food, gold, land, women, men, livestock and industrial secrets. Lies have been told to impose the dreams, ideology or religion of one person, or group of people, on the rest of humankind.
The Greatest Lies in History is divided into four parts: Spin & Doublespeak; Passing the Buck; Official Deceptions & Cover-ups; and Acting Under False Pretences. Each part comprises case studies that represent a specific theme or type of deception. For each episode, author Alexander Canduci analyses the 'official story', before offering a thoroughly researched and compelling new version of events, and giving a contemporary perspective on the legacy of the lie or deception perpetrated. Some may have had a significant impact for only a generation or two, while others have continued to reverberate throughout history.
This fascinating and thought-provoking book examines key events in the history of the world that have been skewed in the telling from the start. It uncovers evidence that has been suppressed, details the reasons why the facts have been manipulated, and demonstrates how the accepted accounts of these events need to be rejected for a more sophisticated understanding of what really happened."
