How to Spot a Liar

This complete guide to all types of deception is one of the most well-organized social skills audios ever. After explaining how to use their guide responsibly, the authors describe the psychological context of lying, types of lies, levels of information, signs of stress, and so on. Sophisticated insights are unfolded in plain language with focused examples. Hartley does most of the narrating and speaks too fast to be easily understood. But in spite of his mechanical reading, it's hard to imagine anyone else reading this book as effectively. He's a thoughtful teacher, and it's rewarding to hear him speaking in spite of the hurried pace of his performance. Coauthor Karinch is more pleasing to hear and should have been given more narration time. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine