Spy the Lie

Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception

By: Philip Houston, Michael Floyd, Susan Carnicero, Don Tennant

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Nominee, Business and Educational, 2013

Three former CIA officers - among the world’s foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior - share their proven techniques for uncovering a lie.

Imagine how different your life would be if you could tell whether someone was lying or telling you the truth. Be it hiring a new employee, investing in a financial interest, speaking with your child about drugs, confronting your significant other about suspected infidelity, or even dating someone new, having the ability to unmask a lie can have far-reaching and even life-altering consequences.

As former CIA officers, Philip Houston, Michael Floyd, and Susan Carnicero are among the world’s best at recognizing deceptive behavior. Spy the Lie chronicles the captivating story of how they used a methodology Houston developed to detect deception in the counterterrorism and criminal investigation realms, and shows how these techniques can be applied in our daily lives.

Through fascinating anecdotes from their intelligence careers, the authors teach listeners how to recognize deceptive behaviors, both verbal and nonverbal, that we all tend to display when we respond to questions untruthfully. For the first time, they share with the general public their methodology and their secrets to the art of asking questions that elicit the truth.

Spy the Lie is a game-changer. You may never experience another book that has a more dramatic impact on your career, your relationships, or your future.

©2012 Philip Houston, Susan Carnicero, Don Tennant, Michael Floyd (P)2012 Macmillan

Super helpful & captivating - needs PDF appendices

I wish there were attachments/downloadable PDFs included, because there is so much info to be studied in order to use these helpful tools appropriately. No other complaints!

Good read

Book is eye opening. Found material useful from the first serious conversation. I have listened to several times, and highly recommend.

A must-have lesson for every parent

What made the experience of listening to Spy the Lie the most enjoyable?

The techniques explained in the book

Who was your favorite character and why?

Those mastered the techniques and passed them on.

Any additional comments?

I wished there had been more specifics to follow onto the techniques and methods described.

Compelling read but I needed more

Great book with many real world examples. I wish the authors went into more detail on applying the model though...left me wanting more. The book ended way too soon!Fantastic narrator, voice fit perfectly.

spy a lie

love it..very very good lea
rnd zo much. thank you love, yall lord bless you guys

I can now tell when people are flat out lying

Where does Spy the Lie rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This was, at the time I listened to it the best book I had listened to. Its still great, but the one I am on now is even better.

What about Fred Berman’s performance did you like?

Very easy to listen to, nice smooth easy to listen to voice.

Any additional comments?

If you have ever wanted to know for sure if someone is telling the truth, or hiding things from you this is a book you will want. They go over real world examples of times when people are flat out lying, and you know they are, but this book tells you HOW you know, so that you can spot it in other real life situations. What is amazing about this book is that they go beyond the typical things people look for when you think they are lying. Most of that is garbage. They show you new things to look for that are much more reliable in spotting a lie. While you wont know exactly what the truth is, you will know where to press them for more information so you can get the truth.

Very interesting and well done.

This book contains very useful information delivered in a very entertaining manner. It will benefit anyone who is interested in maximizing their communication skills.

Interesting and Informative

What did you love best about Spy the Lie?

They teach you techniques for reading people.

What did you learn from Spy the Lie that you would use in your daily life?

How to see indicators deceptive behavior and why people might act that way when they have something to hide.

REVEALING

Excellent and revealing look at human behavior. Eye opening and provides insight into deception versus honesty.

Very very good

What did you love best about Spy the Lie?

I loved the content and how they worked the suspense into the theory. Priceless skills can be learned from this book.