Truth

A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t

De: Tom Phillips

Narrado por: Tom Phillips

Duración: 6 h y 43 m

Resumen del Editor

This is an audiobook about truth - and all the ways we try to avoid it - from the best-selling author of Humans: A Brief History of How We F--ked It All Up.

We live in a “post-truth” world, we’re told. But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? Or have people been lying, fibbing, and just plain bullsh*tting since the beginning of time?

Tom Phillips, editor of a leading independent fact-checking organization, deals with this question every day. In Truth, he tells the story of how we humans have spent history lying to each other - and ourselves - about everything from business to politics to plain old geography. Along the way, he chronicles the world’s oldest customer service complaint, the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, and the surprisingly dishonest career of Benjamin Franklin.

Sharp, witty, and with a clear-eyed view of humanity’s checkered past, Truth reveals why people lie - and how we can cut through the bullsh*t.

©2020 Tom Phillips (P)2020 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

A fun, informative book

I first listened to the authors book on conspiracies, where certain conspiracy theories originated, and how they spread– that was a fun listen

The history of bull&$)( was likewise and enjoyable, historically, interesting, and well read text.

I will look forward to listening to anything further from this author

Not at all what I anticipated

So what?
That’s what I was thinking when I finished. There were a few interesting tidbits, although the majority of examples were snoozers. I was hoping for a few more contemporary examples of blatant dishonesty that the general public accept as fact.

It was a good idea to have the author narrative the book. He’s probably the only one who could show any enthusiasm for the dull vignettes proving dishonesty.