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The Truth Detector

An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide for Getting People to Reveal the Truth

Jack Schafer author Marvin Karlins author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Simon & Schuster

Published:12th Nov '20

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This paradigm shifting how-to guide effortlessly teaches you how to outwit liars and get them to reveal the truth—from former FBI agent and author of the “practical and insightful” (William Ury, coauthor of Getting to Yes) bestseller The Like Switch.

Unlike many other books on lie detection and behavioral analysis, this revolutionary guide reveals the FBI-developed practice of elicitation, the field-tested technique for encouraging people to provide information they would otherwise keep secret. Now you can learn this astonishing method directly from the expert who created this technique and pioneered it for the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Program.

Filled with easy-to-follow, accessible lessons reinforced by fascinating stories of how to put these skills into action using natural human behaviors, TheTruth Detector shows you all of the tips and techniques you need to gain someone’s trust and get liars to reveal the truth.

"A psychologist and former FBI special agent, shares his tricks for getting people to tell the truth in this revelatory work...Concise and convincing, this toolkit will go a long way in helping readers suss out the truth." —Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9781982139070

Dimensions: 213mm x 140mm x 23mm

Weight: 268g

288 pages