Confessions of a Lie Detector

Confessions of a Lie Detector
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Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 098288902X
ISBN-13 : 9780982889022
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Download or read book Confessions of a Lie Detector written by Jim Wygant and published by . This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Confessions of a Lie Detector" draws upon thirty years of working with people accused of crimes. Gordon Barland, retired Chief of the Research Division, Department of Defense Polygraph Institute, called this book a "must read." Barland said of the author, "He offers insights into why people lie, later confess, and yet sometimes recant." He characterized Wygant's writing as reflecting, "...the heart of a poet and soul of a philosopher." What happens to us when accused, rightly or wrongly? How do we defend ourselves? Here is the human side of the news, the deeper story that the media never reaches.


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