Trust me, I'm A Liar
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Lies can be intentional and vindictive or innocent slips of the tongue...exaggerations to attract attention and impress ... feed egos to raise self- esteem ... and many other reasons, as reading this provocative book will demonstrate. Lies and their consequences or punishments are disguised in many, varied garbs.
This book identifies the top 15 categories of lies, and explains each with livid examples. The book concludes with an admonition to shun lying behaviors and find happiness through truth.
William O'Rourke
William O'Rourke is the author of The Harrisburg 7 and the New Catholic Left; Signs of the Literary Times: Essays, Reviews, Profiles, 1970-1992; Campaign America '96: The View From the Couch; Campaign America 2000: The View From the Couch; and the novels The Meekness of Isaac, Idle Hands, Criminal Tendencies, and Notts. He is a professor of English at the University of Notre Dame and the director of its graduate creative writing program. He wrote a weekly political column for the Chicago Sun-Times from 2001 until 2005.
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