deception

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deception

Why we lie

the evolutionary roots of deception and the unconscious mind
2004
Examines the psychology behind the need to occasionally deceive or lie and maintains that it is the fundamental human condition that causes people to weave tales and engage in falsehoods.

Operation Mincemeat

how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied victory
2011
Reveals the details of the 1943 plan by British intelligence to deceive Germany into believing an Allied invasion would take place either in Greece or Sardinia rather than in Sicily.

Mimus

2005
As Prince Florin of Moltovia races to join his father at a banquet to celebrate the war's end, he encounters a devastating betrayal that separates him from his father and loyal followers, placing him as a lowly apprentice to the spiteful and wily court jester, Mimus.

A drowned maiden's hair

a melodrama
2006
When orphaned Maud Flynn is adopted by the charming Miss Hyacinth and her sister, Maud is shocked to learn that she has been selected to help stage elaborate seances for the bereaved.

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