The Social Superpower

The Big Truth About Little Lies

The Social Superpower
Kathleen Wyatt
RRP:
NZ$ 49.99
Our Price:
NZ$ 41.24
Hardback
Not defined - 304pg
24 Mar 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781785907050
Out Of Stock
Currently no stock in-store, stock is sourced to your order
In an era of fake news, alternative truths and leaked secrets making constant headlines, we are telling stories about ourselves all the time, and we are telling them in so many different ways. From vlogs and blogs to tweets and posts, from photos and gifs to live streams. From instant updates that disappear to rash words that last for ever and data trails that chart every step we take. While people around her shake their heads and mutter bad things about the new levels of day-to-day deceit, Kathleen Wyatt is busy marvelling at how society manages it. How do we do this extraordinary thing - often under the most ordinary of circumstances? How do we convince each other to suspend disbelief? And why do we do it? In this brilliant, wide-ranging study of lies and lying, Wyatt introduces us to a cast of professionals and professional liars - from scientists to investigators, from double agents to journalists, from toddler specialists to a fallen titan of industry - all to help her prove a remarkable thesis: lies hold us together as much as they push us apart and may be vital in a healthy society.
"This might sound like a back-handed compliment, but it is not meant to be: I cannot think of a better, more elegant or more articulate guide to mistruth than Kathleen. " - Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
Kathleen Wyatt grew up in England, Nigeria and Luxembourg, studied at Cambridge and Oxford and splits her time between London and Hampshire. She loves words and puts them in speeches for others and books for herself. She worked at The Times for sixteen years, starting as a ' workie' , graduating to the arts section, then news, then becoming travel editor. She has lived twice, speaks six languages and thinks there is always more than one way to see things. If she' s telling the truth, that is.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781785907050
Published: 24 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Biteback Publishing
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Format: Hardback
Pages: 304

In stock - for items in stock we aim to dispatch the next business day. For delivery in NZ allow 2-5 business days, with rural taking a wee bit longer.

Locally sourced in NZ - stock comes from a NZ supplier with an approximate delivery of 7-15 business days.

International Imports - stock is imported into NZ, depending on air or sea shipping option from the international supplier stock can take 10-30 working days to arrive into NZ. 

Pre-order Titles - delivery will vary depending on where the title is published, if local stock is available in NZ then 5-7 business days, for international imports it can be 10-30 business days. In all cases we will access the quickest supply option.

Delivery Packaging - we ship all items in cardboard sleeves or by box with either packing paper or corn starch chips. (We avoid using plastics bubble bags)

Tracking - Orders are delivered by track and trace courier and are fully insured, tracking information will be sent by email once dispatched.

View our full Order & Delivery information