More on whether lie detectors may or may not be useful than lying in general. It was also updated a couple times by adding chapters at the end apparently which skews the content toward not believing detecting lies is possible. Towards the present, he's getting better at it. ( )

Intriguing topic. Can you spell t-e-d-i-o-u-s? His discussions of the misuse of the lie detector are good and insights into diplomatic/international relations lying are fascinating, but too much detail on exact facial muscles and shatteringly complicated terminology. And I like science. ( )

A maelstrom of original and ground-breaking information never seen before it was published some 30 years ago; by the man who "Lie to Me" was based upon. The first three chapters can be dry and redundant but they lay the foundation for what a lie is and what types there are. Chapter 4 gets into the meat of identification and can leave you exhausted after just a few pages; the 3 pages that describe a chosen 18 types of smiles, for example. And the long chapter on polygraphs (which I thought I'd end up merely flipping through) wound up being the most interesting section of the book, with much of it still relevant for today. The real-life historical examples (Hitler/Chamberlain, Watergate figures, murderers, and philanderers)used throughout work much better than the lies and liars he provides from literature (Updike, Shakespeare, and others). A later edition with actual photos of micro-expressions instead of the sparse pencil drawings contained in this edition will prove much more useful. A MUST-HAVE on the shelf of any sideline-psychologist. ( )

http://www.direnzo.it/main.phtml?Language=it&Doc=0001&ISBN=8883230116 ( )

Very well done book by someone who has done an extensive amount of research in the area. Discusses common misconceptions and discusses actual methods (all of which require some level of practice/training). Arguments are back by actual psychological evidence from research studies. ( )