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| Conquering Deception | 
 enlarge | Author: Jef Nance
Publisher: Irvin Benham Group
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (35 reviews)
Sales Rank: 41042
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.3
ISBN: 0967286247
EAN: 9780967286242
ASIN: 0967286247
Publication Date: October 16, 2001
Release Date: October 16, 2001
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 I'm going back and taking notes January 23, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked this book. It seemed to do exactly what the author said it would which was to tell you what you already know, but in a way that explains the significance. In effect, gives you some 'mental shortcuts' to use. It is more a book about behavior in a conversation and what the significance is. I can see immediate benefit to a person that performs interviews as part of their job. There are no silver bullets to detecting lies, but there are indicators that suggest the probability. It depends on the context. As I was reading it, I realized that I do some of the things he mentions in the book in my conversations, when I recall information, I look away, when I am thinking while I am talking I look away, when I am trying to 'dump' a talkative person I shift my body position, etc.
 Mostly personal January 11, 2007
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book is mostly about personal experiences and tales of a police officer at work.
 Works great - use it all the time. Easy February 14, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The methods taught to you in this book are so easy and so effective.
Here is a true story that inspired me to write this review.
I suspected (knew) that an employee had stolen something from work (value of about $600) and highly suspect he had done this in the past. He was recently told he was being let go for other reasons. (Thats when he went on his little spree). Using the techniques in this book, I was able to have him return all the items and not once did I have to accuse him of taking them or, threaten, or even ask if he took them (that's a no-no).
AMAZING !!! I would have nevr use this technique naturally although when you use it, it sounds natural and after youi practice it becomes natural.
It's not just extreme situations when you use the info in the book, it's much more often. It's not as much about detecting lies/decption, as it is about asking the questions that make it difficult for people to deceive. It's about not putting people in the position to lie, instead of asking for lies, as many of us do naturaly. If people have to work to lie, they generally won't, if we hand them the opportunity to lie, they might.
 Deceptive Title November 3, 2005
1 out of 13 found this review helpful
Even though some of the stories are interesting, this book is nothing short of average. Had little to do with the title.
Dale Carnegie meets Columbo June 24, 2005
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Cops are known as being pretty savvy, generally, when it comes to people. My take was this author is trying to impart some of that people-saviness to the reader through some very insightful techniques and his real-world experience. Another reviewer hit it: this is not some Academian that researched and reblended somebody else's knowledge, which there is enough of already. And symptoms of deception are not limited to criminal suspects as some have naively claimed. I've watched presidential candidates on down and seen these indicators of deception. They are given off unknowingly, and people don't study how to avoid transmitting them, and most likely couldn't help but do it anyway. Don't let any one cheat you out of this book, theres good reason you don't see dozens of used ones for sale here. I'm keeping mine.
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