{"product_id":"truth-tom-phillips-9781472263209","title":"Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e'TOM PHILLIPS IS A VERY CLEVER, VERY FUNNY MAN' Greg Jenner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book about TRUTH - and all the ingenious ways, throughout history, that we've managed to avoid it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe live in a 'post-truth' age, we're told. The US has a president who openly lies on a daily basis (or who doesn't even know what's true, and doesn't care). The internet has turned our everyday lives into a misinformation battleground. People don't trust experts any more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? As the editor of the UK's leading independent fact-checker, Tom Phillips deals with complete bollocks every day. Here, he tells the story of how we humans have spent history lying to each other - and ourselves - and asks an important question: how can humanity move towards a truthier future?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR HUMANS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HOW WE F*CKED IT ALL UP:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'F*cking brilliant' Sarah Knight, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Very funny' Mark Watson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'In dark times, it's reassuring to learn that we've always been a bunch of clueless f*cking nitwits' Stuart Heritage, Don't Be a Dick, Pete\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A light-touch history of moments when humans have got it spectacularly wrong... Both readable and entertaining' Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Phillips","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43747004907763,"sku":"9781472263209","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781472263209.jpg?v=1682378462","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/truth-tom-phillips-9781472263209","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}