我很讨厌这本书

amazon书评：

2.0 out of 5 stars You won't get much out of this one July 21, 2005
By Nashville Psychologist
Format:Paperback
I've never given one star, but this was the closest I have come in a long time.

After reading "Never Be Lied to Again" I was shocked to see people had rated it so high. I am a fifth year grad student studying psychology and law. While detecting deceit is not my primary area of research, I have read a decent amount of the literature. The information in this book seems to conflict with some of the most widely accepted findings in the research community. For example, Dr. Lieberman claims that when someone is lying they do not give details because "the event never happened." However, empirical research shows that people tend to give "too many" details, because they are trying to convince you. There are several discrepancies of this nature.

Dr. Lieberman says this book was a result of his own research. Out of curiosity, I entered his name in a PsycINFO word search. PsycINFO is a database of over 2000 psychological journals, most of them peer reviewed (and, therefore, accepted by others who study the topic). Dr. Lieberman's name did not produce any results. Books are troublesome in that regard. You can write anything you want and pass it off as fact. He also proudly displays those three all-important-letters behind his name, but he never says where he earned his Ph.D. I am not suggesting he got his degree on-line, but it would be nice if he added that information to the biography section.

To be fair, I am guess I'm not the target audience for this book. It's really more of a pop-culture book. The kind of thing advertised on the Today Show. But it troubles me that some of the information is wrong. Two good things about this book:

1. It is definitely a quick read that you could finish in a day or two. But that is because all the wasted space between chapters and sections. There are over 200 pages in the book but without the wasted space it would have been closer to about 125. Of course, nobody would buy it then.

2. I guess it would look good on your shelf, if you are into that kind of thing. As long as others haven't read it you could probably convince them that you learned a lot in the book and can tell when they are lying.

Ironically, one of the sections is entitled "A White Lab Coat Doesn't Make Anyone an Expert." Having a Ph.D. doesn't either. Bottom line, I am kicking myself for paying full price for this book. If you can get one for 5 or 6 bucks (or if money is no object), and you interested by the mixed reviews, why not give it a try? But don't get your hopes up. I personally won't be buying anymore of his books.

正是我所想的。

和中美文化没什么关系，除了在不以偷窃和欺诈为耻辱的某些游牧文明之外，在任何社会群体中，你不顾后果地使用这本书中的一些所谓的技巧，都和自寻死路没有区别，因为你的意图太容易被别人看出，而你那过于明显的不信任和试探反将招致别人极度的不信任和反感。

所以我说其中的很多策略，只有在面试官这种“拥有绝对权威”+“只打一次交道”的前提下才能够放心使用。否则的话在日常生活中是需要极度谨慎的，不然，聪明反被聪明误。

弗洛伊德也说过，每个国家都有不同的梦语。
中美文化的不同直接导致了LZ的评论...