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The Art of Bullsh*tting: (and being good at it)
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 18 2025
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Most of us learned how to make things up long before we learned how to tell the truth.
We told stories to get out of trouble. To impress people. To survive school. To survive meetings.
And somewhere along the way, we got good at it.
This isn't a self-help book. Or maybe it is. Depends on how honest you're feeling.
It's part essay collection, part comic, part fever dream. There's history, psychology, fake podcast transcripts, mild fraud, and at least one chapter that got out of hand, along with the tale of one very persuasive intern who somehow ended up speaking at the United Nations General Assembly.It's not about lying. It's about what we do when the truth isn't enough.
And how, sometimes, the thing that saves you isn't honesty. It's timing, conviction, and knowing exactly when to raise your voice.
You don't need to read this book in order. You don't even need to take it seriously.
But if you've ever talked your way into a room you didn't belong in, then, this book already gets you.
Take your time.
Skip around.
Use it however you like.
It won't change your life. But it might explain it.
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