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Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception
Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception
Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception
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Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception

By Philip Houston, Michael Floyd, Susan Carnicero and Don Tennant

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Three former CIA officers—among the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior—share their proven techniques for uncovering a lie

Imagine how different your life would be if you could tell whether someone was lying or telling you the truth. Be it hiring a new employee, investing in a financial interest, speaking with your child about drugs, confronting your significant other about suspected infidelity, or even dating someone new, having the ability to unmask a lie can have far-reaching and even life-altering consequences.

As former CIA officers, Philip Houston, Michael Floyd, and Susan Carnicero are among the world's best at recognizing deceptive behavior. Spy the Lie chronicles the captivating story of how they used a methodology Houston developed to detect deception in the counterterrorism and criminal investigation realms, and shows how these techniques can be applied in our daily lives.

Through fascinating anecdotes from their intelligence careers, the authors teach readers how to recognize deceptive behaviors, both verbal and nonverbal, that we all tend to display when we respond to questions untruthfully. For the first time, they share with the general public their methodology and their secrets to the art of asking questions that elicit the truth.



Spy the Lie is a game-changer. You may never read another book that has a more dramatic impact on your career, your relationships, or your future.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherMacmillan Publishers
Release dateJul 17, 2012
ISBN9781250009753
Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception

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Philip Houston

Philip Houston is a nationally recognized authority on deception detection, critical interviewing and elicitation. His 25-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency included thousands of interviews and interrogations for the CIA and other federal agencies, both as an investigator and as a polygraph examiner. He is credited with developing a detection of deception methodology currently employed throughout the U.S. intelligence and federal law enforcement communities. Phil introduced the detection of deception methodology to the corporate world with the co-founding of Business Intelligence Advisors, where he works with the company's largest clients in the U.S. and abroad. Houston is also the author of Spy the Lie.

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  • 4/5
    This is an interesting book that provides some very clear instructions for determining whether or not someone is telling the truth. The book was put together using the knowledge of three CIA personnel who have been involved in interrogations and in training interrogators over many years. These former CIA employees are now selling their training to various agencies, including the CIA.It would be easy to dismiss this book as a marketing gimmick, but it does contain useful information on the subject and is an easy read. For quick reference purposes some of the key points are summarised in the margins of the book.Other useful content is the debunking of received knowledge about how to tell if someone is lying, e.g. eye-contact, touching the face, etc. These are not totally dismissed, but they are demonstrated not to be fool-proof indicators and that they cannot be taken in isolation.One interesting aspect of the book is the wording used when the indicators indicate an untruth: the phrase used throughout this book is "that subject warrants further attention". I interpret this as their defence against law suits for over promising. Had they said "this indicates the subject is lying" they could leave themselves open to legal challenge in some situations.All-in-all a worthwhile read and I will be using it as a reference book.
  • 3/5
    Short book with some good information about how to detect when people are lying. Would take a good effort to actually apply it in real life but seemed like a fairly solid theory of detection. I expected more information - it really is just a technique with some additional "watch points" as you understand the technique more. However, a lot of "hindsight' was used; that is, the theory is proven anecdotely (in the book at least) and makes you wonder about the times that it didn't work.
  • 4/5
    former cia officers lecture on how to "spy the lie". that is, how to detect deception in others. i found the writing and tone overly simplistic and borders on the irritating-slash-mind-numbing in some parts...but the topic is inherently interesting to me and was enough to drive me to speed read the book. besides, i ultimately found what the authors are talking about to be pragmatic and offers an insight into human behavior not discussed in the same way any where else (to my knowledge).memorable quote: "Don't ask the question unless you're sure you really want to know the answer."
  • 4/5
    What a fascinating book! I highly recommend this book. You learn how to spot deception (when you're looking for it) and the methodology works even if you're very well versed in spotting deception but trying to deceive someone. "Our methodology for detecting deception is structured around the way we're wired as human beings to respond to a stimulus." (page 192) A one sentence summary and what made the book so fascinating to read.
  • 3/5
    Using lessons learned from working polygraphs and CIA methods, gives an overview of how to spot inconsistent words and behaviors and a process for uncovering the truth.
  • 3/5
    I wish I would have had this book during my 27 years in law enforcement.
  • 5/5
    I found this to be very informative and helpful.
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