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24 alternatives to Spy the Lie

Former CIA officers teach you how to detect deception

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Spy the Lie launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Honest Truth About Dishonesty▲66

   How we lie to everyone, especially ourselves

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Suspicious Minds▲68

   Why we believe conspiracy theories

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator▲83

   The inside mechanics of how blogs & news are made.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   How We Learn▲64

   The surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War...▲63

   Mission creep can be a real thing. Stay woke.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Lying▲64

   An analysis to the human capacity to lie

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Man Who Lied to His Laptop▲66

   What we can learn about ourselves from our machines

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government▲56

   Dulles' life and work operating "above the law"

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Leadership and Self-Deception▲62

   Dramatically improve both your results and relationships

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Liespotting

    Proven Techniques to Detect Deception

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    John le Carre▲59

    Biography of your favorite espionage writer

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    HACKING: Hacking for Beginners▲71

    Learn all the hacking basics

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Phishing for Phools▲63

    The economics of manipulation and deception

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Billion Dollar Spy▲54

    A true story of cold war espionage and betrayal

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Ghost In The Wires▲65

    Adventures as the world's most wanted hacker

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator▲16

    An exposé of the current online media world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Growth Hacking ▲75

    A how to guide on becoming a growth hacker

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies▲56

    The Real West

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy▲61

    The many faces of anonymous

    2015 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Ice Man▲80

    Confessions of a Mafia contract killer

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fake Science 101▲60

    A less-than-factual guide to our amazing world

    2015 · fakescience.org · its alternatives →

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    Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy▲57

    A book of intrigue, Le Carre's best imho

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Nonsense▲59

    The power of not knowing

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

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