Randy Kasten author of Just Trust Me
SUVs are the safest vehicle because they’re so large-right?
Wrong! That’s the advertising pitch, but in 2000, they had the highest rollover
rate (36%) of any vehicle type involved in fatal accidents. Yet two years later
their safety myth was still so strong that one of four vehicles sold in the U.
S. was an SUV.
The world of spin we live in is full of such potentially hazardous illusions.
We need to know if particular foods can hurt us with Salmonella or cholesterol,
whether our government is truthful in its reasons for waging war, what problems
a political candidate may cause or resolve if elected, and whether the items we
purchase are durable or junk. But gaining those insights can be challenging
when so many of the illusions surrounding us are deliberately created.
As a civil-litigation attorney for over twenty-five years, Randy Kasten has
heard thousands of lies. He has witnessed that those who dispense the
information we need to make decisions-advertisers, salespeople, politicians,
and the media-often have a vested interest in manipulating us. Truth’s biggest
enemies are the people whose job it is to sell us incomplete versions of the
facts and our willingness to believe what we want to believe. Often, we believe
what we believe because it is the only story available.
To help us see through deceptions of all types, Kasten discusses eight kinds of
lies and what we can do about them, as well as methods for discerning the truth
gleaned from his practice of law. Other topics include advertising magic, thirty-six
places where the truth hides, lessons from science, the media and
misinformation, and how we fool ourselves. Altogether, he provides a unique
tool for enabling us to make decisions that will lead to more prosperity,
better health, greater intimacy, and a life based on lasting values.
- Street:
- 4100 Macarthur Blvd
- Additional:
- City:
- Oakland ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94619
- Country:
- United States
