WOULD I LIE TO YOU?: PRESENTS THE 100 MOST POPULAR LIES OF ALL TIME
Book ID/图书代码： 04560015B79996
English Summary/英文概要： Lies make the world go round, and this book elebrates the fine art of the everyday fib. Written in a warm,witty and inspired tone, the book uncovers the little deceptions that strike a chord with all of us. There are the lies we tell others, the lies people tell us and the lies we tell ourselves. Each entry in the book is laugh-
out-loud funny, and filled with more than a little bit of painful truth.
Butler Lies
In 2010 Cornell University professors Jeff Hancock and Jeremy Birnholtz identified a new type of lie, ushered into being by the electronic age: lies told when we simply don’t want to continue a text or email conversation with someone any longer.
Lies like:
My battery’s low
Better go, I’m going into a tunnel
There’s someone at the door
Your email/text only just arrived – how weird
They dubbed these untruths “Butler lies” – as a nod to days gone by when a butler would be instructed by his master to enter a room after 5 minutes to bring an unwanted conversation to an end by saying that dinner is served, or that there’s a body in the library. Quite why the professors of Cornell University were researching lies in text messages and not say, curing cancer, or trying to get off with their students at a 90s disco, is unknown, but their research revealed that 10 per cent of all text messages contain lies, and one fifth of those are “butler lies”. At least, that’s what they texted their boss
If you’re a lover of spot-on observational comedy, or have ever told a lie, Would I Lie To You? Presents the Most Popular Lies of All Time is the book you’ve been waiting for.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 谎言让这个世界圆满，而本书则将为你详述日常生活中小小谎言的艺术。本书用一种温暖，睿智同时又极具启发性的口气娓娓道来，揭示了那些能够引起我们所有人共鸣的小小谎言。不仅有我们向他人所撒的谎，别人对我们撒的谎，同时还有我们对自己撒的谎。书中的每一个章节目录都妙趣横生，同时不乏充满着令人感到一丝痛苦的真相。男仆谎言
2010年康奈尔大学的教授杰夫·汉考克和杰瑞米·伯恩郝兹识别出了一种新型的谎言，由电子化时代所创造并引入：当我们单纯地因为不想继续和某个人进行短信或邮件交流时，我们就会说出这种谎言。
例如：
手机电池电量低了；
我就要进入隧道了，先不说了；
有人敲门了；
我刚刚才收到你的信息/邮件----真是奇怪
人们打下这些不真实的”男仆谎言“---仿佛在向已经消逝的时代致敬，在那个时代里，男仆会接受主人的指示在五分钟后进入某个房间，带回一段不受欢迎的对话，并以晚饭已经结束或是图书馆里出现了一具尸体等结束。这也就很好的解释了为何康奈尔大学的教授们要研究短信中的谎言，虽然是否会导致癌症或是为了离开90后的舞会仍然不得而知，但他们的研究确实揭示了10%的信息包含着谎言的成分，而其中只有一半是”男仆谎言“。至少，那是人们给老板们所发的信息。
如果你喜爱犀利的单口喜剧，或是曾经说过谎，那么《我是否会对你说谎？》《史上最全流行谎言》都将会是那本你一直以来所期待的书籍。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：一部欢快的合集，讲述了日常生活中会令我们心怀愧疚的常见谎言。
支票已在邮箱中，我却还坐在办公室里。真是太完美了。
A hilarious collection of the most common
lies we are all guilty of telling.
The cheque’s in the post. I’m still at the office. That looks great on you.
About the Author/作者介绍： From the much-loved BBC TV show comes a hilarious collection of the most common lies we are all guilty of telling.
The cheque’s in the post. I’m still at the office. That looks great on you. Lies make the world go round. And in this book the Would I Lie To You? team celebrates the fine art of the everyday fib.
Like the deliriously funny contributions of Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell in the hugely successful panel game, here is a delightful collection of 100 fibs that all of us can recognise. Lies like: I didn’t even notice she was pretty; I’m working from home tomorrow; and wow, your tattoo looks really... interesting. Written in the same warm, witty and inspired tone that’s made the TV show such a hit, the book uncovers the little deceptions that strike a chord with all of us. There are the lies we tell others, the lies people tell us and the lies we tell ourselves. Each entry in the book is laughout- loud funny, and filled with more than a little bit of painful truth.
If you’re a fan of the show, a lover of spot-on observational comedy, or have ever told a porky, Would I Lie To You? Presents the 100 Most Popular Lies of All Time is the book you’ve been waiting for.
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