Why are honest asylum seekers dismissed as liars? Former refugee and award-winning author Dina Nayeri begins with this question, turning to shocking and illuminating case studies in this book, which grows into a reckoning with our culture’s views on believability. From persuading a doctor that she’d prefer a C-section to learning to “bullshit gracefully” at McKinsey to struggling, in her personal life, to believe her troubled brother-in-law, Nayeri explores an aspect of our society that is rarely held up to the light. For fans of David Grann, Malcolm Gladwell, and Atul Gawande, Who Gets Believed? is a book as deeply personal as it is profound in its reflections on morals, language, human psychology, and the unspoken social codes that determine how we relate to one another.
The Ungrateful Refugee : What Immigrants Never Tell You
Enter Helen : The Invention of Helen Gurley Brown and the Rise of the Modern Single Woman
Hippie Food : How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat
His Very Best : Jimmy Carter, a Life
Balanced and Barefoot : How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children
In Search of the Lost Chord : 1967 and the Hippie Idea
The House of Yan : A Family at the Heart of a Century in Chinese History
Seven Ways to Change the World : How To Fix The Most Pressing Problems We Face
Ripe : A Novel
Seneca: The 'On' Essays : On The Shortness of Life; The Happy Life; The Tranquil Mind; Providence; The Firmness of the Wise Person
Sensational : The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters”
Flowers of Fire : The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide
Who Gets Believed : When the Truth Isn't Enough
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