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Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In And What We Can Do About It
by Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris
Published by Basic Books and available July 11, 2023 (translations coming soon)

From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. Nobody’s Fool, co-authored with Christopher Chabris, shows us how to avoid being taken in. The book describes the key habits of thinking and reasoning that serve us well most of the time but make us vulnerable—like our tendency to accept what we see, stick to our commitments, and overvalue precision and consistency. Each chapter illustrates their new take on the science of deception, describing scams you’ve never heard of and shedding new light on some you have. It provides memorable maxims and practical tools you can use to spot deception before it’s too late.

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