Deception

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Deception By Design: Pharmaceutical Promotion in the Third World
Lexchin, Joel; Kaur, Shila Rani
Book
1995
The authors discuss the workings of the pharmaceutical industry by exposing the unethical marketing practices, double standards and weak marketing codes.
Extrasensory Deception
Gordon, Henry
Book
The Faith Healers
Randi, James
Book
1985
James Randi, magician and debunker of charlatans of all stripes sets his sights on Christian faith healers. He and his associates invented names, life histories, illnesses and tracked down multimillio...
Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice
Zinn, Howard
Book
1990
Essays looking at American political ideology.

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Long Shadows
Truth, Lies, and History
Paris, Erna
2001
Pranks, Frauds, and Hoaxes from Around the World
Carroll, Robert
2004
It's pretty easy to hoax people. We all want to be deceived, but only up to a point. Some hoaxes are fun and pleasant, others malicious and unpleasant. We'd like a way to tell the difference.