Get the Truth, Philip Houston
Get the Truth, Philip Houston
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Get the Truth
Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Persuade Anyone to Tell All

Author: Philip Houston, Michael Floyd, Susan Carnicero

Narrator: Jeff Gurner

Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/24/2015


Synopsis

Getting someone to tell the truth is an essential skill that very few people possess. In the boardroom, classroom, or our own homes, every day we interact with others and try to get the truth from them.

People are often untruthful out of fear of negative consequences associated with divulging information. But if a person is made to forget the long-term outcomes, he or she can be influenced to disclose sensitive information that's being withheld. The aim is to encourage the person to remain in short-term thinking mode, shifting focus away from the long-term ramifications of telling the truth.

As former CIA agents and bestselling authors of Spy the Lie, Philip Houston, Mike Floyd, and Susan Carnicero are among the world's best at recognizing deceptive behavior and eliciting the truth from even the most accomplished liars. Get the Truth is a step-by-step guide that empowers readers to elicit the truth from others. It also chronicles the fascinating story of how the authors used a methodology Houston developed to elicit the truth in the counterterrorism and criminal investigation realms, and how these techniques can be applied to our daily lives. Using thrilling anecdotes from their careers in counterintelligence, and with easy-to-follow instructions, the authors provide a foolproof means of getting absolutely anybody to give an honest answer.

Get the Truth is the easy and effective way to learn how to get the truth every time.

About Philip Houston

Philip Houston is a nationally recognized authority on deception detection, critical interviewing and elicitation. His 25-year career with the Central Intelligence Agency included thousands of interviews and interrogations for the CIA and other federal agencies, both as an investigator and as a polygraph examiner. He is credited with developing a detection of deception methodology currently employed throughout the U.S. intelligence and federal law enforcement communities. Phil introduced the detection of deception methodology to the corporate world with the co-founding of Business Intelligence Advisors, where he works with the company's largest clients in the U.S. and abroad. Houston is also the author of Spy the Lie.

About Jeff Gurner

Jeff Gurner is a voice, stage and screen actor. He has recorded hundreds of radio and television commercials, video games, and is an award winning audiobook narrator. He is best known for his narration of Patrick Lee and to Karen Miller’s The Star Wars Clone Wars series and works by Mark Sullivan and Terry Francona. AudioFile magazine praised Jeff''s "deep, compelling voice and well-acted presentation" and awarded him a 2006 AudioFile Earphones Award for Jennifer Egan’s The Keep.Gurner’s theater credits include The Lion King on Broadway, Guys and Dolls, Harold and Maude: The Musical, and A Christmas Story. Television credits include The Good Wife, Mercy, and Law & Order.

About Susan Carnicero

A former security specialist with the Central Intelligence Agency, Susan Carnicero has 20 years of experience in interviewing, interrogation and polygraph examination, focused primarily on national security, employment and criminal issues. Susan is the developer of a behavioral screening program currently used within the federal government and in a variety of private industries. She is widely considered a leading authority on interviewing, detection of deception, and elicitation.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rob on September 22, 2015

Not much substance, lots of dramatic fluff. There is basically just one main idea - when you need someone to be honest with you, be their friend. Don't make them feel like they're being attacked, it will make them defensive. Work to understand their point of view. The authors give some examples, inc......more

Goodreads review by Kent on July 17, 2018

The book did a couple of surprising things: 1) Completely invalidated enhanced interrogation as a way to get to the truth. (See also, The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves for why.) 2) Had a lot of content that is extremely useful in sales, negotiations, medi......more

Goodreads review by Melvin on October 09, 2017

This review may be a bit biased because I've attended the authors live workshop. I found this to be an excellent refresher and reference for the materials and exercises we covered in the workshop. Having spent a large portion of the last 40 years interviewing and interrogating both before and during......more

Goodreads review by Kimber on August 15, 2016

Super interesting! Confirms so much of what I've always believed, and done. Ha! Makes me wish I'd gone into the CIA. Works out well for teacher/student conversations as well though.......more

Goodreads review by Feng on June 26, 2018

This is a book by experienced interrogators on techniques and strategies to get people to tell the truth against their will. It contains many interesting stories and intriguing theories. However, I found it hard to draw from the book lessons that can be applied to daily lives. The primary strategies......more