{"product_id":"9780312274948","title":"Truth : A History and a Guide for the Perplexed","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTruth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Felipe Fernandez-Armesto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a renowned Oxford historian, this fascinating volume presents a global history of truth. Sharp and authoritative, \u003ci\u003eTruth\u003c\/i\u003e manages to touch every period of human experience; it leaps from truth-telling technologies of \"primitive\" societies to the private mental worlds of great philosophers; from spiritualism to science and from New York to New Guinea. In clear, lucid prose, this little book takes on an enormous subject and makes it understandable to anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Fernandez-Armesto's] interesting and challenging book takes us on a whirlwind guided tour of human thought.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this energetic study...the author reaches beyond academe with crisp prose complemented by numerous whisical touches . . . \u003ci\u003eTruth\u003c\/i\u003e is a beacon of lucidity.” —\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Although serious in his intentions, Fernandez-Armesto writes with a light touch, ranging widely over the fields of anthropology, history and philosophy...very timely and eminently readable.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sharp and interesting . . . [The author is] bound to engage speicalists in the fields he sprints through.” —\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312274948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40675684122830,"sku":"9780312274948","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_413fe7bb-668f-4361-8d9a-845b02519fdb.jpg?v=1639970259","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312274948","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}