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Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t

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Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*tThis is a book about TRUTH and all the ways we try to avoid it from the bestselling author of Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up. We live in a "post truth" world, we're told. But was there ever really a golden age of truth telling? Or have people been lying, fibbing and just plain bullsh*tting since the beginning of time? Tom Phillips, editor of a leading independent fact checking organization, deals with this question every day. In

This is a book about TRUTH--and all the ways we try to avoid it--from the bestselling author of Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up.

We live in a "post-truth" world, we're told. But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? Or have people been lying, fibbing and just plain bullsh*tting since the beginning of time?

Tom Phillips, editor of a leading independent fact-checking organization, deals with this question every day. In Truth, he tells the story of how we humans have spent history lying to each other--and ourselves--about everything from business to politics to plain old geography. Along the way, he chronicles the world's oldest customer service complaint, the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and the surprisingly dishonest career of Benjamin Franklin.

Sharp, witty and with a clear-eyed view of humanity's checkered past, Truth reveals why people lie--and how we can cut through the bullsh*t.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Published: 05/05/2020
ISBN: 9781335983763
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
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James Henning
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Really great book!
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Great information and very easy to follow. Awesome book.
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Optymizer
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This book is the real deal
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This book is the real deal. I found it to be eye-opening, because, despite sounding very advanced and almost next-level, the attacks accompanied by source code show how simple and effective they are in reality. This book seemed light at first (200 pages), so I was skeptical at it's ability to really tackle advanced topics, but I will say I was very pleasantly surprised. Those two hundred pages are action packed and filled with jaw-dropping 'this is cool' moments. My only gripe with it is that it's a little formulaic, with the social engineering being shoehorned into every attack, and maybe pushing the whole APT thing too much, like when you really want something to become 'a thing'. Do we really need to socially engineer payloads using the same formula for all of the attacks? Not even one 'ha Ked the router with boring Cisco exploits' example? I guess it wouldn't make for an entertaining book.
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Brandon Lee
Fort Morgan, US
★★★★★ 5
Best pentest book read to date
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This is the best penetration testing book that I have ever read to date. There is such a depth of understanding of penetration testing that is conveyed in this book in the way that the author is able to portray highly advanced topics in a conceptually understandable way. A novice might not be able to follow the text, as it is advanced, but for anyone looking to open their mindset up to becoming a more effective penetration tester, I HIGHLY advise this book.
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Justin
Fort Morgan, US
★★★★★ 5
Worth every penny
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This book is in a class of its own compared to other security and pentesting books. I would highly recommend to anyone interested or currently working in network security. Instead of simply explaining how to use common pentesting tools, Wil Allsopp explains how they work and how to write your own custom tools from the ground up. Even if you do not have a programming background, it is worth understanding how an attacker can infiltrate a "secure" network without being detected.
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Kevin
Lowell, US
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The content itself though raises good points and does a good job outlining some more ...
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Typos in the code make this a somewhat frustrating read. The content itself though raises good points and does a good job outlining some more advanced concepts
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