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Some tall tales and legends of history that are accepted as facts are exposed as fiction.

Carson Blake, having overcome his difficult childhood by growing up to be a police officer in Maryland, sees all he has worked for put into peril when he shoots and kills a young man wielding a cell phone Blake mistook for a gun.

Explores the history of journalism mistakes, looks at sometimes amusing examples of print and broadcast errors, and discusses why the number of media mistakes seems to be on the rise.

Takes a humorous look at some of history's deceptions and propaganda, including the effort to hide FDR's disability, the achievements of Dave Crockett, and the political spins that promoted modern military conflicts.

Explores common misconceptions that are part of popular culture. Each page features two common fallacies such as "cats always fall on their feet" and Marie Antoinette said "let them eat cake." Each fallacy is accompanied by an explanation of the truth and the origin of the fallacy.

Explores the ongoing psychological forces that sabotage rational behavior in our personal and business lives, revealing how such factors as loss aversion, commitment, and the diagnosis bias distort logical thought.

Describes 1,000 common misconceptions about a wide range of topics involving history, politics, science and technology, society, and everyday life.

"A Stonesong Press book." Presents more than 300 well-known beliefs which are actually false.