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exhilarating night in Berlin- a brilliant new novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of our time

As Ihimaera recounts the myths that formed his early imagination

A phone call confirms her worst nightmare: Patrick has been kidnapped

no one anticipated that Killian would be the one seduced instead

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Useful Delusions Research & information exhilarating night in Berlin- aSelf deception does terrible harm to us, to our communities, and to the planet. But if it is so bad for us, why is it ubiquitous? In Useful Delusions, Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler argue that, paradoxically, self deception can also play a vital role in our success and well being. The lies we tell ourselves sustain our daily interactions with friends, lovers, and coworkers. They can explain why some people live longer than others, why some couples