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Title details for Who Gets Believed by Dina Nayeri - Available

Who Gets Believed

When the Truth Isn't Enough

by Dina Nayeri
Ayesha Antoine
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Why are honest asylum seekers dismissed as liars? Former refugee and award-winning author Dina Nayeri begins with this question, turning to shocking and illuminating case studies in this book, which grows into a reckoning with our culture's views on believability. From persuading a doctor that she'd prefer a C-section to learning to "bullshit gracefully" at McKinsey to struggling, in her personal life, to believe her troubled brother-in-law, Nayeri explores an aspect of our society that is rarely held up to the light. For fans of David Grann, Malcolm Gladwell, and Atul Gawande, Who Gets Believed? is a book as deeply personal as it is profound in its reflections on morals, language, human psychology, and the unspoken social codes that determine how we relate to one another.

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    March 7, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9781666632750
      • File size: 312855 KB
      • Duration: 10:51:46

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    • English

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Iranian author Dina Nayeri's perspective on truth is shaped by her refugee status in a Midwestern town and her appetite for gripping social issues. Ayesha Antoine has the sensibilities needed to narrate the author's stories and intelligent observations on how people communicate. Antoine's interpretations of these riveting anecdotes and keen insights make the author's gift for melodic language and dramatic narrative shine brightly. The gripping stories of refugees, prisoners of war, and others in cross-cultural interactions can be painful to hear as they illuminate how fragile and corruptible truth can be. But they are beautifully written and performed reminders of truth's relativity, and astute analyses of how a culture's values and social codes impact what we hear and accept from others. T.W. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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