Title: The Penguin book of lies
Description: > Being economical with the truth, using terminological inexactitudes, sparing people's feelings; call it what you will, human beings have always been liars. Here, in this extraordinary anthology, Philip Kerr surveys some of the world's greatest deceits from the monumental lies of history.

- from back cover
Subjects: Truthfulness and falsehood, Anecdotes, Humor, general