This book is almost a complete waste of time (it does contain several references to interesting psychological studies but very little else). The book is filled with completely unnecessary potty language which the author apparently thinks is cute but which is not. The bottom line is that this book is simply page after page of bovine excrement!

A quick and entertaining read that should help many people become more aware of how they've arrived at their own decisions and attitudes and how they can logically dissect that process so they're less susceptible to bullshit.
The first part of the book consisted of highly readable anecdotes to illuminate his various points. The second half was more of a roundup and reiteration of his points. While I enjoyed this book, I docked one star because of the author's own bullshit. The anecdotes he used in the first half were mere padding. He could have used more original examples. Anyone who has taken a basic psychology course or watched a documentary on the art of persuasion will be familiar with most that he cites. That's a small criticism though, because the second half of the book makes up for it.

I have read On Bullshit, but Petrocelli takes the idea down a different route. Instead of a philosophical work, this one is more applicable to understanding and guarding against bullshit. There were some really interesting anecdotes throughout the text that made me often stop and think about, even though I wouldn't have admitted it, I have fallen prey to bullshit more than I would like to say.

The second half of the book is where I think one can apply the rules the best. The questions and guides in the last couple of chapters are great reference questions about any source of information.

The book's political views might turn people away, but in the end, it is those people who have stayed wallowing in the cow pie

This book is very informative. It gives many great examples of lies and misinformation and how to recognize them. The author really knows what he is talking about and he presents it in a easy to understand and non-pendant manner. A very interesting and educational book.

Thanks to the publisher for providing an ARC.

This is basically part of a social psychology course put into layman's terms. It uses good examples for showing what he is talking about, and honestly I would probably rate it higher if he didn't always turn to conservative examples for illustrating bullshit. The practice is prevalent across ALL parties, races, genders, etc...so I found it difficult to continue when the author was unable to keep his politics out of it. This has the potential to be a better book if examples from across the board are included, but as it stands, it's just another partisan book.