{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-the-world-in-50-lies-by-natasha-tidd-9781789295269","title":"A Short History of the World in 50 Lies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaking readers on a global journey through human history, Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar’s deceptive PR machine to the cover-ups that caused Chernobyl.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cb\u003eforgeries\u003c\/b\u003e that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donation of Constantine, the Protocols of Zion and the mysterious Testament of Peter the Great, to mass \u003cb\u003epolitical\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003epress cover-ups\u003c\/b\u003e including Britain’s Boer War concentration camps, a Pulitzer Prize-winning whitewash of the Ukraine Famine, and the infamous Dreyfus Affair in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside these are examinations of how our \u003cb\u003eretellings\u003c\/b\u003e of history can \u003cb\u003eturn fiction into fact\u003c\/b\u003e, including The Spanish Inquisition’s deceitful legacy. Plus, there is an in-depth look at how historic lies can still impact our lives today, such as the \u003cb\u003edeadly legacy\u003c\/b\u003e of America’s Tuskegee Experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeet incredible people, including Jeanne de Clisson who became the fourteenth century's most feared pirate – all because of a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Lies\u003c\/i\u003e details the profound impact of this secretive side of history and shows that the truth really is stranger – and far more dangerous – than any fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Distribution and Logistics Company (TDLC)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46442436755692,"sku":"9781789295269","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1395943482825.jpg?v=1747288608","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-short-history-of-the-world-in-50-lies-by-natasha-tidd-9781789295269","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}