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The writing is clear and the insights are invaluable. - Goodreads Well researched and informative. - Goodreads Excellent, accessible and conversational prose. - Goodreads The premise is simple. - Goodreads While I would never call this book a "page turner." - Goodreads Their explanations are arguably a little facile. - Goodreads Review: Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful ActsUser Review - Margot - GoodreadsFairly entertaining and very accessible exploration of cognitive dissonance. The authors have a particular knack for selecting examples and distilling them into quick catch phrases that stand for a ... Read full review Review: Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful ActsUser Review - Steven Beales - GoodreadsExcellent overview of why normal human beings end up justifying extreme and irrational positions one gradual step at a time and then feel bound by self-justification to continue onto actions that seem impossible to understand if we have not begun to slide down the same slippery slope. Read full review Related books
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