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Tremors in the Blood
Tremors in the Blood: Murder, Obsession and the Birth of the Lie Detector | Amit Katwala
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'A wonderful book' - Guardian Truth, murder and the birth of the lie detector
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RainyDayReading
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Read this in two days. I couldn‘t put it down! It‘s a great example of narrative nonfiction which is why I couldn‘t stop turning pages. A look at the lives and world of the men that were responsible for the “lie detector” test and the cases that made this a household name despite its flaws. Really well done. #MCBC pick for February.

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MaggieCarr
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Less about the lie detector and more about the cases surrounding its use and believability. Some cases/stories kept me more engaged than others (like the ones that I literally fell asleep to 🤷), but I learned quite a bit just not my favorite unique history. I did find the clash between the inventor and the shared/split/shared/split research that eventually became enemies over the device that brought them together in the first place.