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Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator By: Ryan Holiday Hardcover, 288 pages Published July 19th 2012 by Portfolio Hardcover ISBN13: 9781591845539 Overall 3 out of 5 stars My system is set up to review fiction novels, so I will have to adapt a bit. Trust Me, I'm Lying is among the best books exposing the greedy bloggers and corrupt news organizations. Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator is a book by Ryan Holiday. Trust Me, I’m Lying (2012) is the fi rst of his four practical books published so far: The Obstacle Is the Way (2014), Ego Is the Enemy (2016), and The Daily Stoic (2016). The great thing about this book is it’s about the media, especially blogs, which makes it all the more relevant to me personally. Read Trust Me I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator Ebook Free. 2 likes. Trust Me I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday was recommended to me by my boss. 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