lt;DIV gt; lt;DIV gt; lt;DIV gt; lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" gt;"Every page sparkles with sharp insight and keen observation. Mistakes were made--but not in this book!" -Daniel Gilbert, author of lt;I gt;Stumbling on Happiness lt;/I gt; lt;/P gt; lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" gt; lt;/P gt; lt;P gt;Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell? lt;/P gt; lt;P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in" gt;Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, lt;I gt;Mistakes Were Made (But Not by lt;/I gt; Me lt;I gt;) lt;/I gt; offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception--how it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it. lt;/P gt; lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" gt;"Hypocrisy is hardest to see in oneself. Tavris and Aronson, both social psychologists, demonstrate the whys and hows of this maxim by blending research with anecdotal evidence from celebrities, presidents, and CEOs. "-- lt;I gt;Psychology Today lt;/I gt; lt;/P gt; lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" gt; lt;/P gt; lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" gt;"Thanks, in part, to the scientific evidence it provides and the charm of its down-to-earth, commonsensical tone, lt;I gt;Mistakes Were Made lt;/I gt; is convincing. Reading it, we recognize the behavior of our leaders, our loved ones, and--if we're honest--ourselves, and some of the more perplexing mysteries of human nature begin to seem a little clearer. "--Francine Prose, lt;I gt;O, The Oprah Magazine lt;/I gt; lt;/P gt; lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" gt; lt;I gt; lt;/I gt; lt;/P gt; lt;P gt; lt;B gt;CAROL TAVRIS lt;/B gt; is a social psychologist and author of lt;I gt;Anger lt;/I gt; and lt;I gt;The Mismeasure of Woman lt;/I gt;. She has written for the lt;I gt;Los Angeles Times, lt;/I gt; the lt;I gt;New York Times, Scientific American, lt;/I gt;and many other publications. She lives in Los Angeles. lt;/P gt; lt;P gt; lt;B gt;ELLIOT ARONSON lt;/B gt; is a social psychologist and author of lt;I gt;The Social Animal lt;/I gt;. The recipient of many awards for teaching, scientific research, writing, and contributions to society, he is a professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz. lt;/P gt; lt;P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" gt;Visit lt;A href="http: //www. MistakesWereMadeButNotByMe. com" gt;www. MistakesWereMadeButNotByMe. com lt;/A gt;. lt;/P gt; lt;/DIV gt; lt;/DIV gt; lt;/DIV gt;