title: Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life
author:  Sissela Bok 
description: A thoughtful addition to the growing debate over public and private morality. Looks at lying and deception in law, family, medicine, government.
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  This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, businesses,
  organisations and incidents portrayed in it are either the product of the
  author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual
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  Published 2020
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  by Poolbeg Press Ltd.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  © Fran McDonnell 2020
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The moral right of the author has been asserted.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  ISBN 978178199-360-6
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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