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Books like On Bullshit

A deadpan, razor-sharp philosophical dissection of why people talk without caring about the truth. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with On Bullshit.

intellectual
clarifying
cynical
contemplative

01
Calling Bullshit
Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West
A witty, empowering toolkit for cutting through the noise of a data-drenched world.
Shares:
- wry
02
Assholes
Aaron James
A cathartic, intellectually rigorous field guide to understanding and surviving the most entitled people in your life.
Shares:
- analytical
- wry
03
Crimes Against Logic
Jamie Whyte
A sharp, witty toolkit for dismantling the everyday nonsense that clutters our newsfeeds and conversations.
Shares:
- cynical
- wry
04
You are not so smart
David McRaney
A playful, humbling tour through the cognitive biases that secretly run your life, proving that you are delightfully, predictably irrational.
Shares:
- wry
05
Lies
Al Franken · 2003
A sharp, humorous dismantling of political rhetoric and media falsehoods that invites readers to laugh at the absurdity of modern political culture.
Shares:
- cynical
06
Lying
Sissela Bok · 1978
A rigorous and contemplative deep-dive into the ethical weight of the falsehoods we tell ourselves and others.
Shares:
- contemplative
- analytical
07
You are now less dumb
David McRaney
A witty, humbling tour through the funhouse mirror of your own mind that proves you aren't nearly as rational as you think.
Shares:
- wry
08
Philosophische Untersuchungen
Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1953
A therapeutic dismantling of the conceptual traps we build with our own words.
Shares:
- intellectual
- clarifying
- contemplative
09
Twilight of the Idols and The Antichrist
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
A blistering, hammer-swinging assault on everything you thought was sacred, true, or good.
Feels:
- confrontational
- electrifying
- feverish
10
The honest truth about dishonesty
Dan Ariely
A playful, eye-opening exploration of the little lies we tell ourselves and the surprising ways our moral compasses go astray.
Shares:
- wry
11
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
A razor-sharp, alphabetical dismantling of human hypocrisy that serves as a perfect companion for the delightfully cynical.
Shares:
- intellectual
- cynical
- wry
12
Radical honesty
Brad Blanton · 2005
A blunt, unapologetic wake-up call that challenges you to break out of your own mental prison through absolute truth-telling.
Feels:
- energizing
- confrontational
- liberating

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