David McRaney (Get this book) McRaney's newest, a follow-up to 2012's You Are Not So Smart, explores the ways in which the brain "cheats and edits and alters reality." The Mississippi-based journalist and blogger ranges far and wide in his explication of various theories of individual and social psychology, in the process shedding light on the personal blind spots that skew reality while also allowing us to navigate it. McRaney is a fine stylist, easily balancing anecdote, analysis, and witty asides. Despite a flippant and self-helpy title, this book is seriously informative.--Publisher's Weekly
