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“Credulity” gathers fiction and nonfiction that probe the human tendency to believe too readily—how hopes, fears, authority, and storytelling make us susceptible to persuasion and deception. These books chronicle hoaxes, cons, miracle cures, cults, pseudoscience, and viral rumors; investigate the psychology and sociology of belief; and dramatize the costs and comforts of taking things on faith. Expect investigative journalism, history, memoirs from former true believers, and novels with unreliable narrators and charismatic manipulators, alongside works that explain cognitive biases and media dynamics. Together they offer cautionary tales and empathetic portraits that illuminate why people fall for things—and how belief can be exploited, challenged, or transformed.

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