In his new book for young readers Mark Kurlansky's lens is the art of the "big lie," a term coined by Adolph Hitler. Kurlansky has written A History of Big Lies for the next stewards of our world. It is not only a history but a how-to manual for seeing through big lies and thinking critica...

In his new book for young readers Mark Kurlansky's lens is the art of the "big lie," a term coined by Adolph Hitler. Kurlansky has written A History of Big Lies for the next stewards of our world. It is not only a history but a how-to manual for seeing through big lies and thinking critically.