“I have followed with great curiosity the conflict arising from James Frey’s best-selling memoirs. Millions have read his alarming, in-your-face account of years of substance abuse, supposed recklessness, intimidating behavior towards authority, and other antisocial behavior. By appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show, James was able to use that forum to catapult his book to a best-selling nonfiction story.” Read more of renowned author and therapist James P. Krehbiel’s analysis of why people exaggerate, embellish and downright lie.
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