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The Deception (novel)
Deception is the hiding or distorting of the truth. Deception or The Deception may also refer to: * Deception (criminal law), a legal term Places * Deception Glacier, Antarctica * Deception Island, Antarctica * Deception Plateau, Antarctica * Deception River, New Zealand * Deception Pass, Washington, U.S. Film * ''The Deception'' (film), a 1909 film directed by D. W. Griffith * ''Deception'' (1920 film) or ''Anna Boleyn'', a film starring Emil Jennings and Henny Porten * ''Deception'' (1932 film), an American Pre-Code sports drama * ''Deception'' (1946 film), a film noir starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains * ''Deception'' (1975 film) or ''End of the Game'', a German thriller * ''Deceptions'', a 1990 drama starring Nicollette Sheridan and Harry Hamlin * ''Deception'' (1992 film) or ''Ruby Cairo'', starring Liam Neeson * ''Deception'' (2000 film) or ''Reindeer Games'', a film starring Ben Affleck * ''Deception'' (2003 film), a film starring Debi Mazar * ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception
Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight of hand as well as distraction, camouflage or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith. It can also be called, with varying subjective implications, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, ruse, or subterfuge. Deception is a major relational transgression that often leads to feelings of betrayal and distrust between relational partners. Deception violates relational rules and is considered to be a negative violation of expectations. Most people expect friends, relational partners, and even strangers to be truthful most of the time. If people expected most conversations to be untruthful, talking and communicating with others would require distraction and misdirection to acquire reliable information. A significant amount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception (2008 Film)
''Deception'' is a 2008 American erotic thriller film directed by Marcel Langenegger and written by Mark Bomback. It stars Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, and Michelle Williams. The film was released on April 25, 2008 in the United States. Plot Timid Jonathan McQuarry is an accountant in Manhattan. Late one night, while working on an audit at a law firm, he is befriended by a charismatic lawyer, Wyatt Bose. Taking the subway home, Jonathan has a brief encounter with a blonde woman. Reaching home, he notices a pipe in his bedroom is leaking and leaving a stain. Jonathan and Wyatt become good friends. Wyatt has business in London for the next few weeks, but accidentally switches cell phones with Jonathan. Jonathan receives a call on Wyatt's phone, from a woman who asks if he is free that night. He impulsively agrees to meet her at a hotel bar. When she arrives, they proceed directly to a hotel room and have sex. In the morning, Jonathan realizes that Wyatt must be in an exclusive sex c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deception (Animorphs)
This is a list of all books in the ''Animorphs'' series by K. A. Applegate. For a list of authors who ghostwrote much of this series using Applegate's name, see . ''Animorphs'' main series There are fifty-four books in the main series. Companion books Chronological list This is a chronological list of the ''Animorphs'' books by K. A. Applegate, as applies to storyline continuity. *''The Andalite Chronicles'' () **This book is divided into three parts: #1: ''Elfangor's Journey'', #2: ''Alloran's Choice'', and #3: ''An Alien Dies''. *'' 1: The Invasion'' (Spring 1997) *'' 2: The Visitor'' *'' 3: The Encounter'' *'' 4: The Message'' *'' 5: The Predator'' *'' 6: The Capture'' *'' 7: The Stranger'' *'' Megamorphs 1: The Andalite's Gift'' (Summer 1997) *'' 8: The Alien'' *'' 9: The Secret'' *'' 10: The Android'' *'' 11: The Forgotten'' *'' 12: The Reaction'' *'' 13: The Change'' *'' 14: The Unknown'' *'' 15: The Escape'' *'' 16: The Warning'' *'' 17: The Underground'' *'' 18: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception (novel)
''Deception'' is a 1990 novel by Philip Roth. It is a spin-off of Roth’s 1986 novel ''The Counterlife''. Style The book is written almost entirety in dialogue and is presented as the research notes for Roth’s earlier novel ''The Counterlife''. The novel marks the first time Roth uses his own name as the name of the protagonist within a fictional work; he had previously used himself as a main character in a work of non-fiction - '' The Facts: A Novelist's Autobiography'', and would do so again in the memoir ''Patrimony''. "Roth" would also be narrator of the novels ''Operation Shylock'' and ''The Plot Against America''. Summary The book revolves around a series of intimate conversations recorded by a married Jewish-American writer named Philip, living in London, and an upper-middle-class Englishwoman trapped in a loveless marriage. Philip’s wife discovers the notebook of conversations and accuses him of infidelity, which he denies. In the final chapter, Philip and his mist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception (board Game)
''Deception: Murder in Hong Kong'' is a board game for 4 to 12 players designed by Tobey Ho and published by Grey Fox games in 2015. Set as a detective investigation scene, in ''Deception'' players find themselves in a scenario of intrigue and murder, deduction and deception. Players take on the roles of investigators attempting to solve a murder case, but one of the investigators is actually the killer. Different roles are randomly assigned at the start of play. As the investigators attempt to deduce the truth, the murderer's team must deceive and mislead. The game was originally released via Kickstarter, raising over $65000. ''Deception'' received positive reviews, and was awarded with the Dice Tower Seal of Excellence. Gameplay In ''Deception: Murder in Hong Kong'', each player first receives a secret role: Forensic Scientist, Witness, Investigator, Murderer, or Accomplice. Everyone then closes their eyes except for the forensic scientist, who instructs the murderer to open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception
Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight of hand as well as distraction, camouflage or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith. It can also be called, with varying subjective implications, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, ruse, or subterfuge. Deception is a major relational transgression that often leads to feelings of betrayal and distrust between relational partners. Deception violates relational rules and is considered to be a negative violation of expectations. Most people expect friends, relational partners, and even strangers to be truthful most of the time. If people expected most conversations to be untruthful, talking and communicating with others would require distraction and misdirection to acquire reliable information. A significant amount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invitation To Darkness
''Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness'' is a role-playing video game released by Tecmo in 1996 for the original PlayStation. Although often referred to simply as "Deception", the game's official title is ''Tecmo's Deception''. ''Tecmo's Deception'' was released as ''Kokumeikan'' (刻命館) in Japan, and as ''Devil's Deception'' in Europe. The game inverts the common tropes of role-playing video games by placing the player in the role of an evil lord who must use traps and monsters to kill the adventuring parties which invade his castle. As the story progresses, the player character learns he has been the victim of multiple deceptions, and must decide whether to proceed with his plan to revive the Devil or convert to the cause of good. The game is the first in the ''Deception'' series. It was a critical success, with reviewers particularly praising the originality of the game's concept. Premise and gameplay ''Tecmo's Deception'' is a real-time role-playing video game (RPG), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception (video Game Series)
''Deception'' is a series of console tactical role-playing games created and published by Tecmo for Sony's line of PlayStation consoles. They have an emphasis on passive combat via the use of traps. There are five games in the franchise. Games ''Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness'' The first game in the series, released in 1996 for the PlayStation, ''Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness'', released as ''Kokumeikan'' (刻命館) in Japan and ''Devil's Deception'' in Europe, plays unlike its successors in almost every capacity. It uses a first-person perspective similar to the ''King's Field'' series. The storyline is about a murdered, nameless prince who makes a pact with the Devil to become the master of the Castle of the Damned, in order to get revenge on his brother Yurias, who framed him for the murder of their father, the king, in order to usurp the throne and claim the fiancée of the player character, Princess Fiana. In addition to the rating of Teen (for "anim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception (Ugandan TV Series)
'' Deception '' is a Ugandan drama television series developed by Edris Matu Segawa and directed by George Kihumbah. The series ran on NTV Uganda for eight seasons from 2013 to 2016. The series won a number of awards including 2014 RTV Awards for Best TV Drama of the year, 2015 RTV Awards as Best TV Drama of the year and 2016 Uganda Entertainment Award for Best TV Series. During its first season the show had a running time of 30 minutes and then was extended to 45 minutes for the rest of its season. Airing every Mondays and Tuesdays at 8pm. Deception became one of the most popular TV drama series in Uganda and the second attempt at TV shows by NTV Uganda after 2009's KAKIBEKI (what come may!). The show aired its last season in 2016 after a revered 8 season and three-year run. Plot Monica and Chris Nsereko are a young happily married couple. Life is good, until Monica's mother in law decides to move in with them, demanding for a grandchild. The happy couple is dropped in a hole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception (Irish TV Series)
''Deception'' is an Irish prime time television drama airing on Virgin Media One, TV3. The series, created by Gert Thomas, premiered on Monday 7 January 2013. Plot When the small housing estate in the suburbs of Galway was built in 2007 it was exclusive; but not any more. The six families that live there have plenty of secrets, with jealousy, betrayal, revenge, and murder behind every door. Cast *Vincent Walsh as Andrew Stacey *Nora-Jane Noone as Aoife Stacey *Kris Edlund as Ann Baker *Colm O'Maonlaí as Dara Baker *Danny McColgan as Troy Baker *Conor Mullen as Jack French *Leigh Arnold as Caitríona French *Gavin O'Connor-Duffy as Owen French *Cora Fenton as Colleen Walsh *Roisín O'Neill as Emma Walsh *Eve Mackin as Fiona Woods *Jim Norton (Irish actor), Jim Norton as Larry Joyce *Sam Smith (Irish actor), Sam Smith as Michael Joyce *Helen Roache as Rose Joyce *Robbie Walsh as Manga *Michael Murphy as Zoo *Jack Harney as Rory *Meabh Coyne as Molly Production ''Deception'' is T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception (2018 TV Series)
''Deception'' is an American crime procedural drama television series created for ABC by Chris Fedak. The series was produced by Berlanti Productions and VHPT Company in association with Warner Bros. Television, with Fedak serving as showrunner. The series premiered on March 11, 2018. The series starred Jack Cutmore-Scott as Cameron Black, a superstar magician who joins the FBI as a consulting illusionist to help them solve crimes after his career is ruined by a scandal. Ilfenesh Hadera, Lenora Crichlow, Justin Chon, Laila Robins, Amaury Nolasco, and Vinnie Jones also star in the show. In September 2016, the series received a pilot production commitment at ABC, and received a pilot order in January 2017. The cast was filled out in early 2017, and filming on the pilot began in New York City in March 2017. The series was officially ordered by ABC in May 2017. On May 11, 2018, ABC cancelled the show after one season. Premise After his career as a magician is ruined by a scandal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deception (2013 American TV Series)
''Deception'' is an American prime time soap opera television series that aired on NBC. The series, created by Liz Heldens, premiered on Monday, January 7, 2013. On May 8, 2013, NBC canceled the series after one season. Plot When Vivian Bowers, a famous socialite, is found dead in a motel room from what appears to be a drug overdose, her estranged best friend Detective Joanna Locasto is re-embraced by the wealthy Bowers family. In time, she begins to uncover the truth of what really happened to her friend and who was behind the death. Characters Main * Joanna Locasto (played by Meagan Good): A detective from the San Francisco Police Department and old friend of the Bowers family. She is working undercover with FBI agent Moreno to investigate Vivian's death. Joanna is asked to stay undercover by Haverstock, who wants to get the evidence needed to put Robert away for Vivian's murder. * Robert Bowers (played by Victor Garber): The founder and CEO of a pharmaceutical company and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
