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He's a player in more ways than one.... College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hookups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing charm, he hides growing despair about the dead-end road he'll be forced to walk after graduation. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers is just the distraction he needs, but when a thoughtless mistake pushes her away, Logan plans to spend his final year proving to her that he's worth a second chance.

Julie Paige und Cedric Goodier verbindet seit ihrer Jugend eine tiefe Feindschaft. Die beiden haben einfach schon immer das Schlechteste bei dem jeweils anderen hervorgerufen. Fast zehn Jahre lang haben sie sich nicht mehr gesehen und sogar in verschiedenen Städten gewohnt, aber nun kehren sie beide nach Midway zurück. Cedric hat einen Vertrag als Goalie bei den Midway Icefoxes unterschrieben, und Julie kommt nach Hause, um ihre todkranke Tante Annie zu pflegen – wo die zwei erneut aufeinanderstoßen.

Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. This updated edition concludes with an extended discussion of how we can live with dissonance, learn from it, and perhaps, eventually, forgive ourselves. Why...

Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell? Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception.