My personal view is that The Lie Behind the Lie Detector is better researched, better written, and more informative than Doug Williams' "How to Sting the Polygraph." But then again, I'm not unbiased: I'm a co-author of TLBTLD.

As you consider Mr. Williams' criticism of AntiPolygraph.org, bear in mind that he wants to charge you for the same kind of information that we provide for free. See my article, "A Response to Doug Williams" for background on his previous attacks on AntiPolygraph.org.

AntiPolygraph.org is not in competition with Doug Williams: our purpose is not to make money. It doesn't really matter to us whether or not you decide to purchase Mr. Williams' e-book (though I personally think your money would be better spent on Dr. David T. Lykken's A Tremor in the Blood: Uses and Abuses of the Lie Detector). In any event, before you shell out your hard-earned dollars to Mr. Williams, you might want to ask him to point out specifically what information on AntiPolygraph.org he believes to be untrustworthy.

Note to Doug Williams: if you truly believe any information provided by AntiPolygraph.org is false or misleading, why not post your criticism here, for the edification of all concerned?

4x4man,

You write, among other things:

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Thanks for that acknowledgement. Of course, I am not the sole author of The Lie Behind the Lie Detector, and we do much more than simply explaining that which is in Mr. Williams' manual. We draw on a broad range of sources (for which we provide citations).

Given your above remark, I trust that you would disagree with Doug Williams' putative claim that "all the other stuff you'll find on the net is not going to help you, and, any site giving you free information is surely not a trustworthy source!"

Why do you think Mr. Williams would make such a claim? And what do you think this says about his trustworthiness?

4x4man,

I suppose we'll just have to wait for Mr. Williams himself to muster the courage to explain his cowardly attacks.

4x4man,

The reason that I have characterized Mr. Williams' verbal attacks against AntiPolygraph.org (as reported by the originator of this message thread) as "cowardly" is that he lacks the courage to back them up by pointing out anything on AntiPolygraph.org that he genuinely believes to be false or otherwise misleading. It is in this regard that I believe Mr. Williams is untrustworthy.

I note that others who have communicated privately with Mr. Williams have reported similar unwarranted verbal attacks by him against AntiPolygraph.org.

george, thanks for the clarification.

and 4x4, thanks for your feedback as well.

I think i'll try the "blood book" (LOL!). TLBTLD is so informative though, i've even looked up some of the cites you quote and they're legit.   

but the ? 4 the day is motive...what motive would George and the other guy have for releasing such an informative book for free...unless they're spies for the APA?  HA HA HA! (just kidding)

oooooooooooh.

LOL!