A new book by a bestselling author: Thorsten Havener explores the fascinating world of secrets
On the importance of keeping secrets
Don’t tell anyone what’s in this book! Be honest, didn’t that make you just a little curious? Hardly anything is as enticing as the chance to know someone’s secret. And we’re surrounded by secrets, be it bank confidentiality, a doctor sworn to professional secrecy or a suspicious text message. And what exactly are secrets? How do you keep them, and why do we often not manage it? The magician Thorsten Havener is an expert on mystery and concealment; here, he explains why secrets are so important to us, why they sometimes weigh us down or make our lives more interesting, how revealing them can unburden us or even get us into trouble. Yet he also shows us why we need them, especially in the era of big data and Facebook.
