"The Culture of Cheating: Why More Americans Are Doing It Bad to Get Ahead"IntroWhen Professor John Doe told me assigned this reading task, I really had no idea what the academic book would do. call on me. I definitely wanted to choose a book that would impact me in the long term and from which I would benefit. When I told my brother about the book, he told me he had just finished a book called "The Culture of Cheating: Why More Americans Are Doing More to Get Ahead" by David Callahan . When he quickly explained to me what the book was about, I knew it was the book I was going to read. I thought this would be a good choice, because everywhere you look these days you see cheating. This book was published in 2004, so even though it is a decade old, I believe many of the examples in the book are still problematic, or even worse, today than they were ten years ago years. Whether it's kids at school, athletes, or the average business person. Everyone cheats and tries to take shortcuts to get ahead. Almost everyone has cheated in their life, whether you want to admit it or not. When reading this book, I was hoping to learn exactly why so many people try to cheat and what alternatives people could take to avoid cheating.ReviewI was really looking forward to reading this book because since high school when reading novels was a mandatory assignment, I hadn't really sat down to read a book, much less an academic book. I looked forward to learning and possibly using this book in a future interview. The book begins with David Callahan addressing the national problem we have with cheating. To discuss the culture of cheating, the author presents research results from many disciplines such as: economics, political science...... middle of article...... and small things, like asking others how they got on certain issues. in math class and little things like that. The main reason I do this is because sometimes I doubt myself and I want reassurance from other peers. I also cheat on small things from time to time because I know the probability of getting caught is low and the punishments aren't that harsh. Although I try not to cheat as much as possible, sometimes I make a mistake and it happens. Reading this book really taught me that if I'm likely to cheat on something small, then in the future I'll be more likely to cheat on something bigger and that would have bigger consequences. he was discovered. Also, reading this book will help me in an interview. Often in an interview I will be asked if I have read any good books recently. Now I have at least one credible academic book that I can say I've read.