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While cheats and swindlers may be a dime a dozen, true conmen—the Bernie Madoffs, the Jim Bakkers, the Lance Armstrongs—are elegant, outsized personalities, artists of persuasion and exploiters of trust. How do they do it? Why are they successful? And what keeps us falling for it, over and over again? These are the questions that journalist and psychologist Maria Konnikova tackles in her mesmerizing new book. From multimillion-dollar Ponzi schemes to small-time frauds, Konnikova pulls together a selection of fascinating stories to demonstrate what all cons share in common, drawing on scientific, dramatic, and psychological perspectives. Insightful and gripping, the book brings readers into the world of the con, examining the relationship between artist and victim. The Confidence Game asks not only why we believe con artists, but also examines the very act of believing and how our sense of truth can be manipulated by those around us. |
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Electronic book. |
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Electronic reproduction. New York Penguin Publishing Group 2016 Available via World Wide Web. |
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Swindlers and swindling.
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Fraud.
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Criminal psychology.
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Electronic books.
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OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
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Print version: Konnikova, Maria, author. Confidence game New York : Viking, 2016 9780525427414 (DLC) 2015041266 |
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9780698170995 (electronic bk.) |
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