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Author Konnikova, Maria, author.

Title The confidence game : why we fall for it ... every time / Maria Konnikova. [Boundless electronic resource]

Publication Info. New York : Viking, 2016.
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Description 1 online resource.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The grifter and the mark -- The put-up -- The play -- The rope -- The tale -- The convincer -- The breakdown -- The send and the touch -- The blow-off and the fix -- The (real) oldest profession.
Summary Explores the psyches, motives, and methods of con artists to reveal why they are consistently successful, identifying common hallmarks of cons to share additional insights into the relationship between artists and victims.
System Details Requires Boundless App.
Subject Swindlers and swindling.
Fraud.
Criminal psychology.
Criminal psychology.
Fraud.
Swindlers and swindling.
Genre Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Konnikova, Maria, author. Confidence game New York : Viking, 2016 9780525427414 (DLC) 2015041266
ISBN 9780698170995 : $51.00
0698170997 : $51.00
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