An edition of The confidence game (2016)

The confidence game

why we fall for it... every time

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An edition of The confidence game (2016)

The confidence game

why we fall for it... every time

  • 4.0 (3 ratings)
  • 59 Want to read
  • 3 Have read

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.

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Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
340

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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.16/3
Library of Congress
HV6691 .K66 2016, HV6691, HV6691.K66 2016, HV6691 .K66 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 340 pages
Number of pages
340

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27200537M
ISBN 10
0525427414
ISBN 13
9780525427414
LCCN
2015041266, 2015046713, 2017288226
OCLC/WorldCat
930462967, 942533305

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL20020475W

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