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The confidence game : why we fall for it... every time / Maria Konnikova.

Konnikova, Maria, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525427414
  • ISBN: 0525427414
  • ISBN: 9780143109877
  • Physical Description: x, 340 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Viking, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-330) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject:
Swindlers and swindling.
Fraud.
Criminal psychology.

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  • 16 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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