ENGLISH

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

By Maria Konnikova

Book information

Publisher
Viking;Penguin Publishing Group
Year
2016
ISBN
978-0-698-17099-5, 0698170997
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
524 kB (536648 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2019-09-24 23:51:51
Swindlers and swindling;Fraud;Criminal psychology

Description

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. Abstract: 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 Content: 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.

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