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A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con
by Amy Reading
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by Maria Konnikova
Published Jan 2017
Read ReviewsAn intriguing investigation into what makes a con artist, and why we continue to be duped by them.
by Laura Hillenbrand
Published Jul 2014
Read ReviewsIn her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man's journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.
by Carson Morton
Published Oct 2012
Read ReviewsWhat happens when you mix a Parisian street orphan, a hot-tempered Spanish forger, a beautiful American pickpocket, an unloved wife, and one priceless painting?
by Pope Brock
Published Jan 2009
Read ReviewsA marvelous portrait of a boundlessly audacious rogue on the loose in an America that was ripe for the bamboozling.
by David Sinclair
Published Jan 2005
Read ReviewsThe bizarre tale of a 19th century land swindle by 'Sir Gregor MacGregor', who conned hundreds of people into buying land in a country that didn't exist; a fact they didn't discover until they'd traveled half way round the world to Central America to claim their property.
by Frank W. Abagnale
Published Nov 2002
Read ReviewsA revealing look inside the predatory criminal mind from a former master of the con--the ultimate defense against even the craftiest crook.
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