The confidence game :

Konnikova, Maria

The confidence game : the psychology of the con and why we fall for it every time Maria Konnikova. - New York ; Canongate, ©2016. - x, 340 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-330) and index.

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.

"A compelling investigation into the minds, motives, and methods of con artistsand the people who fall for their cons over and over again."

9781782113881

2017288226


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HV6691 / .K66 2017

364.163 / KON-C
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