The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time Konnikova MariaPaperback
"It's a startling and disconcerting read that should make you think twice every time a friend of a friend offers you the opportunity of a lifetime." --Erik Larson, #1 New York Times bestselling author…
Specifikacia The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time Konnikova MariaPaperback
"It's a startling and disconcerting read that should make you think twice every time a friend of a friend offers you the opportunity of a lifetime." --Erik Larson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake and bestselling author of Devil in the White CityThink you can't get conned? Think again. The New York Times bestselling author of Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes explains how to spot the con before they spot you. "[An] excellent study of Con Artists, stories & the human need to believe" -Neil Gaiman, via TwitterA compelling investigation into the minds, motives, and methods of con artists--and the people who fall for their cons over and over again.While cheats and swindlers may be a dime a dozen, true conmen--the Bernie Madoffs, the Jim Bakkers,