The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time Konnikova MariaPaperback
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…
Specifikacia The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time Konnikova MariaPaperback
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? The New York Times bestselling author of Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes explains how to spot the con before they spot you. Think again.
"[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,