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

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.

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Main Author: Konnikova, Maria (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2016.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:340 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780525427414 (hardcover)
0525427414 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Maria Konnikova is the author of Mastermind and The Confidence Game . She is a regular contributing writer for The New Yorker, and has written for the Atlantic , the New York Times, Slate, the New Republic, the Paris Review, the Wall Street Journal, Salon, the Boston Globe,  the Scientific American MIND, WIRED, and Smithsonian . Maria graduated  from Harvard University and received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University.