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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520 |a 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. 
505 0 |a 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. 
650 0 |a Swindlers and swindling. 
650 0 |a Fraud. 
650 0 |a Criminal psychology. 
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