The confidence game : why we fall for it... every time
(2016)
By:
Konnikova, Maria
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
364.163/KONNIKOVA,M
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Viking, 2016
©2016
©2016
DESCRIPTION
340 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780525427414 (hardcover), 0525427414 (hardcover)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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
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