Displaying 1 of 1 2016 Format: Book Author: Konnikova, Maria, author. Title: The confidence game : why we fall for it... every time / Maria Konnikova. Publisher, Date: New York : Viking, 2016. ©2016 Description: 340 pages ; 24 cm 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. Subjects: Swindlers and swindling. Fraud. Criminal psychology. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: 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. LCCN: 2015041266 ISBN: 9780525427414 0525427414 Other Number: 930462967 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 557514 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 364.163 Konnikov Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
