The Confidence Game
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The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova
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 City
Think you can't get conned? Think again. The New York Times bestselling author of Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes explains how to spot the con before they spot you. An] excellent study of Con Artists, stories & the human need to believe -Neil Gaiman, via Twitter
A 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, the Lance Armstrongs--are elegant, outsized personalities, artists of persuasion and exploiters of trust. How do they do it? Why are they successful? And what keeps us falling for it, over and over again? These are the questions that journalist and psychologist Maria Konnikova tackles in her mesmerizing new book. From multimillion-dollar Ponzi schemes to small-time frauds, Konnikova pulls together a selection of fascinating stories to demonstrate what all cons share in common, drawing on scientific, dramatic, and psychological perspectives. Insightful and gripping, the book brings readers into the world of the con, examining the relationship between artist and victim. The Confidence Game asks not only why we believe con artists, but also examines the very act of believing and how our sense of truth can be manipulated by those around us.
Mastermind and The Confidence Game are written by Maria Konnikova. She contributes regularly to the New Yorker and has also written for publications such as the Atlantic, the New York Times, Slate, the New Republic, the Paris Review, the Wall Street Journal, Salon, and Smithsonian. Her work has garnered multiple accolades, including the Society of Personality and Social Psychology's 2019 Excellence in Science Journalism Award. She is a visiting fellow at New York University's School of Journalism and hosts the Panoply Media program The Grift. In 2019, she was nominated for a National Magazine Award for her podcasting work. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Harvard University and a doctorate in psychology from Columbia University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143109877 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143109871 |
| Title | The Confidence Game |
| Author | Maria Konnikova |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2017-01-10 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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