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The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man by David W Maurer Review "The book is spellbinding: It's origins are in linguistics; it is nominally a work of eriminology; it has blood ties to folklore; it falls within the scope of Americana; it serves up a parcel of social history; and of course it is a robust and... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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How to Become a Professional Con Artist by Dennis Marlock Publisher Comments A fool and his money are soon parted, so the saying goes. And if the job is done right, the fool doesn't even realize it's happened until the wily con artist has moved on to the next victim or the next town. In this entertaining and eye-opening book... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Trade Paper
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Gambling Scams by Darwin Oritz Synopsis America's leading authority on crooked gambling reveals the most prized secret techniques of cardsharps and cheats.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Faith Healers by James Randi Synopsis "A fascinating look at a world of misplaced faith and blind trust that seems more appropriate to the Dark Ages than to the end of the 20th century". -- Toronto Sun... (read more) List Price $25.98 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Drake's Fortune: The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist by Richard Rayner Publisher Comments Over the course of twenty years, from 1914 to 1933, Oscar Hartzell conned millions of dollars from tens of thousands of trusting, innocent people. And when he was caught, they gave him more. There are no folk heroes more all-American than con artists... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Most Extraordinary Liar in the History of Fun and Profit by Frank Abagnale and Stan Redding Publisher Comments Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Paper Moon by Joe D. Brown Publisher Comments The classic tale of a female Huck Finn, Peter Bogdanovich's film version of the book was nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in the darkest days of the Great Depression, this is the timeless story of an 11-year-old orphan's rollicking journey through... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Grifters by Jim Thompson Publisher Comments Roy DIllon seems too handsome and well-mannered to be a professional con man. Lilly Dillon looks too young--and loves Roy a little too intensely--to be taken for his mother. Moira Langtry is getting too old to keep on living off the kindness of male... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Elmer McCurdy: The Misadventure in Life and Afterlife of an American Outlaw by Mark Svenvold Publisher Comments From Elmer McCurdy: The body was listed as "the Decedent," in official coroner's parlance Dead Body Case #7614812. Word soon got out about the fun-house mummy, about whom so little was known that the autopsy took on the character of an archaeological dig.... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd by Richard Zacks Publisher Comments In the spirit of Nathaniel Philbrick?s In the Heart of the Sea, the true story of Captain Kidd?s adventure of betrayal and courage on the high seas. Everybody knows the legend of Captain Kidd, America?s most ruthless buccanneer. Few people realize... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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