{"product_id":"the-confidence-game-why-we-fall-for-it-every-time-paperback","title":"The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Konnikova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's a startling and disconcerting read that \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e make you think twice every time a friend of a friend offers you the opportunity of a lifetime.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Erik Larson, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDead Wake \u003c\/i\u003eand bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDevil in the White City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThink you can't get conned? Think again. The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes \u003c\/i\u003eexplains how to spot the con before they spot you\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[An] excellent study of Con Artists, stories \u0026amp; the human need to believe\" -Neil Gaiman, via Twitter\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA compelling investigation into the minds, motives, and methods of con artists--and the people who fall for their cons over and over again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence Game\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Konnikova is the author of \u003ci\u003eMastermind \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence Game\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a regular contributing writer for The New Yorker, and has written for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Slate, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e New Republic, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eParis Review, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, Salon, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eScientific American MIND, WIRED, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e. Maria graduated from Harvard University and received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753851060512,"sku":"9780143109877","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6c9731daf8d84c264c2a462742b0d757.webp?v=1780028389","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-confidence-game-why-we-fall-for-it-every-time-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}