The Confidence Game: The Psychology of the Con and Why We Fall for It Every Time Condition:Like New from the Big Bang to

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indispensable anthology brings together fifty unforgettable works from all genres of creative nonfiction

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The Confidence Game: The Psychology of the Con and Why We Fall for It Every Time Condition:Like New from the Big Bang toTrue con artists the Bernie Madoffs, the Clark Rockefellers, the Lance Armstrongs are elegant outsized personalities, artists of persuasion and exploiters of trust. They hold a deep enigmatic fascination for us. But how do they do it? Why are they successful? And what keeps us falling for it over and over again? Whether it's a suspicious looking email or a multimillion dollar global swindle, Maria Konnikova investigates the psychological principles