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Author : David W. Smith
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1434993299
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)
Download or read book The Greedy and the Gullible written by David W. Smith and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Greenspan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313362173
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Annals of Gullibility written by Stephen Greenspan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to provide a comprehensive look at the problem of gullibility, this groundbreaking work covers how and why we are fooled in areas that range from religion, politics, science, and medicine, to personal finance and relationships. First laying the groundwork by showing gullibility at play in the writings of historic authors we all know, developmental psychologist Stephen Greenspan follows with chapters that describe social duping across the gamut of human conduct. From people who pour bucks into investment scams, to those who follow the faith of scientologists, believe in fortunetellers, or champion unfounded medicine akin to snake oil, we all know someone who has been duped. A lot of us have been duped ourselves, out of naive trust. It's not a matter of low intelligence that moves us to, without evidence, believe the words of politicians, salesmen, academics, lawyers, military figures, or cult leaders, among others. Greenspan shows us the four broad reasons we become drawn into gullible behavior, and he presents ways people can become less gullible. Greenspan takes us into the vast realm of gullibility from the fictional Pied Piper to the historical Trojan Horse, then through modern-day military maneuvers, political untruths, police and criminal justice scams, and financial and love lies. While there have been earlier books focused on liars and manipulators of all sorts, this is the first to focus on the gullible who are their victims, and how the gullible can become less likely to be taken again.
Author : Maria Konnikova
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143109871
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)
Download or read book The Confidence Game written by Maria Konnikova and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.
Author : Jay Conrad Levinson
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614482454
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Guerrilla Deal-Making written by Jay Conrad Levinson and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets that empower small business owners to take on the big dogs: “You will become a better deal-maker by reading this book.” —Jim Cathcart, author of Relationship Selling Jay Conrad Levinson’s Guerrilla books have sold over thirty million copies—because he knows how individuals and small businesses can thrive even without unlimited financial resources. In this book, he and experienced international consultant Donald Wayne Hendon team up to share one hundred very powerful tactics to empower you in any negotiating situation—whether it’s conducting day-to-day business, buying and selling, or dealing with a boss, a local politician, a homeowners’ association, an insurance company, or bureaucrats at City Hall. “A comprehensive reference book that tells you when to be assertive, when to go on the defense, when to cooperate, and how to handle dirty tricks. I love it!” —Tony Alessandra, author of The Platinum Rule
Author : William Mewe
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004615954
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Pseudomagia: A Neo-Latin Drama written by William Mewe and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1979 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the Manuscript (MS. R.17.10) in Trinity College, Cambridge. This unpublished play, performed at Emmanuel College probably around 1626, is a late example of a Prodigal Son play.
Author : J. Lee Webster
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1457544369
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (575 download)
Download or read book Gullible's Travels written by J. Lee Webster and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-12 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From complete innocence to revenge and debauchery. Sexually explosive. Seriously humorous. Humorlessly serious. From shy naivety to kick-ass female empowerment. Based on the story of a true 1st Placed USA team. “Gullible’s Travels: Raw & Uncut” follows the naughty and humorous antics of two friends on a USA ladies sports team and their 1st Place stretch both domestically and internationally. Go USA! Find out what countries were destroyed in their path, on and off the field. In her late 20s, Ryleigh now chews men up and spits them out, but they still come racing to be served up as an entree in her boudoir. Her free-spirited and wildly sexploitive partner in crime Streak has taught her well. This is a long way from her innocent, straight-laced upbringing and abusive relationship she breaks free of. Is it because the only man she truly loves and feels passion for, betrays her? Does she discover the conspiracy against them too late? Will she continue to take revenge on all of the rest of the male population who wrongs her?
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Total Pages : 1662 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Independent written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 1662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip M. Peek
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135948739
Total Pages : 1256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)
Download or read book African Folklore written by Philip M. Peek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an international team of experts, this is the first work of its kind to offer comprehensive coverage of folklore throughout the African continent. Over 300 entries provide in-depth examinations of individual African countries, ethnic groups, religious practices, artistic genres, and numerous other concepts related to folklore. Featuring original field photographs, a comprehensive index, and thorough cross-references, African Folklore: An Encyclopedia is an indispensable resource for any library's folklore or African studies collection. Also includes seven maps.
Author : Lim Thean Soo
Publisher : Epigram Books
ISBN 13 : 9810736193
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Ricky Star written by Lim Thean Soo and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1978 by Pan Pacific Book Distributors, Ricky Star is about a man who strives for career and financial success at the expense of everyone else around him, including even his wife and daughter. At first successful in his endeavour to climb a series of corporate ladders and becoming very rich, Ricky is, in the end, forced to reckon with his past misdeeds and indiscretions.
Author : Christopher Isherwood
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1466853298
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Christopher and His Kind written by Christopher Isherwood and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable memoir by one of the most prominent writers of his generation Originally published in 1976, Christopher and His Kind covers the most memorable ten years in the writer's life—from 1928, when Christopher Isherwood left England to spend a week in Berlin and decided to stay there indefinitely, to 1939, when he arrived in America. His friends and colleagues during this time included W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, and E. M. Forster, as well as colorful figures he met in Germany and later fictionalized in his two Berlin novels—and who appeared again, fictionalized to an even greater degree, in I Am a Camera and Cabaret. What most impressed the first readers of this memoir, however, was the candor with which he describes his life in gay Berlin of the 1930s and his struggles to save his companion, a German man named Heinz, from the Nazis. An engrossing and dramatic story and a fascinating glimpse into a little-known world, Christopher and His Kind remains one of Isherwood's greatest achievements.
Author : S. E. Schlosser
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493044885
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Spooky Massachusetts written by S. E. Schlosser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What better locale to consider for spooky happenings than the home of the Salem witch trials? From mysteries at sea to ghosts and unexplained footprints, you'll shiver your way through these mesmerizing tales. Set in the state's historic towns, charming old islands, and sparsely populated backwoods, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection are great for the whole family.
Author : Harry Herder, Jr.
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595005314
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Dear Albert written by Harry Herder, Jr. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an attempt to fill in the education of young Albert Gore, which seems to have been overlooked by the Massachusetts Institute of Agriculture. It deemed him ready for the civilization of today, but with many holes left in the pursuits in which he ought to have engaged himself. He accepted what they offered, in total, to his detriment, but that may be a successful mode in the Institute. One suspects that is the case. One also suspects that if Albert's daddy had allowed him to pursue his education through the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, he might not have needed these letters. We will help him wherever we can.
Author : A. L. Provost
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1465331131
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (653 download)
Download or read book The Tangled Web written by A. L. Provost and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-09-13 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Germany in the early 1930s the Nazis began rounding up Jews and other undesirables for deportation to concentration camps. The most expensive diamonds were confiscated from these prisoners and shipped to a large collection center south of Berlin. Thirty-six Jewish concentration camp jewelers are assigned the task of appraising these gemstones, that would be used as collateral for Hitlers prosecution of the war. A Yank, a Brit and a band of German patriots devise an audacious scheme to retake the greatest concentration of diamonds in the world. The plans success is threatened, however, when the groups leader suspects a traitor in their midst, turning the mission into a tangled web of intrigue and betrayal.
Author : Kay Campbell
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1620241307
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Blood Runs Cold written by Kay Campbell and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dust covered everything. It hadn't rained in a month, and when people talked, the first topic discussed was the heat and drought. Under the shade tree in the backyard, the little boy was contentedly filling his toy dump truck with sand. He felt himself being lifted and smiled in anticipation of seeing his mom, but it wasn't her. When two-year-old Karl Bookman disappears from his own backyard in the small town of Snyder, Mississippi, everyone is mystified as to why someone would kidnap a child from a family that has no money or influence. Sheriff Troy Landers and two investigators with the FBI beat the bushes in Mississippi and Tennessee relentlessly, searching for the boy. The trail stretches from a stately sugar plantation in Brazil to a mansion in Memphis. Then the town is devastated to learn that the child's father, whom they had known all of his life, is involved. Sheriff Landers, still dealing with the death of his own wife and daughter from many years ago, lets his heart as well as his mind get involved with the case. As the case unfolds, he is amazed at the heartless actions of the people involved in the kidnapping, but when the full truth is finally revealed to the community, their Blood Runs Cold.
Author : S. E. Schlosser
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493027972
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Spooky New England written by S. E. Schlosser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of folktales highlighting famous and not-so-famous New England ghosts, mysterious happenings, powers of darkness, and wonders of the invisible world. Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for 35 creepy tails of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Set in New England's historic towns, charming old islands, and sparsely populated backwoods, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again. Yankee folklore is kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S.E. Schlosser, and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet seaweed-covered phantom sailors and a ghostly black dog, hear otherworldly voices and things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma’s, this is a collection to treasure.
Author : Guy Ogilvy
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738755818
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)
Download or read book The Great Wizards of Antiquity written by Guy Ogilvy and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Guided Tour through the Untamed Territories of Magic Book 1 of the Great Wizards of History Trilogy The history of wizardry comes alive with dozens of unique portraits capturing the most remarkable and infamous practitioners of magic and alchemy. Combining up-to-date historical scholarship and his own keen interpretations of primary texts, Guy Ogilvy develops a fascinating saga of magical thought and practice. The story begins with the prehistoric culture of the Lion Man and moves on to Orpheus and the great figures of myth. Discover the unparalleled influence of Pythagoras and the pre-Socratics as they experience the mysterious glories of Apollo's touch. Behold the leading alchemists of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance as they carry forth the surviving wisdom of the ancients, working their unique magic even as powerful social and political forces align against them. Magic is a vital element of history. The Great Wizards of Antiquity weaves together the loose threads of magic to form a comprehensive tapestry, challenging the ideas brought forth by peddlers of the mundane and returning a sense of enchantment to its rightful place in the human spirit. In this book, you will discover the beliefs and teachings of sorcerers, healers, philosophers, alchemists, and mythological figures, including: The Lion Man Animal magic & the modern mind Orpheus Incantations & the magic of music Dionysus Wild rites & the gift of wine Pythagoras Metempsychosis & the wisdom of the cave dwellers Pherekydes Open secrets & the immortality of souls The Pythia The oracle at Delphi & ecstatic prophecy Epimenides Sacred caves & the unknown gods Abaris The golden arrow & the Hyperborean Apollo Zalmoxis Thrace & the Celtic connection Hermotimus Astral travel & the preeminence of psyche Aristeas The form of a raven & the wonders of Apollo Parmenides The man who knows & the nightmare ride to hell Empedocles Bronze sandals & the four elements Zosimos Transmutation & inner purification J?bir ibn ?ayy?n Islamic alchemy & the theory of balance Jan Baptista Van Helmont The stranger & the projecting powder The Comte de Saint-Germain Universal medicine & the elixir of life Paracelsus Legendary cures & the open book of nature James Price The Royal Society & the Philosopher's Stone
Author : John Zubrzycki
Publisher : Transit Lounge
ISBN 13 : 0995359512
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (953 download)
Download or read book The Mysterious Mr Jacob written by John Zubrzycki and published by Transit Lounge . This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a scandal that rocked the highest echelons of the British Raj. In 1891, a notorious jeweller and curio dealer from Simla offered to sell the world's largest brilliant-cut diamond to the fabulously wealthy Nizam of Hyderabad. If the audacious deal succeeded it would set the merchant up for life. But the transaction went horribly wrong. The Nizam accused him of fraud, triggering a sensational trial in the Calcutta High Court that made headlines around the world...
