The Con Artist Handbook Review

Book Description

Three Card Monte... AKA Texas Twist or Find The Lady

The Set Up:
- Cardboard box on a busy street
- The dealer shuffles 3 cards
- The onlooker bets the position

The Lure:
- Someone (the shill) always seems to be winning
- The lookout signals the approach of cops
- The roper seeks out marks
- The muscle man takes care of complainers

The Sting
- The mark is persuaded to join the game: he never wins

From the charming and seductive hustler to the cyberhack who can truly vanish without a trace, The Con Artists Handbook exposes all the tricks of the trade with a revealing look at:
- Why the mark never sings
- Anatomy of 29 scams from classics like the Pigeon Drop to the Information Age cons like credit card cloning
- Scammer Hall of Fame with profiles of the most notorious and intriguing con men.

The hand is quicker than the eye. Get wise to the con.

About the Author

Joel Levy is a writer on science, psychology, history and the paranormal, and the author of several books, including:

- Really Useful – the history and science of everyday things.
- Secret History – hidden forces that shaped the past
- Boost Your Brain Power – a guide to testing and improving your mental abilities, from memory and problem solving to creativity and emotional intelligence.
- How ‘Perfect’ is Your Partner? – co-author of a comprehensive guide to testing whether you and your partner are compatible.
- KISS Guide to the Unexplained – a beginner’s guide to historical secrets and mysteries, the paranormal and supernatural.
- Fabulous Creatures – about creatures of myth and folklore.
- The Universe in Your Pocket – a pocket compendium of essential facts.
- Technocreatures – a guide to the exciting new science of biomorphic and biomimetic robots – robots modelled on animals.

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