The Confidence Game, (Paperback)

from ShadowBarbara

Excellent book on how the con game is played and how we fall for it. Lots of great research and many stories and examples.

from Zcorbain

By far one of the most powerful books I've read regarding psychology and touching on skepticism. The book is broken down into the various parts of the confidence game. In each chapter the author interweaves the topic with the real events and the psychology behind what is going on, creating a comp...

from loraineo

I guess we've all been conned a time or two! this book is very interesting with details of many con artist and those who've been conned. Sure kept me interested and lots to think about as to why so many of us are often caught up in scams.

from DLMorrese

Why do we fall for frauds? Why are people susceptible to being tricked? How do con artists manipulate people into doing things that from an outside perspective look clearly irrational? It all has to do with human psychology. Maria Konnikova (Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia) provides real life e...

from LynnB

This book blends true stories of cons -- big and small -- with psychology and neuroscience to show what is going on in our brains when we are victims of scammers. It's hard to believe that I would fall for some of the things people in this book did, but the science is hard to argue with. I think ...