Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Title: Fakers : an insider's guide to cons, hoaxes, and scams Author: Wood, H. P. (Hilary Poole), author. Format: Book Publisher, Date: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2018] ©2018 Description: xi, 164 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: Offers an overview of some of the funniest, weirdest, and most influential cons, scams, and deceptions in history, looking at how the fakers do it, why people can be so easy to fool, and how readers can avoid becoming a sucker. Audience: 1040L Lexile Subjects: Hoaxes -- Juvenile literature. Swindlers and swindling -- Juvenile literature. Fraud -- Juvenile literature. Other Author: Clark, David, 1960 March 19- illustrator. Contents: Introduction: A tale as old as time -- Conjurers and con artists: short cons -- Just trust me: long cons -- Step right up!: carnivals and the prince of humbug -- Mysterious minds: spoon benders and psychics -- Who are you?: impostors -- I want to believe: science hoaxes -- Snake oil: deception in medicine -- Gideon's trumpet: deception in war -- Believe nothing: mass media hoaxes -- Conclusion: News you can use. ISBN 9781580897433 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
