The Confidence Game: The Psychology of the Con and Why We Fall for It Every Time by Maria Konnikova

The Confidence Game: The Psychology of the Con and Why We Fall for It Every Time

Maria Konnikova

340 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction business psychology science challenging informative slow-paced
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True 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 ...

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