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A Story of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes - From the Trojan Horse to Fake Tech Support (Paperback)
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A Story of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes - From the Trojan Horse to Fake Tech Support (Paperback)
Series: History in 50, 0
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Loot Price R394
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The con artists in this book pursued a variety of ambitions-making
money, winning wars, mocking authority, finding fame, trading an
ordinary life for a glamorous one-but they all chose the lowest,
fastest road to get there. Every hoax is a curtain, and behind it
is a deceiver operating levers and smoke machines to make us see
what is not there and miss what is. As P.T. Barnum knew, you can
short-circuit critical thinking in any century by telling people
what they want to hear. Most scams operate on a personal scale, but
some have shaped the balance of world power, inspired explorers to
sail uncharted seas, derailed scientific progress, or caused
terrible massacres. A HISTORY OF AMBITION IN 50 HOAXES guides us
through a rogue's gallery of hustlers, liars, swindlers, imposters,
scammers, pretenders, and cheats. In Gale Eaton's wide-ranging
synthesis, the history of deception is a colorful tour, with
surprising insights behind every curtain. Fountas & Pinnell
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