Jeremy Clarke Jeremy Clarke

Tricks of the trade | 28 January 2016

Maria Konnikova explains the subtle wiles of the grifter— but might her book itself be an elaborate con?

issue 30 January 2016

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

    Maria Konnikova

    Canongate, pp. 338

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