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Main Author: Bolt, Roelf 1970-2012 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Reaktion Books 2014
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:George Washington may never have told a lie, but he may be the only person-our history is littered with liars, deceivers, fraudsters, counterfeiters, and unfaithful lovers. The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers gathers 150 of them, each entry telling the intriguing tale of the liar's motives and the people who fell for the lies. To collect these stories of deceit, Roelf Bolt travels from ancient times to the present day, documenting a huge assortment of legerdemain: infamous quacks, fraudulent scientists, crooks who committed "pseudocides" by faking their own deaths
Item Description:References and sources (pages 241-271) and index
Physical Description:278 S. Ill. 24 cm