The encyclopaedia of liars and deceivers / / Roelf Bolt ; English-language translation by Andy Brown

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827991203321
• Autore: Bolt Roelf
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, England : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-78539-228-X; 1-78023-312-4
• Edizione: [Revised edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 177.30922
• Soggetti: Swindlers and swindling; Swindlers and swindling - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; An A to Z of 150 Case Studies; References and Sources; Photo Acknowledgements; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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, and