02496nam 2200589 450 991078641710332120230803202549.01-78539-228-X1-78023-312-4(CKB)3710000000115303(EBL)1693644(SSID)ssj0001251758(PQKBManifestationID)11709854(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001251758(PQKBWorkID)11246420(PQKB)10244894(MiAaPQ)EBC1693644(Au-PeEL)EBL1693644(CaPaEBR)ebr10875742(CaONFJC)MIL615161(OCoLC)880531533(EXLCZ)99371000000011530320140611h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe encyclopaedia of liars and deceivers /Roelf Bolt ; English-language translation by Andy BrownRevised edition.London, England :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (280 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78023-271-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; An A to Z of 150 Case Studies; References and Sources; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexGeorge 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, andSwindlers and swindlingEncyclopediasSwindlers and swindlingHistorySwindlers and swindlingSwindlers and swindlingHistory.177.30922Bolt Roelf1530305Brown AndyMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786417103321The encyclopaedia of liars and deceivers3775305UNINA