LEADER 02496nam 2200589 450 001 9910786417103321 005 20230803202549.0 010 $a1-78539-228-X 010 $a1-78023-312-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000115303 035 $a(EBL)1693644 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001251758 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11709854 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001251758 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11246420 035 $a(PQKB)10244894 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1693644 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1693644 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10875742 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL615161 035 $a(OCoLC)880531533 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000115303 100 $a20140611h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe encyclopaedia of liars and deceivers /$fRoelf Bolt ; English-language translation by Andy Brown 205 $aRevised edition. 210 1$aLondon, England :$cReaktion Books,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78023-271-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; An A to Z of 150 Case Studies; References and Sources; Photo Acknowledgements; Index 330 $aGeorge 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 606 $aSwindlers and swindling$vEncyclopedias 606 $aSwindlers and swindling$xHistory 615 0$aSwindlers and swindling 615 0$aSwindlers and swindling$xHistory. 676 $a177.30922 700 $aBolt$b Roelf$01530305 702 $aBrown$b Andy 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786417103321 996 $aThe encyclopaedia of liars and deceivers$93775305 997 $aUNINA