A Story of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes: From the Trojan Horse to Fake Tech Support
Eaton, Gale
| Autor: | Eaton, Gale |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 15.01.2019 |
| EAN: | 9780884484929 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 288 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Herausgeber: | Hoose, Phillip |
| Verlag: | Tilbury House Publishers |
| Altersempfehlung: | 10 - 14 |
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The con artists in this book pursued a variety of ambitions-making money, winning wars, mocking authority, finding fame, trading an ordinary life for a glamorous one-but they all chose the lowest, fastest road to get there. Every hoax is a curtain, and behind it is a deceiver operating levers and smoke machines to make us see what is not there and miss what is. As P.T. Barnum knew, you can short-circuit critical thinking in any century by telling people what they want to hear. Most scams operate on a personal scale, but some have shaped the balance of world power, inspired explorers to sail uncharted seas, derailed scientific progress, or caused terrible massacres. A HISTORY OF AMBITION IN 50 HOAXES guides us through a rogue's gallery of hustlers, liars, swindlers, imposters, scammers, pretenders, and cheats. In Gale Eaton's wide-ranging synthesis, the history of deception is a colorful tour, with surprising insights behind every curtain. Fountas & Pinnell Level Z+
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