TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wood,H.P.
AU  - Clark,David
TI  - Fakers: an insider's guide to cons, hoaxes, and scams 
SN  - 9781580897433
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Watertown, MA
PB  - Charlesbridge
KW  - Hoaxes
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Swindlers and swindling
KW  - Fraud
KW  - Illustrated works
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Instructional and educational works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: a tale as old as time -- Conjurers and con artists: short cons -- Just trust me: long cons -- Step right up!: carnivals and the prince of humbug -- Mysterious minds: spoon benders and psychics -- Who are you?: impostors -- I want to believe: science hoaxes -- Snake oil: deception in medicine -- Gideon's trumpet: deception in war -- Believe nothing: mass media hoaxes -- Conclusion: news you can use
N2  - Offers an overview of some of the funniest, weirdest, and most influential cons, scams, and deceptions in history, looking at how the fakers do it, why people can be so easy to fool, and how readers can avoid becoming a sucker
ER  -