{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-deception-liars-misleaders-hoodwinkers-and-the-extraordinary-true-stories-of-historys-greatest-hoaxes-fakes-and-frauds-9780143035442","title":"A Treasury of Deception: Liars, Misleaders, Hoodwinkers, and the Extraordinary True Stories of History's Greatest Hoaxes, Fakes, and Frauds","description":"We may say that honesty is the best policy, but history--to say nothing of business, politics, and the media--suggests otherwise. In this infinitely citable book, the author of two bestselling treasuries of scandal recounts some of the greatest deceptions of all time. With what forged document did the Vatican lay claim to much of Europe? Who wrote Hitler's diaries? Why do millions still believe the vague doggerel that Nostradamus passed off as prophecy? Organizing his material by theme (con artists, the press, military trickery, scientific fraud, imposters, great escapes, and more), Michael Farquhar takes in everything from the hoodwinking of Hitler to Vincent \"the Chin\" Gigante's thirty-year crazy act.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Treasury of Deception\u003c\/b\u003e is a zestful, gossipy expos --and celebration--of mendacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Treasury of Deception\u003c\/b\u003e also includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen tricksters from scripture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen great liars in literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen egregious examples of modern American doublespeak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen classic deceptions from Greek mythology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143035442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.30w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Farquhar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43111996915893,"sku":"9780143035442","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_018c55b7-0d67-4b65-9baf-fe31a0ea8811.jpg?v=1693926423","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-treasury-of-deception-liars-misleaders-hoodwinkers-and-the-extraordinary-true-stories-of-historys-greatest-hoaxes-fakes-and-frauds-9780143035442","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}