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Fraudster
ISBN: 9783868980080 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fraudster - fr dst - noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus. "A person who commits fraud, wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain." Notorious fraudster multimillionaire pitchman Kevin Trudeau is known internationally for his series of misleading Infomercials used to market his line of deceptive books and products. Which promise everything from natural cures for disease, to diet-free weight loss, and even financial freedom from debt. Unfortunately, for consumers who have viewed his Infomercials and purchased his books the...
Fraudster - fr dst - noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus. "A person who commits fraud, wrongful or criminal deception...
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The Martians Have Landed!: A History of Media-Driven Panics and Hoaxes
ISBN: 9780786464982 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. History is replete with examples of media-created scares and panics. This book presents more than three dozen studies of media scares from the 17th century to the 21st century, including hoaxes perpetrated via newspapers, radio, television and cyberspace. From the 1835 Batmen-on-the-Moon hoax to more recent bird flu scares and Hurricane Katrina myths, this book explores hoaxes that highlight the impact of the media on our lives and its tendency to sensationalize. Most of the hoaxes covered occurred in the United States, though incidents from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia...
History is replete with examples of media-created scares and panics. This book presents more than three dozen studies of media scares from the 17th ce...
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Conning Harvard: The True Story of the Con Artist Who Faked His Way Into the Ivy League
ISBN: 9780762786763 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2011 a 24-year-old man pled guilty to falsifying his application to Harvard University, bilking the world's most prestigious university out of more than $45,000 in prizes and scholarships. Using forged SAT scores, transcripts, and letters of recommendation, Adam Wheeler outsmarted Harvard's admissions office and then went even further. Once accepted into the Ivy League he kept lying, cheating, and succeeding, winning thousands of dollars in prizes and grants. But then he shot too far. During his senior year, Wheeler applied for Rhodes and Fulbright scholarships, a gamble that finally...
In 2011 a 24-year-old man pled guilty to falsifying his application to Harvard University, bilking the world's most prestigious university out of more...
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Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris
ISBN: 9780316224512 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation.
On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place of his brother King Charles, who had gone mad. As panic seized Paris, an investigation began. In charge was the Provost of Paris, Guillaume de Tignonville, the city's chief law enforcement officer--and one of history's first detectives. As de Tignonville began to investigate, he... A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation. |
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Villains, Scoundrels, and Rogues: Incredible True Tales of Mischief and Mayhem
ISBN: 9781616149277 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Everyone loves a good villain From the back pages of history, vivid, entertaining portraits of little-known scoundrels whose misdeeds range from the simply inept to the truly horrifying.
Even if you're an avid history buff, you've probably never heard of this disreputable cast of characters: A drunken, ne'er-do-well cop who abandoned his post at Ford's Theatre, giving assassin John Wilkes Booth unchallenged access to President Lincoln; a notorious Kansas quack who made millions by implanting billy goat testicles in gullible male patients; and America's worst female serial killer ever.... Everyone loves a good villain From the back pages of history, vivid, entertaining portraits of little-known scoundrels whose misdeeds range from the ...
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The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers
ISBN: 9781780232713 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. George 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...
George Washington may never have told a lie, but he may be the only person--our history is littered with liars, deceivers, fraudsters, counterfeiters,...
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Hoaxed!
ISBN: 9781909488168 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The work in hand is not a brief for the existence of specific cryptids. Rather, it surveys the failure of selected authors-or the media in general-to question stories that are dubious at best, or plainly fraudulent at worst. Some may be classified as honest efforts to resolve enduring mysteries; others are shameless frauds: hoaxed hoaxes, if you will. Some critics refer to the self-styled "skeptics" and "critical thinkers" promoting such transparent fables as skofftics. Hoaxed consists of six topical chapters. Chapter 1 examines the media's treatment of a possible giant cephalopod beached...
The work in hand is not a brief for the existence of specific cryptids. Rather, it surveys the failure of selected authors-or the media in general-to ...
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81,36 |
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Uganda, The Hunting grounds against Gay: Jesus Never Condemned Gays, Neither Do I
ISBN: 9781496167477 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The number of times I have travelled to Europe as a singer, few people could remember Uganda without the mention of IDI AMIN DADA (R.I.P). Uganda Indian community best remember him more than anybody else. According to Idi Amin Dada, God visited him in a dream and asked him to expel Ugandans of Asian origin from the country. He allowed them 90 days of which to pack up their belongings and leave the country, or else risked spending the rest of their lives in prison. Interestingly, three decades down the road, the same God is expelling Gays and Lesbians from Uganda. It is important to note the...
The number of times I have travelled to Europe as a singer, few people could remember Uganda without the mention of IDI AMIN DADA (R.I.P). Uganda Indi...
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99,78 |
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Cold War Soldier a Memoir
ISBN: 9781475022766 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is based on fact. While serving in Western Germany during the Cold War this soldier had gotten into some trouble for a couple of very minor offenses which were in reality everyday occurrences in Europe at the time. The young soldier was forced to work for Military Intelligence. They were officially in charge, but the soldier was really working with the Military Police not with Military Intelligence. So don't expect the same old boring story that most Military Intelligence books have to offer. This is anything but that The soldier in question was introduced into a world of sex,...
This book is based on fact. While serving in Western Germany during the Cold War this soldier had gotten into some trouble for a couple of very minor ...
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The Neighborhood Vigilante Redemption Committee: A Documentary about the Effects of Survelliance Technology on an American Family
ISBN: 9781500576318 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a true story about a phenomenal event. It will seem to be unbelievable to most. Time and technology will shed light upon the interpretations I offer about the nature of the event. It was my goal to share information that might prevent others from the devastation I encountered. I hope I was successful.
This is a true story about a phenomenal event. It will seem to be unbelievable to most. Time and technology will shed light upon the interpretations I...
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Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
ISBN: 9780062242198 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New York Times Bestseller Edgar Award winner for Best Fact Crime The Day of the Locust meets The Devil in the White City and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in this juicy, untold Hollywood story: an addictive true tale of ambition, scandal, intrigue, murder, and the creation of the modern film industry. By 1920, the movies had suddenly become America's new favorite pastime, and one of the nation's largest industries. Never before had a medium possessed such power to influence. Yet Hollywood's glittering ascendency was threatened... New York Times Bestseller Edgar Award winner for Best Fact Crime The Day of the Locust meets The Devil in the Whi... |
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The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers
ISBN: 9781780235080 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. George 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...
George Washington may never have told a lie, but he may be the only person--our history is littered with liars, deceivers, fraudsters, counterfeiters,...
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66,22 |
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The Con Men: Hustling in New York City
ISBN: 9780231170826 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vivid account of hustling in New York City explores the sociological reasons why con artists play their game and the psychological tricks they use to win it. Terry Williams and Trevor B. Milton, two prominent sociologists and ethnographers, spent years with New York con artists to uncover their secrets. The result is an unprecedented view into how con games operate, whether in back alleys and side streets or in police precincts and Wall Street boiler rooms. Whether it's selling bootleg goods, playing the numbers, squatting rent-free, scamming tourists with bogus stories, selling...
This vivid account of hustling in New York City explores the sociological reasons why con artists play their game and the psychological tricks they us...
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Rogue Mobster: The Untold Story of Mark Silverman and the Boston Mafia
ISBN: 9781511947626 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Boston's Italian underworld never received the recognition of the traditional New York Families. When it did reach its pinnacle, the administration was based in Providence, Rhode Island and became known as the Patriarca Family. The family had been under absolute leadership for almost thirty years with Raymond Patriarca serving as boss and Gennaro 'Gerry' Angiulo as underboss. By 1986 Patriarca had passed away and Angiulo was sentenced to 35 years in prison. The family was for lack of a better word rudderless. Frank (Cadillac) Salemme was released from prison in 1986 and seized the opportunity...
Boston's Italian underworld never received the recognition of the traditional New York Families. When it did reach its pinnacle, the administration wa...
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The Cold War Spy Pocket Manual: The Official Field-Manuals for Espionage, Spycraft and Counter-Intelligence
ISBN: 9781910860021 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Some twenty-five years after its conclusion, yet with its echoes resonating once more in contemporary East-West relations, the rigors and detail of many aspects of the Cold War are becoming increasingly of interest. Furthermore, at the very same time many of the records of the period are beginning to become accessible for the first time. At the forefront of this unique conflict, that divided the world into two opposing camps for over four decades, were the security services and the agents of these secretive organizations. The Cold War Pocket Manual presents a meticulously compiled selection...
Some twenty-five years after its conclusion, yet with its echoes resonating once more in contemporary East-West relations, the rigors and detail of ma...
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Scams from the Great Beyond: How to Make Easy Money Off of ESP, Astrology, UFOs, Crop Circles, Cattle Mutilations, Alien Abductions, Atlantis, Chan
ISBN: 9781511984027 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By demonstrating how easy it is to fake ESP powers, devise UFO photos from ordinary objects or computer technology, or simply pass yourself off as the latest New Age guru, Peter Huston gives you plenty of intellectual ammo to protect yourself and others from paranormal con men. This is an unrevised reprint of the original 1997 edition.
By demonstrating how easy it is to fake ESP powers, devise UFO photos from ordinary objects or computer technology, or simply pass yourself off as the...
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Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
ISBN: 9780143108207 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The #1 New York Times Bestseller
A bestselling book that is inspiring the nation: "We have written here about terrible things that we never wanted to think about again . . . Now we want the world to know: we survived, we are free, we love life." Two women kidnapped by infamous Cleveland school-bus driver Ariel Castro share the stories of their abductions, captivity, and dramatic escape On May 6, 2013, Amanda Berry made headlines around the world when she fled a Cleveland home and called 911, saying: "Help me, I'm Amanda... The #1 New York Times Bestseller
A bestselling book that is inspiring the nation: "We have written here about terrible things t... |
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The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary
ISBN: 9781941928561 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nineteen-year-old Bill Shunn is a man on a mission--a Mormon mission, that is, trolling for converts door-to-door a thousand miles from home. This riveting memoir--by turns hilarious, provocative, and thrilling--traces his accidental journey from that humble beginning to hunted fugitive and international terrorist. A seventh-generation Mormon, steeped since birth in the gospel according to Joseph Smith, Shunn yearns to lose himself in the solace of sincere belief. But with his few close friendships, his dreams of writing, and his very life on hold, he can't help resenting the... Nineteen-year-old Bill Shunn is a man on a mission--a Mormon mission, that is, trolling for converts door-to-door a thousand miles from home. This ... |
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The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary
ISBN: 9781941928554 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nineteen-year-old Bill Shunn is a man on a mission--a Mormon mission, that is, trolling for converts door-to-door a thousand miles from home. This riveting memoir--by turns hilarious, provocative, and thrilling--traces his accidental journey from that humble beginning to hunted fugitive and international terrorist. A seventh-generation Mormon, steeped since birth in the gospel according to Joseph Smith, Shunn yearns to lose himself in the solace of sincere belief. But with his few close friendships, his dreams of writing, and his very life on hold, he can't help resenting the... Nineteen-year-old Bill Shunn is a man on a mission--a Mormon mission, that is, trolling for converts door-to-door a thousand miles from home. This ... |
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127,50 |
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The Fortune Hunter
ISBN: 9781682302255 / Angielski / Miękka / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the New York Times bestselling author of BREAKING POINT Multimillionaire Steven Beard, Jr. fell hard for Celeste Martinez, a shapely, blonde waitress who served him his nightly cocktail at the local country club...as well as sexual favors. In 1995, the 70-year-old widow Beard married the 32-year-old mother of twin teenagers and gave her homes, cars, and more jewelry and designer clothes than she could ever wear. But it wasn't enough for Celeste. Claiming she was depressed, she checked into a psychiatric facility, where she met fellow patient Tracey Tarlton, a prominent...
From the New York Times bestselling author of BREAKING POINT Multimillionaire Steven Beard, Jr. fell hard for Celeste Martinez, a shapely, blonde...
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