The encyclopaedia of liars and deceivers:

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...

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1. Verfasser: Bolt, Roelf 1970-2012 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Reaktion Books 2014
Ausgabe:1. ed.
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:References and sources (pages 241-271) and index
Beschreibung:278 S. Ill. 24 cm