A Treasury of Deception : Liars, Misleaders, Hoodwinkers, and the Extraordinary True Stories of History's Greatest Hoaxes, Fakes, and Frauds - Michael Farquhar

A Treasury of Deception

Liars, Misleaders, Hoodwinkers, and the Extraordinary True Stories of History's Greatest Hoaxes, Fakes, and Frauds

By: Michael Farquhar

Paperback | 31 May 2005 | Edition Number 1

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We may say that honesty is the best policy, but historyato say nothing of business, politics, and the mediaasuggests 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 Hitleras 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 athe China Giganteas thirty-year crazy act. "A Treasury of Deception" is a zestful, gossipy exposA(c)aand celebrationaof mendacity.

"A Treasury of Deception" also includes:
a Ten tricksters from scripture
a Ten great liars in literature
a Ten egregious examples of modern American doublespeak
a Ten classic deceptions from Greek mythology

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