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 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.

שנה

2014

שפה

English

הוצאה

Reaktion Books, Limited

מהדורות

3

עמודים

256

ISBN

9781780232713

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata