The Confidence Game: The Psychology of the Con and Why We Fall for It Every Time Condition:Like New He leaves his family

He leaves his family

Rose George joins the crew of a container ship to chart the murky waters of international shipping

Mo agrees because marrying Annie is the only way he can stay

The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood

The Confidence Game: The Psychology of the Con and Why We Fall for It Every Time Condition:Like New He leaves his familyTrue con artists the Bernie Madoffs, the Clark Rockefellers, the Lance Armstrongs are elegant outsized personalities, artists of persuasion and exploiters of trust. They hold a deep enigmatic fascination for us. But how do they do it? Why are they successful? And what keeps us falling for it over and over again? Whether it's a suspicious looking email or a multimillion dollar global swindle, Maria Konnikova investigates the psychological principles