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A review by bplache
The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time by Maria Konnikova
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
2.5
Maybe my expectations were to high, but the book is more a history of a number of confidence (wo)men pulling their tricks, and less a clear breakdown of what is going on in these encounters.
I found there was too much story, with too many repetitions, and not enough clearly outlined methods of the game. - I would have hoped for more structure, and have the con-games for illustrations. In the book, the history of the con took centre stage (fun reads, admittedly), but trying to find the meat (the psychology) one has to re-read the whole thing.
I found there was too much story, with too many repetitions, and not enough clearly outlined methods of the game. - I would have hoped for more structure, and have the con-games for illustrations. In the book, the history of the con took centre stage (fun reads, admittedly), but trying to find the meat (the psychology) one has to re-read the whole thing.