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Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man by David Maurer

Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man David Maurer ebook
ISBN: 9780385495387
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Format: pdf
Page: 336

The two men play con artists who are inspired by the real-life con-game portrayed in the novel “The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Men.” “Scarface” Al Pacino stars in one of the most famous of the classic crime movies. Very Loosely Based on a True Story: The story was inspired by real-life con games perpetrated by the brothers Fred and Charley Gondorff and documented by David Maurer in his book The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man. Chapter 1 of David Maurer's “The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man” (TBC) is entitled “A Word About Confidence Men”. To James and Simon: “Seems like a dream. BR: I've mentioned this before, on the blog and elsewhere. Two men play con artists who are inspired by the real-life con-game portrayed in the novel The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Men by David Maurer. Ward, the story was inspired by real-life con games perpetrated by the brothers Fred and Charley Gondorff and documented by David Maurer in his book The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man. Even as it was coming off the press in 1940, The Big Con was describing history. Sorry, I messed up the book titles. Robert Redford and Paul Newman-- caper movie. This chapter offers a brief overview of the nature of con men and con games. Beth | February 8, 2010 at 10:06 am |. That seems to come down from long ago. So there's two kinds of confidence: that of the con man himself, his clear understanding of the fundamental phoniness of his job, how every aspect of it is shrouded in lies, and how he himself is master of those lies; and that he falsely inspires in his Eugene McCarthy thought they were voting for Sen. The confidence game described by David W. Dead hobo says: August 24, 2010 at 9:51 am.