Hoaxes and Scams: A Compendium of Deceptions, Ruses and Swindles

By Carl Sifakis

Book Overview

Brimming with astonishing, little-known, and elaborate practical jokes and money-making schemes, Hoaxes and Scares is the last word on notorious put-ons throughout history. In a handy A-to-Z format,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081602569X
• ISBN13: 9780816025695
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.8" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Great browsing in any room of the house.

If it's a compliment to call a book great bathroom reading, let me do so here. The short entry format makes this book terrific fun for browsing. Some entries are historical (The Cardiff Giant, P.T. Barnum's Brick Man), some deal with the carnival circuit, and some make you think back wondering if you've ever been the sucker. The answer is probably yes, but this is a most enjoyable way to find out.