The con game and "Yellow Kid" Weil: The autobiography of the famous con artist as told to W. T. Brannon

By W.T. Brannon and Joseph R. Weil

1974, trade paperback unabridged reprint (of the original 1948 edition, which was formerly titled: Yellow Kid Weil), Dover, NY, 297 pages. Vintage photos throughout, many of them displaying images of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486231275
• ISBN13: 9780486231273
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A fascinating, one-volume university education in con games

Have you seen the movie "The Sting?" Of course you have. It's a great movie. And the plot appears to be ripped from the pages of this book. This is a very interesting autobiography of a very accomplished con man. Would you like to learn how to make a fortune giving away "resort" land in Michigan? Here's how to do it. What makes this book great is that The Yellow Kid just comes out and admits he was a crook. "My Adventures With Your Money" doesn't come close because Mr. Rice could never bring himself to just say it. The Yellow Kid was proud of it. Birthday articles about him were a staple of the Chicago newspaper businss for years. And each year the amounts he stole grew and grew. I highly recommend this book for self-defense. Read it, understand it, and you will probably never be a mark yourself. One note, please. I'm really tired of reading about law enforcement "stings." They aren't stings because the crooks realize what's up when they get arrested. In a pure Sting the victim never catches on. Read the book if you want to learn all about it!