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From Paris To Alcatraz
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Author : Betty Jean Lustig & Nanci Garrett
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-12-08
From Paris To Alcatraz written by Betty Jean Lustig & Nanci Garrett and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
My start in life was as the daughter of a notorious man. He was clever, had a brilliant mind, but used it badly...I disclose in this book... the life of the man whom I loved every day of my life and who loved me tenderly, the life of my father, Victor Lustig. —Betty Jean Lustig, 1982
Victor Lustig
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-03-20
Victor Lustig written by Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-20 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading "Never pry into a person's personal circumstances (they'll tell you all eventually)." - "The Ten Commandments for Con Men," attributed to Victor Lustig The art of the confidence trick is a controversial craft that is as old as time itself. In the early years of civilization, unscrupulous folks bottled and peddled assortments of fake cures and potions. Snake oil salesmen aside, charlatans posed as mystical beings with supernatural powers, promising to end droughts and other misfortunes of the gullible with what were in reality parlor tricks and illusions. Indeed, throughout history, unabashedly brazen characters managed to make careers out of deception. 17th century Britain, for instance, was terrorized by William Chaloner, the most infamous serial counterfeiter and con artist of his time before he was ultimately bested by Sir Isaac Newton himself. The British trickster posed as a quack doctor and a clairvoyant who dispensed false fortunes (most likely via an early form of cold reading) and bogus healing antidotes, but these were bush-league frauds in comparison to one of his most renowned claims to fame: he once bribed four Jacobite sympathizers to crank out pamphlets regarding King James II's denunciation of His Royal Highness William, and later double-crossed his co-conspirators by tipping off the cops and swiftly decamping with the $1,000 reward. Confidence women were equally active players in such dirty, fixed games. Doris Payne was a professional pilferer of jewels whose unconventional vocation spanned six decades. Throughout all her hits across the United States, Europe, and Asia, Payne adhered to a simple, yet effective method of operation: she donned stylish, pricey clothes, singled out impressionable male shopkeepers and distracted them with flirtatious small talk, and secretly palmed jewelry with sleight-of-hand tricks. One of the most recent was Frank Abagnale, a career impersonator, former forger of bank checks turned FBI employee, and the subject of the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can. Despite several famous con men, there is one con man in particular who, despite being frequently overshadowed by various counterparts, managed to pull off capers so audacious that they seemed to come straight out of an adventure thriller. As a matter of fact, the mystery man in question, Victor Lustig, has often been credited with authoring the figurative handbook that modern-day con artists continue to rely on, and his story has been studied or described in countless works of literature, most notably Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power. Lustig was a notorious master of deception, a dangerously charismatic and conniving fellow, and could boast of exploits as incredible as selling the Eiffel Tower, not once, but twice. Victor Lustig: The Life and Legacy of the 20th Century's Most Notorious Con Artist profiles one of the most eccentric personalities of his age. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Victor Lustig like never before.
Victor Lustig
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Author : CHRISTOPHER. SANDFORD
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024
Victor Lustig written by CHRISTOPHER. SANDFORD and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with categories.
Victor Lustig
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Author : Christopher Sandford
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2021-07-22
Victor Lustig written by Christopher Sandford and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The period after the First World War was a golden age for the confidence man. 'A new kind of entrepreneur is stirring amongst us,' The Times wrote in 1919. 'He is prone to the most detestable tactics, and is a stranger to charity and public spirit. One may nonetheless note his acuity in separating others from their money.' Enter Victor Lustig (not his real name). An Austro-Hungarian with a dark streak, by the age of 16 he had learned how to hustle at billiards and lay odds at the local racecourse. By 19 he had acquired a livid facial scar in an altercation with a jealous husband. That blemish aside, he was a man of athletic good looks, with a taste for larceny and foreign intrigue. He spoke six languages and went under nearly as many aliases in the course of a continent-hopping life that also saw him act as a double (or possibly triple) agent. Along the way, he found time to dupe an impressive variety of banks and hotels on both sides of the Atlantic; to escape from no fewer than three supposedly impregnable prisons; and to swindle Al Capone out of thousands of dollars, while living to tell the tale. Undoubtedly the greatest of his hoaxes was the sale, to a wealthy but gullible Parisian scrap-metal dealer, of the Eiffel Tower in 1925. In a narrative that thrills like a crime caper, best-selling biographer Christopher Sandford draws on newly released documents to tell the whole story of the greatest conman of the twentieth century.
Tricky Vic
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Author : Greg Pizzoli
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-03-10
Tricky Vic written by Greg Pizzoli and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-10 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2015 In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a.k.a. “Count Victor Lustig,” moved to Paris hoping to be an artist. A con artist, that is. He used his ingenious scams on unsuspecting marks all over the world, from the Czech Republic, to Atlantic ocean liners, and across America. Tricky Vic pulled off his most daring con in 1925, when he managed to "sell" the Eiffel Tower to one of the city’s most successful scrap metal dealers! Six weeks later, he tried to sell the Eiffel Tower all over again. Vic was never caught. For that particular scam, anyway. . . . Kids will love to read about Vic's thrilling life, and teachers will love the informational sidebars and back matter. Award-winner Greg Pizzoli’s humorous and vibrant graphic style of illustration mark a bold approach to picture book biography.
Victor Lustig
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-03-20
Victor Lustig written by Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-20 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading "Never pry into a person's personal circumstances (they'll tell you all eventually)." - "The Ten Commandments for Con Men," attributed to Victor Lustig The art of the confidence trick is a controversial craft that is as old as time itself. In the early years of civilization, unscrupulous folks bottled and peddled assortments of fake cures and potions. Snake oil salesmen aside, charlatans posed as mystical beings with supernatural powers, promising to end droughts and other misfortunes of the gullible with what were in reality parlor tricks and illusions. Indeed, throughout history, unabashedly brazen characters managed to make careers out of deception. 17th century Britain, for instance, was terrorized by William Chaloner, the most infamous serial counterfeiter and con artist of his time before he was ultimately bested by Sir Isaac Newton himself. The British trickster posed as a quack doctor and a clairvoyant who dispensed false fortunes (most likely via an early form of cold reading) and bogus healing antidotes, but these were bush-league frauds in comparison to one of his most renowned claims to fame: he once bribed four Jacobite sympathizers to crank out pamphlets regarding King James II's denunciation of His Royal Highness William, and later double-crossed his co-conspirators by tipping off the cops and swiftly decamping with the $1,000 reward. Confidence women were equally active players in such dirty, fixed games. Doris Payne was a professional pilferer of jewels whose unconventional vocation spanned six decades. Throughout all her hits across the United States, Europe, and Asia, Payne adhered to a simple, yet effective method of operation: she donned stylish, pricey clothes, singled out impressionable male shopkeepers and distracted them with flirtatious small talk, and secretly palmed jewelry with sleight-of-hand tricks. One of the most recent was Frank Abagnale, a career impersonator, former forger of bank checks turned FBI employee, and the subject of the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can. Despite several famous con men, there is one con man in particular who, despite being frequently overshadowed by various counterparts, managed to pull off capers so audacious that they seemed to come straight out of an adventure thriller. As a matter of fact, the mystery man in question, Victor Lustig, has often been credited with authoring the figurative handbook that modern-day con artists continue to rely on, and his story has been studied or described in countless works of literature, most notably Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power. Lustig was a notorious master of deception, a dangerously charismatic and conniving fellow, and could boast of exploits as incredible as selling the Eiffel Tower, not once, but twice. Victor Lustig: The Life and Legacy of the 20th Century's Most Notorious Con Artist profiles one of the most eccentric personalities of his age. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Victor Lustig like never before.
The Improbable Tale
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Author : Zahid Ameer
language : en
Publisher: Zahid Ameer
Release Date : 2024-03-03
The Improbable Tale written by Zahid Ameer and has been published by Zahid Ameer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-03 with True Crime categories.
Unbelievable heist! Con man attempts the impossible: selling the Eiffel Tower... twice. [Eiffel Tower and the Con Man Who Sold it Twice] unravels a hilarious true story.
Scams And How To Protect Yourself From Them
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date :
Scams And How To Protect Yourself From Them written by and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Eccentric France
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Author : Piers Letcher
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2003
Eccentric France written by Piers Letcher and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Travel categories.
So you think eccentric France means frogs' legs and pigs' trotters? Think again. Piers Letcher takes you to places where you can feast on forgotten vegetables, saddle up for national donkey day, or gorge yourself at the world tripe championships. He also reveals the truth behind France's most colorful characters, including Coco Chanel, Joan of Arc, Mata Hari and the Marquis de Sade. This latest addition to the Bradt eccentric series makes fascinating reading for those looking to discover the hidden side of France, as well as for armchair travelers who delight in the extraordinary. Feeling adventures? Try your hand at pig-squealing, or brave the Rhone Valley's Crocodile Farm; Romantic? Visit the Lovers' Wall in Montmartre, or Provence's hidden Paradise; Festive? Indulge yourself at the Palais du chocolat, or take a Champagne cure; Or just plain curious? Check out the country's most unusual towns, gardens, hotels and restaurants.
Book Of Lies
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Author : Malcom Green
language : en
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Release Date : 2005-10
Book Of Lies written by Malcom Green and has been published by Andrews McMeel Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10 with Psychology categories.
Book of Lies is an essential guidebook to the world of mendacity. This fascinating trove of falsehoods covers areas such as how to get away with a lie and categories such as Presidential Lies, Sex Lies, Lies to Children, and even True Lies. Book of Lies also incorporates tips on how to spot a liar-a change in vocal pitch, speed, and a lot of "ums" and "ahs" thrown in. Covering little-known information such as lies told by royalty to more common items such as every child's favorite lie ("It wasn't me-I didn't do it"), Book of Lies is the irresistible tome of everything that is false. Book of Lies is a great companion to Book of Secrets-you'll know everyone's secrets and you'll know when they're lying to you! Each book is bound with an irrestistible red leatherette flexicover with ribbon marker./p>