Book · 1999 · Swindlers and swindling
The Big Con
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One of my favorite quotes, and this comes from what a con artist once told David Moore, who wrote this amazing book about cons many, many years ago called The Big Con.
Maria Konnikova · The Jordan Harbinger Show · Sep 2022 Where and when it comes up
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The Big Con by David Maurer is a classic sociological and historical study detailing the techniques, language, and culture of confidence men and professional grifters. Maria Konnikova recommended David Maurer's book on The Jordan Harbinger Show, recalling a memorable quote she encountered from a con artist who spoke with the author years ago. Konnikova also brought up Maurer's work on The Book Review, noting that he aptly described fraudsters as the aristocrats of crime back in 1940. Furthermore, Apollo Robbins mentioned the publication history of The Big Con on The Tim Ferriss Show while discussing Maurer's broader investigative work on American confidence men. Speakers across these podcasts used the book as an authoritative source on the psychology of deception, admiring the author's meticulous documentation of underworld culture. The enduring appeal of Maurer's study lies in its vivid portrayal of human gullibility and the clever mechanisms deployed by master swindlers to exploit trust, making it a perennial favorite for experts studying behavioral economics and pickpocketing.
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Maria Konnikova One of my favorite quotes, and this comes from what a con artist once told David Moore, who wrote this amaz… 2
“One of my favorite quotes, and this comes from what a con artist once told David Moore, who wrote this amazing book about cons many, many years ago called The Big Con.”
“well I think David Moore put it best um back in 1940 in his book the big con where he called them the aristocrats of crime”
Apollo Robbins He wrote two books. He wrote The American Confidence Man, which later became Big Con. 1
“He wrote two books. He wrote The American Confidence Man, which later became Big Con.”