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Scams! [electronic resource] : ten stories that explore some of the most outrageous swindlers and tricksters of all time / Andreas Schroeder.
Features ten stories about fraud and swindling from around the world and throughout time, focusing on such matters as counterfeit operations and forgeries.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781554514694 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 155451469X (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (154 p.)
- Publisher: Toronto : Annick Press, c2004.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The Tasaday: stone-age caveman of the Phillipines -- The great Shakespeare forgery -- War of the worlds: a Martian invasion -- There's a sucker born every minute -- Instant globe-circling, just add water -- Operation Bernhard -- Crazy about books -- La grand Therese steps out -- John Keely's good vibrations -- The imaginary travels of Karl May. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Fraud > Juvenile literature. Swindlers and swindling > Juvenile literature. Fraude > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Escroqueries > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
