A pathological liar with a little luck and a lot of social influence can accomplish almost anything in this world. People believe what they want to believe. And perversely, thanks to the bystander effect, it's easier to con an entire city than just one person.What kept this book pretty good, an...
There is something simply unbelievable in the stories of serial imposters like Frank Abaganle and "Clark Rockefeller". How, you ask yourself, could so many people possibly believe such twaddle? And yet they do. Far above the class of metal-siding salesmen, these world-class liars create entire...
Once so friendly and charming, the man known as Clark Rockefeller respectfully acknowledged the people who would decide his fate, the judge and jury, by standing when they entered and exited. But as for the witnesses—especially those testifying against him—he didn’t even look their way.One aftern...