THE ART OF THE CON: HOW TO THINK LIKE A REAL HUSTLER AND AVOID BEING SCAMME
Book ID/图书代码： 05170014B69300
English Summary/英文概要： A sucker is still born every minute. In this modern and interconnected world, con-men are lurking everywhere – it’s never been easier for them to dupe us, take from us, and infiltrate our lives.
One of the world’s leading and celebrated experts on con-games takes the reader through the history of cons, how they’ve been updated to the modern age, how they work, how to spot them, and how to protect yourself from being the victim of one.
R. Paul Wilson is a con-man who works for the other side – our side. He has spent a lifetime learning, performing, studying, and teaching about the ins and outs of the con world in order to open up our eyes to the dangers lurking about us – and to show us how not to get taken. Paul has never made a living as a con-man, profiting off of marks – he has used his expertise throughout his life to help people avoid cons.
In this fascinating book, Paul takes the reader through the history and developments of the con game, what elements from the past are based on basic human psychology and have stood the test of time, what has been updated for the modern era and how it’s getting used in the computer age, the structure of how these cons work, and – most importantly - how to recognize one, protect yourself and your loved ones, and avoid becoming just another sucker.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 笨蛋每分钟都在产生。在这个现代化而又相互关联的世界里，骗子无处不在，而欺骗我们、骗走我们、渗透进我们的生活却相当容易。
在骗术领域处于世界领先地位的著名专家，带着读者穿越骗术的历史，告诉读者他们是如何更新换代、如何工作、如何发现骗局并保护自己免受伤害。
R.Paul Wilson是一名“骗子”，站在我们这一边，为我们工作的“骗子”。他一直在研究、学习、表演，教我们骗术世界的来龙去脉，让我们能对会欺骗我们的危险有辨别能力，告诉我们如何不上当受骗。Paul从没以骗术为生、获利，相反的，他用自己的专业知识帮助人们免受骗术。
在这本有趣的书中，Paul带领读者游历骗术的历史和发展过程，过去的骗术元素是基于人类的心理认知，也经受住了时间的考验，如何与时俱进到了计算机时代，以及骗术运作的结构，更重要的是，如何鉴别骗术，保护自己和所爱之人，避免沦为又一个笨蛋。（LNL）
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About the Author/作者介绍： R.Paul Wilson，既是研究员，又是演员，是世界上对于骗术和诈骗方面的前沿专家。他的热门电视节目，《真正的骗子》在ＢＢＣ电视台已连续播出了１１季，并出售给了超过４５个国家。节目中的场景常被大学和执法机构用来研究和了解诈骗游戏。
Paul，1969年出生在塞浦路斯，直到1977年搬往苏格兰前，一直呆在新加坡。在那儿，他找到了对于诈骗艺术的激情，从8岁时起，他就研究骗术、魔术和诈骗。大学毕业后，Paul服役于英国陆军情报总队，受伤后，又回归到了普通人的生活。在成为一名职业表演家和演说家前，他从事了十年时间的计算机顾问。2002年，Paul作为一名作家、导演和制片人进军电影和电视行业。2004年，他出现在镜头前，通过真实演绎骗术来揭穿骗术。2012年，他在著名的爱丁堡艺穗节上，表演了“一个真正的骗子的谎言、欺骗、偷窃和自白”的个人节目。
Paul撰写并出演了十一季的BBC热门节目《真正的骗子》，撰写并出演了法院电视的《追踪》，撰写、出品并出演了历史频道的《骗局》。他还执导、策划并出演了电影和电视剧，和许多一级演员共事，比如Sylvester Stallone, Jamie Foxx, Gabriel Byrne, and Jeremy Piven。他给报纸撰稿，并报道BBC的《电子狗和犯罪侦查》节目。
Part investigator and part performer, R. Paul Wilson is the world’s foremost expert on cons and scams. His hit TV show, The Real Hustle, has run for eleven seasons on the BBC and been syndicated in over forty five countries. Scenes from the show are used by Universities and law enforcement agencies to study and understand confidence games.
Paul was born in Cyprus in 1969 and raised in Singapore until 1977 when Paul moved to Scotland. There he discovered his life-long passion for the art of deception and, since the age of eight he has studied con games, conjuring and cheating. After college, Paul was recruited by the British Army Intelligence Corps, where he served before being injured and returning to civilian life. He went on to spend ten years as a computer consultant before becoming a professional performer and speaker for clients around the world.
In 2002 Paul moved into film and television as a writer, director and producer. By 2004 he found himself in front of the camera, exposing con games by performing them for real. In 2012, he presented his unique one-man show “Lie. Cheat. Steal. Confessions of a Real Hustler” at the famed Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Paul has written and starred in eleven seasons of BBC’s hit show The Real Hustle, created and starred in The Takedown for Court TV and created, produced and starred in Scammed for the History Channel. He has also directed, consulted and acted in films and TV shows, working with many A-list actors including Sylvester Stallone, Jamie Foxx, Gabriel Byrne, and Jeremy Piven among others. He has contributed articles to newspapers and reported for BBC’s Watchdog and Crimewatch programs.
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