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Roelf Bolt
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Publication date
December 15, 2015
Pages
278
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781780235080
ISBN-10
1780235089
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Original list price
$20.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
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George Washington may never have told a lie, but he may be the only personÂour history is littered with liars, deceivers, fraudsters, counterfeiters, and unfaithful lovers. The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers gathers 150 of them, each entry telling the intriguing tale of the liarâs motives and the people who fell for the lies.
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To collect these stories of deceit, Roelf Bolt travels from ancient times to the present day, documenting a huge assortment of legerdemain: infamous quacks, fraudulent scientists, crooks who committed Âpseudocidesâ by faking their own deaths, and forgers of artworks, design objects, archaeological finds, and documents. From false royal claims, fake dragonâs eggs, and bogus perpetual motion machines to rare books, mermaid skeletons, and Stradivari violins, Bolt reveals that almost everything has been forged or faked by someone at some point in history. His short, accessible narratives in each entry offer biographies and general observations on specific categories of deceit, and Bolt captures an impressive number of famous figuresÂincluding Albert Einstein, Cicero, Ptolemy, Ernest Hemingway, François Mitterand, and Marco PoloÂas well as people who would have remained anonymous had their duplicity not come to light.
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Funny, shocking, and even awe-inspiring, the stories of deception in this catalog of shame make The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers the perfect gift for all those who enjoy a good tall taleÂand those people who like to tell them.
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To collect these stories of deceit, Roelf Bolt travels from ancient times to the present day, documenting a huge assortment of legerdemain: infamous quacks, fraudulent scientists, crooks who committed Âpseudocidesâ by faking their own deaths, and forgers of artworks, design objects, archaeological finds, and documents. From false royal claims, fake dragonâs eggs, and bogus perpetual motion machines to rare books, mermaid skeletons, and Stradivari violins, Bolt reveals that almost everything has been forged or faked by someone at some point in history. His short, accessible narratives in each entry offer biographies and general observations on specific categories of deceit, and Bolt captures an impressive number of famous figuresÂincluding Albert Einstein, Cicero, Ptolemy, Ernest Hemingway, François Mitterand, and Marco PoloÂas well as people who would have remained anonymous had their duplicity not come to light.
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Funny, shocking, and even awe-inspiring, the stories of deception in this catalog of shame make The Encyclopaedia of Liars and Deceivers the perfect gift for all those who enjoy a good tall taleÂand those people who like to tell them.
Editions
Hardcover
With Roelf Bolt |
from Reaktion Books (June 15, 2014)
9781780232713 | details & prices | 278 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.32 lbs | List price $30.00
About: George Washington may never have told a lie, but he may be the only personÂour history is littered with liars, deceivers, fraudsters, counterfeiters, and unfaithful lovers.
About: George Washington may never have told a lie, but he may be the only personÂour history is littered with liars, deceivers, fraudsters, counterfeiters, and unfaithful lovers.
Paperback
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With Roelf Bolt |
from Reaktion Books (December 15, 2015)
9781780235080 | details & prices | 278 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $20.00
About: George Washington may never have told a lie, but he may be the only personÂour history is littered with liars, deceivers, fraudsters, counterfeiters, and unfaithful lovers.
About: George Washington may never have told a lie, but he may be the only personÂour history is littered with liars, deceivers, fraudsters, counterfeiters, and unfaithful lovers.
With Karen L. Johnston, Roelf Bolt |
from John Wiley & Sons Inc (November 1, 1996); titled "Teaching Physics: A Guidebook for First Time Instructors"
9780471591054 | details & prices | List price $29.85
This edition also contains Teaching Physics: A Guidebook for First Time Instructors
This edition also contains Teaching Physics: A Guidebook for First Time Instructors
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