Author: COOPER, DEREK.
Title: THE GULLIBILITY GAP.
Description: London. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974., A refreshing books, about the many methods of deception, pointing out how easily some people can be led. The 9 chapters are on 1)The Land of Make Believe.. eg. the car salesman's praise to sell an old banger, an estate agents description of a derelict ruin as "appealing residence of character , ideal for conversion." The travel agents glossy brochures & descriptions of hotels & resorts. 2) Up the Garden Path, eg. the removal men (who aren't ), repair men who overcharge, or charge for work which wasn't necessary, the rat catcher where there's no rat, the encyclopedia salesmen & so on. 3)Fairies at the Bottom of the Bottle. 4) Faith in Healing or Seeing is Believing. 5) I Hear You Calling Me 6) Something For Nothing.7) Fools by Heavenly Compulsion.8) The Hole In the Table. 9) It Remembered Me of an Old Horse." The con-men who through fraud & forgery re-invent themselves, priceless things, or claim to have achieved the impossible. The Vinland Map, Piltdown Man hoax, Byrd's " Flight to the North Pole", and the Loch Ness Monster ! 146 pages. Illustrated by Michael Edwards. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Red cloth cover is near fine, with gilt lettering. Near fine d./w., not price clipped (£2.25) 8.75" x 5.5". ISBN 0710079729 1974

Keywords: hoax gullibility con-men fraud forgery criminals deception