Cheating: Deception in War & Magic, Games & Sports, Sex & Religion, Business & Con Games, Politics & Espionage, Art & Science
by Bowyer, J. Barton; [Bell, J. Bowyer] (Signed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0312131674
- ISBN 13
- 9780312131678
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: St Martin's Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312131674 . Boldly signed, without inscription, by J. Bowyer Bell upon front free endpaper. "A witty, thought-provoking, and thoroughly enjoyable examination of all forms of trickery, ranging from poker and street-corner three-card monte to espionage and the life-and-death struggles of world wars. Allows readers to determine their own 'Mach' (short for Machiavellian) score and discover the characteristics of a classic 'Rogue.' Also reveals a number of the tricks of honorable magicians and less-than-honorable con men, and much, much more. In a world filled with scoundrels, no honest (or at least wise soul should be without this completely unscrupulous book. J. Barton Bowyer is the pseudonym for more than one and fewer than five internationally recognized scholars and historians who over the years have taught at several Ivy League universities and prepared dozens of studies for the C.I.A., D.O.D., and other government agencies." - dust jacket. We are confident that J. Bowyer Bell (1931-2003) was a/the author of this book and this is supported by his Wikipedia entry. He was a terrorism expert and wrote several books on that topic. xii, 439 pages. Index. Moderate wear to tight and unmarked book. Average wear and some spine sunning to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart.; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 214h2004
- Title
- Cheating: Deception in War & Magic, Games & Sports, Sex & Religion, Business & Con Games, Politics & Espionage, Art & Science
- Author
- Bowyer, J. Barton; [Bell, J. Bowyer] (Signed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312131674
- ISBN 13
- 9780312131678
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- 0312131674, cheating, J. Bowyer Bell, Deception, con men, espionage, trickery, three-card monte
- Bookseller catalogs
- Covert Operations; Signed;
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