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Werken van Simon Lovell

Son of Simon says! (2000) 16 exemplaren
Billion Dollar Bunko (2003) 11 exemplaren
Second to None (2013) 3 exemplaren
Simon Says 3 exemplaren
Betcha (2014) 2 exemplaren
Survival Magic 1 exemplaar

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Algemene kennis

Geboortedatum
1957
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
England
UK
Beroepen
Magician

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Interesting book about the number of ways a poor sap like me can get cheated. Heavy on the card/dice cheats, but with a few way cool chapters on how the carnivals are rigged and how people rip off restaurants and the like.

I am happy to say I only found con that I've fallen victim to- the well-dressed older guy who's just been mugged & needs to get to his sister in the hospital.

The card/dice chapters are full of odds and mathematical tables I think would be interesting only to real stats geeks and card sharps.

There were several failures of editing which grated upon my inner ear, but overall it's worth a look.
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satyridae | 2 andere besprekingen | Apr 5, 2013 |
Sehr unterhaltsam, man erfährt wie man betrügt und wie man sich vor Betrügern schützt
http://www.weberseite.at/buecher/how-to-cheat-at-everything/
 
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cwebb | 2 andere besprekingen | Jan 1, 2012 |

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28
Leden
287
Populariteit
#81,379
Waardering
½ 3.4
Besprekingen
3
ISBNs
15

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