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Bezig met laden... Fakes, Scams & Forgeries: From Art to Cryptocurrencydoor Brian Innes
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From the Hitler diaries to Vermeer's brilliant forger to imposters such as Martin Guerre, from "Catch Me If You Can"'s Frank Abagnale to the conmen who inspired the film "The Sting". Fakes, Scams & Forgeries captures the excitement and i ngenious methods of some of the world's most outlandish scams. As well as providing entertaining and in-depth profiles of famous forgers and legendary frauds. The text deals with the many modern scientific techniques that have been developed for the examination of suspect materials. From selling the Eiffel Tower (twice) to almost selling the statue of Liberty, from counterfeit money to faking Shakespeare, from the woman who successfully posed as a male doctor for 50 years to Elizabeth Holmes's Theranos, the fraudulent blood-testing corporation with a multi-billion dollar valuation, the book exposes centureis of shady work.--Page 4 of cover. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This is a nice mix of information about the commission and detection of these crimes as well as some major cases of each. Among the cases in this new edition are Anna Sorokin and Elizabeth Holmes. So this is really up-to-date.
No doubt how much is new to a reader will depend on what their interests are. I found that even the cases and information with which I was familiar was presented in a way that held my interest and offered me new insight. The new stuff was, well, new to me so I found it very interesting. I think any reader, whether someone with a deep interest or someone who just wants to know a little about these kinds of crimes, will enjoy this volume.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. (