Our list of some of the best Con Man books & series in recent years. Get inspired by one or more of the following books.
- The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man (1999)
- Separating the Con Man From the Co Man: How to Source a Contract Manufacturer (2015)
- The Con Man (87th Precinct) (2012)
- Con Men and Cutpurses: Scenes from the Hogarthian Underworld (Penguin Classics) (2004)
- The Mueller Report: The Leaked Investigation into President Donald Trump and His Inner Circle of Con Men, Circus Clowns, and Children He Named After Himself (2018)
- Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art (2010)
- The Card: Collectors, Con Men, and the True Story of History’s Most Desired Baseball Card (2008)
- Shell Games: A True Story of Cops, Con Men, and the Smuggling of America’s Strangest Wildlife (2011)
- dis.con.tinued: DISSED BY MAN CONTINUED WITH GOD (2019)
- The Con Man’s Daughter: A Story of Lies, Desperation, and Finding God (2017)
- Gangsters of Miami: True Tales of Mobsters, Gamblers, Hit Men, Con Men and Gang Bangers from the Magic City (2013)
The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man (1999)
The classic 1940 study of con men and con games that Luc Sante in Salon called “a bonanza of wild but credible stories, told concisely with deadpan humor, as sly and rich in atmosphere as anything this side of Mark Twain.” “Of all the grifters, the confidence man is the aristocrat,” wrote David Maurer, a proposition he definitely proved in The Big Con, one of the most colorful, well-r…
Separating the Con Man From the Co Man: How to Source a Contract Manufacturer (2015)
Have you been searching for a contract manufacturer for the last 6 months, but you still haven’t found a good match? Have you been manufacturing your product yourself and have come to the realization that you are ready to outsource? If you answered yes to any one of these questions, you need expert guidance as you sift through the dozens of con men to find the right co-manufacturer.
The Con Man (87th Precinct) (2012)
A con man is plying his trade on the streets of Isola: conning a domestic for pocket change, businessmen for thousands, and even ladies in exchange for a little bit of love. You can see the world, meet a lot of nice people, imbibe some unique drinks, and make a ton of moneyall by conning them for their cash. The question is: How far is he willing to go?When a young woman’s body washes up in the Harb River, the answer to that question becomes tragically clear.
Con Men and Cutpurses: Scenes from the Hogarthian Underworld (Penguin Classics) (2004)
An enthralling anthology of 18th-century writings that gives a fascinating insight into the dreadful misdeeds of – and the horrible punishments meeted out to – an array of rogues and criminals, from murderers and swindlers to prostitutes and pirates.
The Mueller Report: The Leaked Investigation into President Donald Trump and His Inner Circle of Con Men, Circus Clowns, and Children He Named After Himself (2018)
The entire country is waiting to see what former FBI director and current special counsel Robert Mueller has dug up on former mail-order steak salesman and current US president Donald Trump. The wait is over—sort of—with the publication of The Mueller Report by Jason O. Gilbert.
Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art (2010)
Filled with extraordinary characters and told at breakneck speed, Provenance reads like a well-plotted thriller. But this is most certainly not fiction. It is the astonishing narrative of one of the most far-reaching and elaborate cons in the history of art forgery.
The Card: Collectors, Con Men, and the True Story of History’s Most Desired Baseball Card (2008)
Only a few dozen T206 Wagners are known to still exist, having been released in limited numbers just after the turn of the twentieth century. Most, with their creases and stains, look like they’ve been around for nearly one hundred years. But one—The Card—appears to have defied the travails of time. Its sharp corners and still-crisp portrait make it the single-most famous—and most desired—baseball card on the planet, valued today at more than two million dollars.
Shell Games: A True Story of Cops, Con Men, and the Smuggling of America’s Strangest Wildlife (2011)
In Shell Games, journalist Craig Welch delves into our nation’s waters and wildlands in search of America’s most unusual criminals. The resulting detective story is filled with butterfly thieves, bear poachers, shark-trafficking pastors—and a rogues’ gallery of double-crossing crooks who get rich smuggling bizarre marine creatures.
dis.con.tinued: DISSED BY MAN CONTINUED WITH GOD (2019)
IT IS NOT AN ENEMY WHO TAUNTS ME—I COULD BEAR THAT. IT IS NOT MY FOES WHO SO ARROGANTLY INSULT ME—I COULD HAVE HIDDEN FROM THEM. INSTEAD, IT IS YOU—MY EQUAL, MY COMPANION AND CLOSE FRIEND.This book is for those who have been told by others or by your own self that your life has come to an end.
The Con Man’s Daughter: A Story of Lies, Desperation, and Finding God (2017)
When Candice Curry was a little girl, she put her hand in her father’s back pocket so that she wouldn’t get lost in large crowds. Little did she know that as she followed him, he was plying his trade: conning people. Her family drove stolen cars, lived in stolen houses, and shopped with stolen credit cards. Drug use was regular, as were visits from strange people who were trying to track her father down.
Gangsters of Miami: True Tales of Mobsters, Gamblers, Hit Men, Con Men and Gang Bangers from the Magic City (2013)
Now in paperback, this well researched book chronicles the rise of the gangster in Miami and the history of crime in one of America's most exciting and edgy cities. Known as the Magic City, Miami has been the home for a colorful variety of gangsters from its early days to the modern period.
Best Con Man Books You Should Read
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UNIVERSITY OF PUNE - Examination Circular No322 of 2009 Programme of Master in Marketing Management (M.M.M.)
Author(s): Dr. S.M.Ahire, In-charge Controller of Examinations
ID: 2424249, Publisher: , Year: Nov. 3, 2009, Size: 114 Kb, Format: pdf
Coyotes: biology, behavior, and management /
Author(s): edited by Marc Bekoff ; contributors Ronald D. Andrews ... [et al.].
ID: 2999984, Publisher: Blackburn Press,, Year: c2001., Size: 9 Mb, Format: pdf
Robust process control
Author(s): Manfred Morari, Evanghelos Zafiriou.
ID: 2788863, Publisher: Prentice Hall,, Year: c1989., Size: 406 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are absolutely chart-busters according to The Wall Street Journal, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.