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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why do people keep buying impossible things A country that does not exist.A miracle cure sealed inside a bottle.A financial return that behaves better than nature allows.A company that reports brilliance while deception gathers beneath the floorboards.The Greatest Frauds Ever Sold is a grippi…ng journey through some of history's most astonishing acts of deception, from the South Sea Bubble and Charles Ponzi to fake empires, forged masterpieces, miracle cures, corporate collapses, crypto scandals, and the modern machinery of digital fraud.This is not just a book about criminals. It is a book about belief.Every great fraud begins as a story people want to be true.Inside this book, you will discover: The South Sea Bubble and the birth of modern financial maniaCharles Ponzi and the impossible returns that made his name immortalGregor MacGregor and the fake country of PoyaisPatent medicines, Radithor, snake oil, and the cruel selling of medical hopeArt forgeries, false provenance, and the price of wanting geniusEnron, WorldCom, Theranos, Wirecard, OneCoin, FTX, and the frauds of the modern ageThe psychology of belief, status, fear, greed, desperation, and trustWritten with depth, clarity, and narrative force, The Greatest Frauds Ever Sold examines how fraudsters build worlds convincing enough for intelligent people to enter willingly.Because the most dangerous lies are rarely ugly.They arrive polished, confident, respectable, and full of promise.A powerful nonfiction read for anyone fascinated by scams, financial crime, corporate deception, psychology, history, and the timeless human hunger to believe.
