Name: Charlatans. How Grifters, Swindlers, and Hucksters Bamboozle the Media, the Markets, and the Masses
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Author: Moises Naim;Quico Toro
ISBN: 9781541606517

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Charlatans. How Grifters, Swindlers, and Hucksters Bamboozle the Media, the Markets, and the Masses

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Basic Books

Author

Moises Naim;Quico Toro

Year

2025

Pages

336

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.8x15.6x3.6 cm

ISBN13

9781541606517

Charlatans. How Grifters, Swindlers, and Hucksters Bamboozle the Media, the Markets, and the Masses

Moises Naim;Quico Toro (Author) · Basic Books · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Charlatans. How Grifters, Swindlers, and Hucksters Bamboozle the Media, the Markets, and the Masses"

From snake oil salesmen to Donald Trump, the gripping story of charlatans - and why we fall for them

From snake-oil salesmen to crypto grifters, the "fascinating" (Fareed Zakaria) story of charlatans—and why we fall for them

For centuries charlatans have been bamboozling victims. But today, charlatanry is more lucrative and global than ever. Using the power of digital technology, our age’s charlatans have spun a worldwide web of exploitation on an unprecedented scale.

In Charlatans, global affairs experts Moisés Naím and Quico Toro investigate how charlatans fool us and why they’ve become so influential today. They argue that modern charlatans exploit the same weak points in human cognition as the snake-oil salesmen of the old West. They earn our trust, trick us into believing they have some special skill or knowledge, then exploit us. In some ways, nothing has changed. But, today, charlatans are digital, viral, and global. Whether they’re health gurus pushing pseudoscience or crypto bros orchestrating Ponzi schemes, modern charlatans rapidly amass worldwide audiences on the internet and social media using a common set of strategies. These hucksters swiftly swindle unsuspecting victims, as our slow-moving institutions struggle to respond.

Packed with insights on how to avoid being duped by charlatans, this is an eye-opening journey through the brazen deception and brutal victimization at the heart of this new global scourge.