{"product_id":"9798217120260","title":"Get Rich Quick: A Legendary Swindle, a Crooked Age and the Art of the Confidence Game","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eDay, Nicholas; Helquist, Brett\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRandom House Studio\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/5\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning creators of \u003ci\u003eThe Mona Lisa Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e comes a fast-paced and fascinating illustrated nonfiction narrative about a con man who took in a trusting populace and pulled off the greatest get-rich-quick scheme of all time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is not a story about money, not really. It’s a story about confidence. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1920, thousands of people crowded the narrow streets of Boston, desperate to hand their money to the financial genius of the age. Charles Ponzi was charming and dapper, the hero of the common people, the enemy of the elite, the only man you could trust. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut who was he, really? A wizard—a man who could make your cash multiply almost overnight? Or the perfect mirror for an America determined to believe its own get-rich-quick dreams—a land of fake gold and phony schemes?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the confidence game, a game only one person can win.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this riveting, edge-of-your-seat illustrated narrative, the Sibert Medal–winning creators of \u003ci\u003eThe Mona Lisa Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e tell the true story of the spectacular rise and fall of a world-famous con artist—and show us the world that he made: a world of golden promises, in which a lie repeated long enough has a halo of truth.","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48585113010431,"sku":"9798217120260","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9798217120260_s600x595.jpg?v=1780932047","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9798217120260","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}