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"At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie was armed with only the vague notion that people were making heaps of money on something he didn't entirely understand. Lured in, McKenzie dove deep into blockchain, Bitcoin, and the various other coins and exchanges on which they are traded. But after scratching the surface, he had to ask, "Is this all a total scam?" In Easy Money, McKenzie enlists the help of journalist Jacob Silverman for an...
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Everyone loves a heel, especially one to whom nothing was sacred and who charmed his or her way into the hearts, minds, and wallets of bumpkins and belles alike. This collection offers twenty-four tales of petty bandits, sleazy bunko artists, and conniving conmen and—women who traveled West to seek their fortunes by preying on the men and women who went before them to settle and explore. These stories of who they were, what they did, and why they...
3) Witches, rakes, and rogues: true stories of scam, scandal, murder, and mayhem in Boston, 1630-1775
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[2005]
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Simons traces some early Boston scandals, illustrating both the uniqueness of its people and the universalities of human nature.
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