A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes by Eaton, Gale
A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes by Eaton, Gale

A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes

The con artists in this book pursued a variety of ambitions--making money, winning wars, mocking authority, finding...
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Author: Gale Eaton
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Language: English
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A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes by Eaton, Gale

A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes

CHF 38.89
A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes by Eaton, Gale

A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes

CHF 38.89
Author: Gale Eaton
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The con artists in this book pursued a variety of ambitions--making money, winning wars, mocking authority, finding fame, trading an ordinary life for a glamorous one--but they all chose the lowest, fastest road to get there. Every hoax is a curtain, and behind it is a deceiver operating levers and smoke machines to make us see what is not there and miss what is. As P.T. Barnum knew, you can short-circuit critical thinking in any century by telling people what they want to hear. Most scams operate on a personal scale, but some have shaped the balance of world power, inspired explorers to sail uncharted seas, derailed scientific progress, or caused terrible massacres. A HISTORY OF AMBITION IN 50 HOAXES guides us through a rogue's gallery of hustlers, liars, swindlers, imposters, scammers, pretenders, and cheats. In Gale Eaton's wide-ranging synthesis, the history of deception is a colorful tour, with surprising insights behind every curtain.

Fountas & Pinnell Level Z+



Author: Gale Eaton
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
Published: 09/06/2016
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780884484653
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 07/11/2016
School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 186
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 238 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Eaton, Gale: - Gale Eaton has spent a lifetime with books for children and young adults, first as a children's librarian at the Boston Public Library and the Berkshire Athenaeum, and later as a professor of children's literature at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She is the author of four other books.Hoose, Phillip: - "Phillip Hoose is the widely acclaimed author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles including the National Book Award - and Newbery Honor - winning book Claudette Colvin: Twice toward Justice and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club. A graduate of Indiana University and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Hoose was for 37 years a staff member of The Nature Conservancy, dedicated to preserving the plants, animals, and natural communities of the Earth."

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