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    The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
    The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
    The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
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    The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World

    Written by Anthony M. Amore

    Narrated by Michael Johnson

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    About this audiobook

    Art scams are today so numerous that the specter of a lawsuit arising from a mistaken attribution has scared a number of experts away from the business of authentication and forgery, and with good reason.

    Art scams are increasingly convincing and involve incredible sums of money. The cons perpetrated by unscrupulous art dealers and their accomplices are proportionately elaborate.

    Anthony M. Amore's The Art of the Con tells the stories of some of history's most notorious yet untold cons. They involve stolen art hidden for decades; elaborate ruses that involve the Nazis and allegedly plundered art; the theft of a conceptual prototype from a well-known artist by his assistant to be used later to create copies; the use of online and television auction sites to scam buyers out of millions; and other confidence scams incredible not only for their boldness but more so because they actually worked.

    Using interviews and newly released court documents, The Art of the Con will also take the listener into the investigations that led to the capture of the con men, who oftentimes return back to the world of crime. For some, it's an irresistible urge because their innocent dupes all share something in common: they want to believe.

    An Author's Republic audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNovel Audio
    Release dateMar 21, 2017
    ISBN9781518945540
    The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
    Author

    Anthony M. Amore

    Anthony Amore is Director of Security and Chief Investigator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where he is charged with the ongoing efforts to recover thirteen works of art stolen from the museum on March 18, 1990. Additionally, he is the co-author of Stealing Rembrandts (a Wall Street Journal bestseller) and author of The Art of the Con (a New York Times bestseller) and provides analysis on issues related to security and terrorism for the BBC, NBC News, NPR, CNN, FOX, and others. He lives in Boston, MA. Learn more at www.anthonyamore.com.

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    • 5/5
      great book, loved the content was read in a way that the listener could follow the story with ease
    • 5/5
      In one word - Brilliant! knowledge is power and when one understand the mind of a fraudster it is easy to see the camelion coming.