CON MEN

Jackman, Ian (editor) (Mike Wallace; Andy Rooney; R. J. Rudd; Kirby Hensley; Stan Van Etten; Clifford Irving; Elmyr de Hory; David Stein; John Drewe; John Myatt; Danny Faries; Mel Weinberg; Joe Meltzer; Mike Raymond; Dennis Levine; Nick Leeson)

ISBN 10: 0743224485 / ISBN 13: 9780743224482

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 2003

About this Item

(xv) 201 pp. Quarter-bound in black on gray boards; lettered in silver on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. This collection contains: Introduction by Mike Wallace; R. J. Rudd - This Year at Murrieta; Kirby Hensley - Mail Order Ministers; Stan Van Etten - Pyramid; Clifford Irving - With the Real Howard Hughes; Elmyr de Hory - Fake; David Stein - The Gentle Art of Forgery; John Drewe and John Myatt - Scam; Danny Faries - 1-800-CON MAN; Mel Weinberg - The Sting Man; Joe Meltzer - Sting Within a Sting; Mike Raymond - Wheeler Dealer Squealer; Dennis Levine - The Secret Life of Dennis Levine; Sante and Kenneth Kimes - A Family Affair; Nick Leeson - In Over His Head; Bill Stoecker - Whiz Kid; Daniel Teyibo - A Free Ride; Edwrd Reiners and John Ruffo - The $353 Million Con; John Ackah Blay-Miezah - The Ultimate Con Man; and Ripping Off the System - Scamming Workers' Comp; followed by A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney. Size: 12mo.

Seller Inventory # 229864

Bibliographic Details

• Title: CON MEN
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743224485
• ISBN 13: 9780743224482
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • True Crime

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Synopsis

60 Minutes brings its award-winning journalistic skills and unmistakable broadcast style to the page, delving into its archives to present stories on one of the program's most popular subjects: the con man. Con Men exposes a truly eclectic group of swindlers and rogues: the extraordinary characters of ABSCAM, pyramid-scheme millionaires and stock-market crooks, snake-oil salesmen and art forgers. Many of them are diabolical -- all of them are intriguing. Here 60 Minutes captures each one in vivid detail: self-proclaimed con man Kirby Hensley, the illiterate purveyor of church ministries to millions via mail-order; Clifford Irving, who fabricated Howard Hughes's "autobiography" for hundreds of thousands of dollars; the Reverend R. J. Rudd, whose bogus spa treatments promised a cure for cancer; Sante and Kenneth Kimes, the notorious mother and son grifters convicted of murdering wealthy Manhattanite Irene Silverman; and John Ackah Blay-Miezah, who, in one of the simplest yet most extravagant cons of all, claimed to hold the key to a fortune of billions and convinced others to put up millions so that the fund could be "unlocked." These and many other colorful stories translate perfectly to the page, brought to life by the trademark bite and humor of 60 Minutes. Featuring an introduction by Mike Wallace, with insights into the evolution of the show's coverage of cons, and intriguing updates on the outcome of each of the stories, Con Men delivers the intelligent reporting and insightful wit that has made 60 Minutes the most successful broadcast in television history. 60 Minutes is the only television broadcast to be the most-watched show in America in three separate decades. Since its debut in 1968, the critically celebrated program has won seventy-three Emmy Awards -- the most for any news program -- as well as nine Peabody Awards for exceptional television broadcasting. According to Nielsen, an average of nearly fifteen million viewers tuned in to the show Sunday evenings during the 2001-2002 season, not to mention the millions who watch it overseas and listen on simulcast radio.