Summary of The Confidence Game: by Maria Konnikova | Includes Analysis Paperback – April 27, 2016

According to journalist Maria Konnikova, confidence men, or scam artists, are intuitive psychologists who know how to take advantage of people in situations of insecurity or uncertainty. In her book, The Confidence Game, she examines confidence games from the perspective of the con artist and the victims, not as a means of helping people avoid scams, but to show that almost anyone can, and many people at times are, con artists. While the book is not a how-to for avoiding scams, understanding the underlying basis for confidence games will nonetheless help the aware to recognize them—hopefully.Summary of The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova by Instaread provides a sneak peek into the book, complete with the main takeaways, the author’s style, and a comprehensive list of references that provide further background and information.Instaread books are an excellent resource for busy readers who need all the help they can get in winnowing down the expansive lists of available books, and are an inexpensive way to get an objective review of a book.I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review.

If you're looking for a summary, good. But does lack depth and nuance for reader looking for more.

This is an overview of the actual book “The Confidence Game.“ Kind of like an abbreviated Cliff's Notes for the full non-fiction book. It provides a potential reader enough information regarding this book’s content to determine if we want to invest the extra money and time to actually buy and read the entire book. It has been many years since Tatum O'Neal's first movie (Paper Moon) about turn-of-the-century con artists. A lot has changed since that era and if you are interested in catching up on the insidious new ways modern "cons" conduct their business, this “Instaread” summary will be very helpful prior to buying the actual book.