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   The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It … Every Time

   Maria Konnikova

   “It’s the oldest story ever told. The story of belief — of the basic, irresistible, universal human need to believe in something that gives life meaning, something that reaffirms our view of ourselves, the world, and our place in it.”

   Terrific read on what con artists reveal about the psychology of trust and why even the most rational of us are susceptible to deception under the right circumstances:

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