The Expert And The Charlatan
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| Author | : Pope Brock |
| Publisher | : Crown |
| Total Pages | : 393 |
| Release | : 2008-02-05 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0307409651 |
The inspiration for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival documentary, NUTS!. “An extraordinary saga of the most dangerous quack of all time...entrancing” –USA Today In 1917, John R. Brinkley–America’s most brazen con man–introduced an outlandish surgical method for restoring fading male virility. It was all nonsense, but thousands of eager customers quickly made “Dr.” Brinkley one of America’s richest men–and a national celebrity. The great quack buster Morris Fishbein vowed to put the country’ s “most daring and dangerous” charlatan out of business, yet each effort seemed only to spur Brinkley to new heights of ingenuity, and the worlds of advertising, broadcasting, and politics soon proved to be equally fertile grounds for his potent brand of flimflam. Culminating in a decisive courtroom confrontation, Charlatan is a marvelous portrait of a boundlessly audacious rogue on the loose in an America ripe for the bamboozling.
| Author | : Jamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Jawbarī |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 528 |
| Release | : 2020-11-10 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 1479897639 |
Uncovering the professional secrets of con artists and swindlers in the medieval Middle East The Book of Charlatans is a comprehensive guide to trickery and scams as practiced in the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially in Syria and Egypt. The author, al-Jawbarī, was well versed in the practices he describes and may well have been a reformed charlatan himself. Divided into thirty chapters, his book reveals the secrets of everyone from “Those Who Claim to be Prophets” to “Those Who Claim to Have Leprosy” and “Those Who Dye Horses.” The material is informed in part by the author’s own experience with alchemy, astrology, and geomancy, and in part by his extensive research. The work is unique in its systematic, detailed, and inclusive approach to a subject that is by nature arcane and that has relevance not only for social history but also for the history of science. Covering everything from invisible writing to doctoring gemstones and quack medicine, The Book of Charlatans opens a fascinating window into a subculture of beggars’ guilds and professional con artists in the medieval Arab world. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.
| Author | : Jerome K Jerome |
| Publisher | : Prabhat Prakashan |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 2022-06-06 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Selected Work of Jerome K Jerome (Disputed Handwriting/ The Angel and the Author, and Others/ Told After Supper) (Set of 3 Books) Vol-2 by Jerome K Jerome: Disputed Handwriting: Enter the world of mystery and intrigue with "Disputed Handwriting" by Jerome K Jerome. This collection of short stories weaves together enigmatic plots and unexpected twists, leaving readers enthralled and engaged in the art of detection. The Angel and the Author, and Others: In this delightful assortment of stories, Jerome K Jerome brings humor and wit to the forefront. From humorous encounters with celestial beings to comical musings on the life of an author, this collection showcases Jerome's talent for entertaining storytelling. Told After Supper: Prepare for an evening of spine-chilling tales with "Told After Supper." Jerome K Jerome's ghost stories blend humor and the supernatural in a delightful medley of eerie and amusing narratives. This set of three books by Jerome K Jerome presents a captivating array of his works, reflecting his versatility as a writer and his unique ability to blend humor, mystery, and the supernatural. Jerome's witty storytelling and engaging narratives continue to entertain readers of all ages. Whether you are seeking laughter, mystery, or spine-tingling chills, this collection promises to delight and entertain. Immerse yourself in the imaginative world of Jerome K Jerome with "Disputed Handwriting," "The Angel and the Author, and Others," and "Told After Supper."
| Author | : Jonathan Rogers |
| Publisher | : WaterBrook |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2010-10-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0307458237 |
“I only know one man who might be able to tell me where I come from, and that man is a liar and a fraud.” As far back as he can remember, the orphan Grady has tramped from village to village in the company of a huckster named Floyd. With his adolescent accomplice, Floyd perpetrates a variety of hoaxes and flimflams on the good citizens of the Corenwald frontier, such as the Ugliest Boy in the World act. It’s a hard way to make a living, made harder by the memory of fatter times when audiences thronged to see young Grady perform as “The Wild Man of the Feechiefen Swamp.” But what can they do? Nobody believes in feechies anymore. When Floyd stages an elaborate plot to revive Corenwalders’ belief in the mythical swamp-dwellers known as the feechiefolk, he overshoots the mark. Floyd’s Great Feechie Scare becomes widespread panic. Eager audiences become angry mobs, and in the ensuing chaos, the Charlatan’s Boy discovers the truth that has evaded him all his life—and will change his path forever.
| Author | : Grete de Francesco |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 1939 |
| Genre | : Alchemy |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Peter D. Mathews |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2020-06-01 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 3030452042 |
This book sets out to determine the validity of an accusation made against Jacques Lacan by Noam Chomsky in an interview in 1989. He stated that Lacan was a “charlatan” – not that his ideas were flawed or wrong, but that his entire discourse was fraudulent, an accusation that has since been repeated by many other critics. Examining the arguments of key anti-Lacanian critics, Mathews weighs and contextualizes the legitimacy of Lacan’s engagements with structural linguistics, mathematical formalization, science, ethics, Hegelian dialectics, and psychoanalysis. The guiding thread is Lacan’s own recurrent interrogation of authority, which inhabits an ambiguous zone between mastery and charlatanry. This book offers a novel contribution to the field for students and scholars of psychoanalysis, philosophy, sociology, critical and literary theory.
| Author | : Jerome Buell Lavay |
| Publisher | : IndyPublish.com |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 1909 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Paul Roberts |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 897 |
| Release | : 2021-09-20 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 0198824483 |
Roberts and Zuckerman's Criminal Evidence is the eagerly-anticipated third of edition of the market-leading text on criminal evidence, fully revised to take account of developments in legislation, case-law, policy debates, and academic commentary during the decade since the previous edition was published.With an explicit focus on the rules and principles of criminal trial procedure, Roberts and Zuckerman's Criminal Evidence develops a coherent account of evidence law which is doctrinally detailed, securely grounded in a normative theoretical framework, and sensitive to the institutional and socio-legal factors shaping criminal litigation in practice. The book is designed to be accessible to the beginner, informative to the criminal court judge or legal practitioner, and thought-provoking to the advanced student and scholar: a textbook and monograph rolled into one.The book also provides an ideal disciplinary map and work of reference to introduce non-lawyers (including forensic scientists and other expert witnesses) to the foundational assumptions and technical intricacies of criminal trial procedure in England and Wales, and will be an invaluable resource for courts, lawyers and scholars in other jurisdictions seeking comparative insight and understanding of evidentiary regulation in the common law tradition.
| Author | : Piero Gambaccini |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2003-12-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0786416068 |
Italian medical charlatans, wandering quacks who traded in remedies, accompanied real medicine like a dark shadow during its slow progress. Over the centuries, these cunning individuals infuriated orthodox physicians with their ability to capture audiences in village squares. While licensed physicians imperiously ordered torrential enemas and pitiless bloodletting, charlatans sold cheap remedies accompanied by consoling promises. Not merely merchants committed to swindling the gullible, the charlatans often disguised a form of opposition to an arrogant new science. New and courageous ideas were hidden beneath their exaggerated posturing. This work recounts the history and adventures of ingenious Italian medical quacks who were sought after and imitated all over Europe. The research is culled from judicial proceedings, newspaper articles, Italian State Archives, and books and manuscripts from all over the world. Ostensibly an account of these characters covering five centuries, the book also examines the relationship between doctor and patient and the placebo effect. The final chapters explore the reasons for their success and the necessity for a re-evaluation of the relationship between doctor and patient today, a period in which the practice of medicine is often confined to laboratory examinations and brief, impersonal encounters.
| Author | : Thomas Greene |
| Publisher | : Apress |
| Total Pages | : 440 |
| Release | : 2008-01-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1430207116 |
* Does not assume prior knowledge, yet goes beyond introductory level * Patient, step-by-step instruction with a minimum of jargon * Recognizes the increasing use of home systems and public systems by corporate users (telecommuters).
