Books about scams

my diary desu

>>9829640
Infinite jest is a fucking scam for psueds if you count that!

>>9829640
the recognitions by william gaddis

>>9829640
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332282.Matchstick_Men
Have only seen the movie but ig its alright

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charles portis - masters of atlantis

about a cult leader/scammer, similar to tortilla flat

mitchell zuckoff has a good book called "ponzi's scheme". ponzi's story is kind of hilarious, like proof organized crime isn't always that organized.

frank abignale's book if you didn't get on the catch me if you can train

the hippies have a couple of these. abbie hoffman's steal this book is a how to guide, while emmet grogan's ringolevio is a how i did it guide. both are dated in places, but you could still conceivably rob half of rich new york blind if you don't mind the risk of felony charges with just those two.

jon atack's piece of blue sky got a new filled out edition if you want a thorough guide to scientology.

fraud: the amazing career of doctor savundra, if you can find it.

the golden calf by ilf and petrov if you want fiction.

You might want to consider The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova. It states some scams and the psychology on why humans fall for scams.

>>9830522
>the golden calf by ilf and petrov
The Twelve Chairs, and this, is actually golden. It's the classic of Russian literature, one of the few that are not pre-soviet. The fact that it's not recommended very often here shows just how shallow /lit/'s knowledge is. But yes, it's fiction so not directly related to the request.

Games Criminals Play is closest to what you're looking for. In terms of fiction, The Magus by John Fowles and Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco

Kind of.

Some Extraordinary Popular Delusions, Charles Mackay