{"product_id":"the-confidence-men","title":"The Confidence Men","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Confidence Men\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMargalit Fox\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781984853851\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRandom House Trade Paperbacks\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e352\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e for the Great War: the astonishing true story of two World War I prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE EDGAR\u003cb\u003e(R)\u003c\/b\u003e AWARD -\u003c\/b\u003e ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR - \"Fox unspools Jones and Hill's delightfully elaborate scheme in nail-biting episodes that advance like a narrative Rube Goldberg machine.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImprisoned in a remote Turkish POW camp during World War I, having survived a two-month forced march and a terrifying shootout in the desert, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, join forces to bamboozle their iron-fisted captors. To stave off despair and boredom, Jones takes a handmade Ouija board and fakes elaborate séances for his fellow prisoners. Word gets around, and one day an Ottoman official approaches Jones with a query: Could Jones contact the spirit world to find a vast treasure rumored to be buried nearby? Jones, a trained lawyer, and Hill, a brilliant magician, use the Ouija board--and their keen understanding of the psychology of deception--to build a trap for their captors that will ultimately lead them to freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gripping nonfiction thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence Men \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of one of the only known con games played for a good cause--and of a profound but unlikely friendship. Had it not been for \"the Great War,\" Jones, the Oxford-educated son of a British lord, and Hill, a mechanic on an Australian sheep ranch, would never have met. But in pain, loneliness, hunger, and isolation, they formed a powerful emotional and intellectual alliance that saved both of their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargalit Fox brings her \"nose for interesting facts, the ability to construct a taut narrative arc, and a Dickens-level gift for concisely conveying personality\" (Kathryn Schulz, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e) to this tale of psychological strategy that is rife with cunning, danger, and moments of high farce that rival anything in \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"The Confidence Men | Margalit Fox | Paperback | 9781984853851 | New | History 1400724","offer_id":50764893749506,"sku":"1400724","price":38.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/810S0RuIV8L.jpg?v=1792073734","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/the-confidence-men","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}