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Grifters, Con Artists, and Frauds
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The Talented Mr. RipleyThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
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In the first book of the Ripley series, Ripley is introduced as a small-time con man suddenly presented with a shot at the big time.
The StingThe Sting
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The quintessential con artist movie, with Paul Newman and Robert Redford out for revenge on Robert Shaw.
Den of ThievesDen of Thieves by James B. Stewart
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The gold standard on the insider trading scandals which rocked Wall Street in the eighties.
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of EnronThe Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean
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The start-to-finish tale of Enron and the people who ruined it.
Busting Vega$: The Mit Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their KneesBusting Vega$: The Mit Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their Knees by Ben Mezrich
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As seen in the series "Breaking Vegas" on The History Channel, this is the tale of a group of MIT students who took on the casinos.
Billy BathgateBilly Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow
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Gripping, violent, and poignant, this is the story of a young street con artist in the last days of the Dutch Schultz mob.