"Of all the grifters, the confidence man is the aristocrat, " wrote David Maurer, a proposition he definitively proved in The Big Con, one of the most colorful, well-researched, and entertaining works of criminology, ever written. A professor of linguistics who specialized in underworld argot. Maurer won the trust of hundreds of swindlers who let him in on not simply their language, but their folkways and the astonishingly complex and elaborate schemes whereby unsuspecting marks, hooked by their own greed and dishonesty, were "taken off" -- i.e., cheated -- of thousands upon thousands of dollars. The products of amazing ingenuity, crack timing, and attention to every last detail, these "big cons" richly deserve Maurer's description as "the most effective swindling device which man has ever invented."The Big Con is a treasure trove of American lingo (the write, the rag, the payoff, ropers, shills, the cold poke, the convincer, to put on the send) and indelible characters (Yellow Kid Weil, Barney the Patch, the Seldom Seen Kid, Limehouse Chappie, Larry the Lug). It served as a source for the Oscar-winning film The Sting and will delight fans of such writers as David Mamet, Jim Thompson, Elmore Leonard, and William Burroughs for its droll, utterly authoritative look at the timeless pursuit of relieving one's fellow man of his surplus cash.
读完这本书,我脑海里依旧回荡着书中那激荡人心的画面,久久不能平静。作者的叙事风格非常独特,如同 an experienced conductor orchestrating a grand symphony,每一个音符都精准到位,每一个段落都充满了力量。他对于细节的描摹更是达到了炉火纯青的地步,那些细微之处的刻画,比如微风吹过树叶的沙沙声,人物眼神中的一丝闪躲,或是某个物件上泛起的微光,都为整个故事增添了无尽的质感和生命力。我特别喜欢作者在情感描绘上的细腻之处,他并没有直接宣泄情感,而是通过人物微妙的反应和肢体语言,将内心的波涛汹涌展现得淋漓尽致,让读者在不动声色中被深深打动。故事的节奏把握得恰到好处,时而舒缓如溪流,时而又紧张得让人屏住呼吸,这种张弛有度的叙事方式,让我的阅读过程充满了惊喜和期待。它让我看到了人性的复杂与光辉,也让我反思了在面对困境时,我们内心深处的勇气和韧性有多么重要。这本书是一次令人难忘的心灵之旅,我会被它深深地触动,也会被它所启发。
评分这是一本能让你完全忘记时间的好书!我一旦开始阅读,就完全沉浸其中,周围的一切仿佛都消失了。作者的文笔非常流畅自然,就像和一位老朋友聊天一样,没有丝毫的刻意和做作。他善于运用幽默和讽刺的笔触,将一些深刻的道理融入其中,让人在轻松愉快的阅读体验中,不知不觉地有所收获。书中对社会现象的洞察力令人惊叹,作者用犀利的语言,揭示了隐藏在表象之下的真相,让我对很多习以为常的事情有了全新的认识。人物的对话设计更是精彩绝伦,每一句台词都充满了智慧和力量,有时会让我捧腹大笑,有时又会让我陷入沉思。我尤其欣赏作者对于人性的深刻剖析,他没有回避人性的弱点,反而将其放大,展现得淋漓尽致,但同时也展现了人性的闪光点,让人在复杂的情感中体会到真实的生命力。这本书让我觉得,原来阅读可以如此有趣,如此富有启发性。我迫不及待地想和更多的人分享这本书的魅力,相信它一定能带给你意想不到的惊喜。
评分这本书给我带来的震撼,简直是无法用言语来形容。作者的想象力天马行空,构建了一个我从未想象过的世界,这个世界既陌生又充满吸引力。书中的设定逻辑严谨,每一个细节都经过深思熟虑,仿佛真的存在于现实之中。我尤其惊叹于作者对于宏大叙事的掌控力,他能将庞杂的背景和复杂的人物关系梳理得井井有条,让读者在沉浸其中时,丝毫不会感到混乱。人物的成长弧线也设计得非常精彩,我看着他们从青涩走向成熟,从迷茫走向坚定,他们的每一次进步都让我由衷地感到高兴,他们的每一次挫折都让我感到心痛。这让我不禁联想到现实生活中的自己,以及我们每个人在成长道路上的点点滴滴。这本书不仅仅是关于一个故事,它更是在探讨关于梦想、关于坚持、关于爱与牺牲的深刻命题。它让我重新审视了生活中的许多“不可能”,并相信只要有足够的热情和决心,一切皆有可能。这是一本能够点燃心中火焰的书,强力推荐给每一个怀揣梦想的读者!
评分这本书简直是我的精神食粮!每次翻开它,都感觉像进入了一个全新的世界。作者的文字有一种魔力,能瞬间抓住我的注意力,让我沉浸其中,欲罢不能。情节的设置巧妙得让人拍案叫绝,每一个转折都出乎意料,又在情理之中。我常常会在阅读过程中忍不住停下来,反复咀嚼某个精彩的句子,思考角色内心深处的挣扎和抉择。书中人物的塑造更是栩栩如生,他们不再是纸上的符号,而是活生生的人,有血有肉,有爱有恨,有优点也有缺点,正是这些不完美让他们更加真实,更能引起我的共鸣。我能感受到他们的喜悦,他们的痛苦,他们的迷茫,他们的坚定。最让我着迷的是,这本书让我有机会审视自己的内心,思考生活中那些看似微不足道却又至关重要的选择。它不仅仅是一本小说,更像是一面镜子,映照出我自己的影子,让我对生活有了更深刻的理解和感悟。我强烈推荐给所有喜欢深度思考、追求阅读体验的读者,相信你们一定不会失望!
评分这是一本让我读完后,久久不能释怀的书。作者的叙述方式非常独特,他能够用最朴素的语言,描绘出最动人心魄的场景,最复杂的人物情感。他的文字像是一把温柔的手,轻轻地抚摸着我的心灵,却又带着一种深刻的力量,让我对生活有了全新的感悟。书中对人生意义的探讨,对我产生了极大的触动。它不是那种直白的灌输,而是通过一个个生动的故事,一个个鲜活的人物,让我自己去思考,去体会。我看到了角色们在命运的洪流中挣扎、抗争,也看到了他们在绝望中寻找希望,在平凡中创造不凡。这本书让我意识到,即使是在最艰难的时刻,我们依然可以选择自己的态度,可以选择如何去面对。它让我对生活充满了敬畏,也对人性中的善良和坚韧充满了信心。我会被这本书所蕴含的真挚情感深深吸引,也会被它所传递的生命智慧所启发。这绝对是一本值得反复阅读,细细品味的杰作。
评分quite a few cool terms to know. i got bored after chapter 3 for all the tricks seem to follow the same strategy, which is the big con. chapter 8 & 9 are somehow worth reading. Not a big fan after all. However if u r into sociology or criminal studies, it might be fun to read.
评分quite a few cool terms to know. i got bored after chapter 3 for all the tricks seem to follow the same strategy, which is the big con. chapter 8 & 9 are somehow worth reading. Not a big fan after all. However if u r into sociology or criminal studies, it might be fun to read.
评分quite a few cool terms to know. i got bored after chapter 3 for all the tricks seem to follow the same strategy, which is the big con. chapter 8 & 9 are somehow worth reading. Not a big fan after all. However if u r into sociology or criminal studies, it might be fun to read.
评分quite a few cool terms to know. i got bored after chapter 3 for all the tricks seem to follow the same strategy, which is the big con. chapter 8 & 9 are somehow worth reading. Not a big fan after all. However if u r into sociology or criminal studies, it might be fun to read.
评分quite a few cool terms to know. i got bored after chapter 3 for all the tricks seem to follow the same strategy, which is the big con. chapter 8 & 9 are somehow worth reading. Not a big fan after all. However if u r into sociology or criminal studies, it might be fun to read.
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