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Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who''s flipping it? A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining work of nonfictio...
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Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who''s flipping it? A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining work of nonfiction from one of the world''s leading deceivers, the creator and star of the astonishing theater show and forthcoming film In & Of Itself.
Derek DelGaudio believed he was a decent, honest manBut when irrefutable evidence to the contrary is found in an old journal, his memories are reawakened and Derek is forced to confront--and try to understand--his role in a significant act of deception from his past.
Using his youthful notebook entries as a road map, Derek embarks on a soulful, often funny, sometimes dark journey, retracing the path that led him to a world populated by charlatans, card cheats, and con artistsAs stories are peeled away and artifices are revealed, Derek examines the mystery behind his father''s vanishing act, the secret he inherited from his mother, the obsession he developed with sleight-of-hand that shaped his future, and the affinity he felt for the professional swindlers who taught him how to deceive others.
And once he finds himself working as a crooked dealer in a big-money Hollywood card game, Derek begins to question his own sense of morality, and discovers that even a master of deception can find himself trapped inside an illusion.
A M O R A L M A N is a wildly engaging exploration of the fictions we live as truthsIt is ultimately a book about the lies we tell ourselves and the realities we manufacture in others.
Derek DelGaudio believed he was a decent, honest manBut when irrefutable evidence to the contrary is found in an old journal, his memories are reawakened and Derek is forced to confront--and try to understand--his role in a significant act of deception from his past.
Using his youthful notebook entries as a road map, Derek embarks on a soulful, often funny, sometimes dark journey, retracing the path that led him to a world populated by charlatans, card cheats, and con artistsAs stories are peeled away and artifices are revealed, Derek examines the mystery behind his father''s vanishing act, the secret he inherited from his mother, the obsession he developed with sleight-of-hand that shaped his future, and the affinity he felt for the professional swindlers who taught him how to deceive others.
And once he finds himself working as a crooked dealer in a big-money Hollywood card game, Derek begins to question his own sense of morality, and discovers that even a master of deception can find himself trapped inside an illusion.
A M O R A L M A N is a wildly engaging exploration of the fictions we live as truthsIt is ultimately a book about the lies we tell ourselves and the realities we manufacture in others.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 256 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Random House USA Inc |
Utgivningsdatum | 2022-02-01 |
ISBN | 9780593081112 |
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- Häftad, 256, Engelska, Random House Usa Inc, 2022-02-01, 9780593081112
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 256
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Random House Usa Inc
- Utgivningsdatum 2022-02-01
- ISBN 9780593081112