ISBN10: 0771079540, ISBN13: 9780771079542, [publisher: M&S] Softcover 264 pages. Cover wornSince 1991, Andreas Schroeder has been a regular on the very popular national CBC-Radio show Basic Black with Arthur Black. Each month, Schroeder recounts, with wry under statement, yet another outrageous scam or particularly notable ri p-off, leaving his listeners speechless with disbelief, amusement , and even grudging admiration. Such was the popularity of his t wo previous story collections that he has done it again. Stories Include: Another Day, Another Picasso: The decades-long career of aristocratic forger Elmyr de Hory, some of whose Picassos, Mat isses, Van Goghs, and Braques still lurk in art museums and refer ence books, masquerading as the real thing. Making Hay in Cathay : A damning expose of that thirteenth-century con artist, Marco P olo, which is sure to have readers questioning everything they le arned in school. Gangs That Couldn't Loot Straight: Three tales to prove that incompetence can be elevated to an art form. Extor tion by Remote Control: How a technologically inventive bomber (c alling himself Dagobert Duck) managed to hold one of Germany's la rgest department stores hostage and baffle the police for almost two years. Each story is told in Schroeder's wicked, deadpan sty le, which covers a certain underlying glee at the shenanigans of truly ingenious characters - despite their questionable morals.
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McClelland & Stewart. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. McClelland & Stewart ISBN 0771079540 9780771079542 [US]

McClelland & Stewart. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. McClelland & Stewart ISBN 0771079540 9780771079542 [US]

McClelland & Stewart, Date: 1999. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1999. McClelland & Stewart ISBN 0771079540 9780771079542 [US]

McClelland & Stewart, Date: 1999-03-20. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1999. McClelland & Stewart ISBN 0771079540 9780771079542 [US]