INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
THE GRIFTER AND THE MARK
CHAPTER 2
THE PUT-UP
CHAPTER 3
THE PLAY
CHAPTER 4
THE ROPE
CHAPTER 5
THE TALE
CHAPTER 6
THE CONVINCER
CHAPTER 7
THE BREAKDOWN
CHAPTER 8
THE SEND AND THE TOUCH
CHAPTER 9
THE BLOW-OFF AND THE FIX
CHAPTER 10
THE (REAL) OLDEST PROFESSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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