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008 961230s1996 nyua 6b 000 0 eng
010 $a 96233275
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm36234413
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020 $a1563892529$q(pbk.)
020 $a9781563892523$q(pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)36234413
050 4 $aPN6726$bB546 1996
082 00 $a741.5/973$221
049 $aZCUA
245 04 $aThe big book of hoaxes /$cby Carl Sifakis and 75 more of the world's top comic writers and artists.
260 $aNew York :$bParadox Press,$c©1996.
300 $a191 pages :$bchiefly illustrations ;$c28 cm.
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aFactoid books
500 $a"True tales of the greatest lies ever told!"--front cover.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 190-191).
505 0 $a1. The Art of the Hoax. Fritz Kreisler: Manufacturing musical masterpieces / Russ Heath and Carl Sifakis ; Billy Tipton's secret / Rian Hughes, Paul M. Yellovich ; Alceo Dossena: The man who made genuine fakes / Eric Shanower and Carl Sifakis ; Elmer Dehory / J.J. Birch, Steve Vance ; The "autobiography" of Howard Hughes / Graham Higgins, Steve Vance ; The Hitler diaries / Jim Fern, Paul M. Yellovich ; The protocols of the Elders of Zion / Tom Sutton, Steve Vance -- 2. Media Hoaxes. The BBC riot panic / Lee Moder and Carl Sifakis ; War of the worlds / Ty Templeton, Steve Vance ; The many hoaxes of Ben Franklin / Joe Orlando and Carl Sifakis ; The mother of all "get-rich-quick" schemes / Alex Wald and Carl Sifakis ; The sun and the moon / Michael T. Gilbert. Steve Vance ; The balloon hoax of Edgard Allan Poe / George Freeman, Steve Vance ; A fit of presidential pique / Paul Guinan and Carl Sifakis ; The animals are loose! / Roger Langridge and Carl Sifakis ; The four reporters and the Boxer Rebellion / Joe Sacco and Carl Sifakis ; The teddy bear hoax / Prentis Rollins and Carl Sifakis ; Hearst's hoaxes / James Romberger and Carl Sifakis ; The killer hawk of Chicago / Hilary Barta, Carl Sifakis ; Lou Mortison's Lester Green and his homespun ingenuity / Terry Beatty, Carl Sifakis ; Joe McCarthy's list / Peter Kuper, Paul M. Yellovich ; Janet Cooke and the Pulitzer Prize / Derec Aucoin, Paul M. Yellovich -- 3. Scientific Hoaxes. Mary Toft: The bunny mommy / Rick Geary, Carl Sifakis ; The Piltdown Man / Graham Manley, Paul M. Yellovich ; The Cottingley fairy photos / Frank Quitely, Paul M. Yellovich ; Bill Stump's stone / Howard Cruse, Carl Sifakis ; Jay Levy: Psychic researcher / Karen Platt, Paul M. Yellovich ; Cecil Jacobson: Sperm doctorer / Shepherd Hendrix, Carl Sifakis ; David Rorvik and The Cloning of a Man / Gahan Wilson, Paul M. Yellovich -- 4. Mass Hysteria. Sawing Manhattan in half / Rick Parker, Carl Sifakis ; The possessed nuns of Loudun / J.M. Beroy, Carl Sifakis ; Tulip mania / Ed Hannigan, Carl Sifakis ; The toughest town west of Chicago / Ralph Reese, Carl Sifakis ; The Silver Lake serpent / Mark A. Nelson, Carl Sifakis --
505 0 $a5. Impostors and fakers. The peculiar case of Princess Caraboo / Jason Lutes, Steve Vance ; Doin' a Brodie / Tayyar Ozkan, George Hagenauer ; George Psalmanazar: The Formosan cannibal / Randy DuBurke, Robert Loren Fleming ; The captain of Köpenik / Sergio Aragonés, Carl Sifakis ; Hoaxing the king / Rodney Ramos, Carl Sifakis ; Stanley Clifford Weyman: Impostor extraordinaire / D'Israeli D'Emon Draughtsman, Robert Loren Fleming ; The dreadnought hoax / Ted Slampyak, Carl Sifakis ; Paglino / Nathaniel R. Merriam, George Hagenauer ; Rosie Ruiz: Marathon phony / Christian Alamy, Robert Loren Fleming ; George Dupre: The man who talked too much / Robin Smith, Carl Sifakis -- 6. Pranksters and scam artists. Joey Skaggs, Steve Vance / Joe Staton ; Harry Reichenbach: Hollywood's king of ballyhoo / Paul Pope, Carl Sifakis ; Brian G. Hughes: Prince of jokers / Steven Lieber, Carl Sifakis ; Hugh Troy: The unrepentant prankster / Jose Maria Sauri, Carl Sifakis ; Cream pie Charlie / Gary Fields, George Hagenauer ; Ponzi discovers money / Greg LaRocque, Tom Peyer; The health dividend / Jay Stephens, George Hagenauer ; George Parker: The man who sold New York / Gray Morrow, Carl Sifakis ; Frederick von Meirers / Hunt Emerson, Carl Posey ; Barry Minkow: The whiz kid of Wall Street / David G. Klein, Carl Sifakis ; Queen of the lonely hearts / Colin MacNeil, Paul M. Yellovich -- 7. Scams. The badger game / Steve Leialoha, Tom Peyer ; Doing the mall check hustle / Bill Alger, George Hagenauer ; The panel game / Bruce Patterson, George Hagenauer ; The crapper hustle / Hermann A. Mejía ; Murphy man / Ned Sonntag, Tom Peyer ; The Mary Ellen Mob / Gregory Benton, George Hagenauer ; Gas game / Kim Hagen, Tom Peyer ; 3-card monte / Gordon Purcell, Tom Peyer ; Pigeon drop / Omaha Pérez, Tom Peyer ; Dog scam / Feliks Dobrin, Tom Peyer ; Pickpockets / Terry Austin, Tom Peyer ; The obituary hustle / Andrew Pepoy, Tom Peyer ; Front-end scams / S.M. Taggart, George Hagenauer ; The service station racket / Gabriel Morrissette, Tom Peyer.
520 $aA comic book about hoaxes, frauds, and scams throughout history.
650 7 $aFraud.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00933786
650 7 $aImpostors and imposture.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00968230
655 7 $aComic books, strips, etc.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423722
655 7 $aComics (Graphic works)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01921613
655 7 $aGraphic novels.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01726630
100 1 $aSifakis, Carl.
830 0 $aFactoid books.
852 00 $boff,gnc$hPN6726$i.B546 1996g