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Amy Reading grew up in Pennsylvania and Washington state. She worked in scholarly publishing before completing a Ph.D. in American studies at Yale University. Her first book, The Mark Inside, grew out of her dissertation on truth and deception in American autobiography, which contains a chapter on swindlers’ memoirs. She lives in upstate New York with her husband and two children, and can be found at www.amyreading.com. ...more

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	The Mark Inside: A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con 3.32 avg rating — 607 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World She Edited: Katharine S. White at The New Yorker 4.07 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2024 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Populist Plutocrat: Thomas W. Lawson and the Plan to Sabotage Wall Street it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mark Inside : A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con (Paperback)--by Amy Reading [2013 Edition] ISBN: 9780307473592 by Amy Reading (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

by Susan Cain (Goodreads Author)

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When I Was a Child I Read Books

by Marilynne Robinson

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August 2019 True Crime Poll

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Which True Crime book would you like to read in August?

The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham

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The Great Train Robbery: Crime of the Century: The Definitive Account by Stewart Richards & Nick Russell-Pavier

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The Mark Inside: A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con by Amy Reading
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"Yellow Kid" Weil: The Autobiography of America's Master Swindler by J.R. Weil

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