Hoaxes Books

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The Museum of Hoaxes The Museum of Hoaxes (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.43 — 319 ratings — published 2002
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The Fairy Ring The Fairy Ring (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.52 — 1,058 ratings — published 2012
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The Giant and How He Humbugged America The Giant and How He Humbugged America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.53 — 328 ratings — published 2012
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Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.66 — 26,567 ratings — published 2014
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Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,208 ratings — published 1997
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Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.01 — 674 ratings — published 2018
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.82 — 4,998 ratings — published 1841
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Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.76 — 715 ratings — published 1999
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The Woman Who Wasn't There: The True Story of an Incredible Deception The Woman Who Wasn't There: The True Story of an Incredible Deception (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,148 ratings — published 2012
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Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.64 — 5,136 ratings — published 2011
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Bad Astronomy Bad Astronomy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,765 ratings — published 2002
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The Ern Malley Affair The Ern Malley Affair (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.77 — 64 ratings — published 2003
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.29 — 79,195 ratings — published 1995
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The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.60 — 169 ratings — published 2004
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Hippo Eats Dwarf: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S. Hippo Eats Dwarf: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S. (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.54 — 558 ratings — published 2006
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The Miranda Obsession The Miranda Obsession (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.30 — 43 ratings — published 2011
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Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.18 — 1,076 ratings — published 2017
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.24 — 4,331 ratings — published 2008
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Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.99 — 90,597 ratings — published 1973
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Sexual Behavior in the Human Male Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.62 — 286 ratings — published 1948
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Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.04 — 33,753 ratings — published 2019
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Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.62 — 1,841 ratings — published 2014
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Satanic Feminism: Lucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture Satanic Feminism: Lucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.26 — 167 ratings — published 2014
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Hoaxes Hoaxes (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.93 — 15 ratings — published 1940
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Before the Deluge Before the Deluge (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.54 — 13 ratings — published 1965
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Literary Hoaxes: An Eye-Opening History of Famous Frauds Literary Hoaxes: An Eye-Opening History of Famous Frauds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.37 — 201 ratings — published 2010
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You Have A Very Soft Voice, Susan: A Shocking True Story of Internet Stalking You Have A Very Soft Voice, Susan: A Shocking True Story of Internet Stalking (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.56 — 445 ratings — published 2019
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Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.07 — 37,515 ratings — published 2018
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Linguistic Fingerprints: How Language Creates and Reveals Identity Linguistic Fingerprints: How Language Creates and Reveals Identity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.50 — 20 ratings — published
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Famous Impostors Famous Impostors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.40 — 98 ratings — published 1910
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The Amok Sourcebook: The Extremes of Information in Print The Amok Sourcebook: The Extremes of Information in Print (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published
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Plastic Fantastic: How the Biggest Fraud in Physics Shook the Scientific World (MacSci) Plastic Fantastic: How the Biggest Fraud in Physics Shook the Scientific World (MacSci)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.78 — 391 ratings — published 2009
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Beardmore: The Viking Hoax that Rewrote History (Volume 246) (Carleton Library Series) Beardmore: The Viking Hoax that Rewrote History (Volume 246) (Carleton Library Series)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.00 — 15 ratings — published 2018
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With intent to deceive: Frauds famous and infamous, With intent to deceive: Frauds famous and infamous, (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.94 — 8,304 ratings — published 2022
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Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.30 — 23 ratings — published 1996
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Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.96 — 231 ratings — published 2008
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The Sokal Hoax: The Sham That Shook the Academy The Sokal Hoax: The Sham That Shook the Academy (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.10 — 68 ratings — published 2000
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The Spectacle of Illusion: Magic, the paranormal & the complicity of the mind The Spectacle of Illusion: Magic, the paranormal & the complicity of the mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.20 — 65 ratings — published 2019
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Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.16 — 452 ratings — published 2008
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The Mammoth Book of Conspiracies (Mammoth Books) The Mammoth Book of Conspiracies (Mammoth Books)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.17 — 118 ratings — published 2012
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How to Do Things with Words How to Do Things with Words (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,579 ratings — published 1955
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Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,158 ratings — published 2020
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hoaxes)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,311,085 ratings — published 1949
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Fakes!? Hoaxes, Counterfeits and Deception in Early Modern Sc... by Marco BerettaMountebanks and Medicasters by Piero GambacciniBad Blood by John CarreyrouPain Killer by Barry MeierTalking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
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Adam Hochschild
“No one can know, of course, accurate population figures from an era before there was a census, but many officials on the ground at the time and later historians, demographers, and anthropologists have made estimates of great loss.”
Adam Hochschild, The Ghost Still Haunts: Adam Hochschild responds to Bruce Gilley, who follows in kind

Alison   Miller
“In my client who had confessed her “alien abduction” experience, an alter had been instructed that if she began to remember the ritual abuse she was to remember the alien abduction, so that nobody would believe her account of the ritual abuse. This program did not work with us, but you can imagine the larger consequences of such a ruse.
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Alison Miller, Healing the Unimaginable: Treating Ritual Abuse and Mind Control

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