{"product_id":"the-confidence-men-how-two-prisoners-of-war-engineered-the-most-remarkable-escape-in-history-paperback","title":"The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargalit Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e for the Great War: the astonishing true story of two World War I prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE EDGAR\u003cb\u003e(R)\u003c\/b\u003e AWARD -\u003c\/b\u003e ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR - \"Fox unspools Jones and Hill's delightfully elaborate scheme in nail-biting episodes that advance like a narrative Rube Goldberg machine.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImprisoned in a remote Turkish POW camp during World War I, having survived a two-month forced march and a terrifying shootout in the desert, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, join forces to bamboozle their iron-fisted captors. To stave off despair and boredom, Jones takes a handmade Ouija board and fakes elaborate séances for his fellow prisoners. Word gets around, and one day an Ottoman official approaches Jones with a query: Could Jones contact the spirit world to find a vast treasure rumored to be buried nearby? Jones, a trained lawyer, and Hill, a brilliant magician, use the Ouija board--and their keen understanding of the psychology of deception--to build a trap for their captors that will ultimately lead them to freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gripping nonfiction thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence Men \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of one of the only known con games played for a good cause--and of a profound but unlikely friendship. Had it not been for \"the Great War,\" Jones, the Oxford-educated son of a British lord, and Hill, a mechanic on an Australian sheep ranch, would never have met. But in pain, loneliness, hunger, and isolation, they formed a powerful emotional and intellectual alliance that saved both of their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargalit Fox brings her \"nose for interesting facts, the ability to construct a taut narrative arc, and a Dickens-level gift for concisely conveying personality\" (Kathryn Schulz, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e) to this tale of psychological strategy that is rife with cunning, danger, and moments of high farce that rival anything in \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargalit Fox\u003c\/b\u003e originally trained as a cellist and a linguist before pursuing journalism. As a senior writer in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's celebrated Obituary News Department, she wrote the front-page public sendoffs of some of the leading cultural figures of our age. Winner of the William Saroyan Prize for Literature and author of three previous books, \u003ci\u003eConan Doyle for the Defense, The Riddle of the Labyrinth, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTalking Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, Fox lives in Manhattan with her husband, the writer and critic George Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978448011565,"sku":"9781984853851","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/UkJDTTJmMDRoMGpqWU1oNFN4enRvdz09.webp?v=1775805217","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-confidence-men-how-two-prisoners-of-war-engineered-the-most-remarkable-escape-in-history-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}