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David W. Maurer (1906–1981)

Auteur de The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man

13+ oeuvres 549 utilisateurs 4 critiques

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David W. Maurer was professor of linguistics at the University of Louisville. He was the author of The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man, Narcotics and Narcotic Addiction, and Whiz Mob: A Correlation of the Technical Argot of Pickpockets with Their Behavior Pattern.

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Nom canonique
Maurer, David W.
Date de naissance
1906-04-12
Date de décès
1981-06-11
Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Études
Ohio State University
Professions
professor

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Ever wonder how people come up with all the snappy dialog and crazy names conmen use on tv? The writers read this. Nonfiction account of conmen and long cons in the early 20th century focusing on language. Very dated (especially racially) but fascinating still.
 
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JimDR | 2 autres critiques | Dec 7, 2022 |
"Whiz Mob" by David Maurer

The title page tells us that Whiz Mob is "A correlation of the technical argot of pickpockets with their behavior pattern." My copy was published by the American Dialect Society in November 1955. At that time my husband and I worked at Williams & Wilkins, Waverly Press, a firm now defunct. He did the copy editing and I proofread parts of this book. Fast forward to 2013: it is quoted in a 1-7-13 New Yorker article.

It will be interesting to read the book and article side-by-side, I think.… (plus d'informations)
 
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Esta1923 | Jan 7, 2013 |

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13
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Membres
549
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#45,447
Évaluation
3.9
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4
ISBN
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