Fakers: 1 (Licking Thicket)

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Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. I found the book rather compelling however both because of the casual, friendly approach the author takes and because of the topic.

Nicholas MacDonald’s new book, Faker: How to live for Real When You’re Tempted to Fake It is a fantastic little resource for students, either high school or college. But when Penny wakes up on Jordan’s lawn the morning after his first-day-of-summer bash, she knows something went terribly wrong the night before.T. Barnum, the Prince of Humbugs), psychics, imposters, science hoaxes, medical deceptions, war deceptions, and mass media hoaxes. Sometimes I feel like everyone around me is living their life without really trying, like they all just naturally know the right things to do or way. Yet, she is drawn to him, and the unexpected attraction to a man who challenges her to be her true self lands her in uncharted waters. His conviction is that much 'faking it' is rooted in both fear and self-righteousness, and it is only an encounter with Jesus that confronts these. By sharing the technology that has grown World of Books Group into the business it is today, we're helping charities increase revenue and reduce waste through re-commerce.

The stories included cover both historical tricks and more modern ones with specific examples described. A non-fiction book aimed at the middle school aged reading level revealing true stories of just what the title says over the course of history. Over and over it's stated how great of a friend she is - but she not only acts like a selfish jerk throughout most of the book, she's vindictive and self-centered in general.In a world where tricksters are always in the news, even as the word fake is bandied about indiscriminately, a book exposing cons and making young readers aware of how to approach schemes is essential.