{"product_id":"borrowed-lives-m-khattou-9798298861595","title":"Borrowed Lives: The Story of America's Most Audacious Con Artist","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan you spot a liar?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor forty years, Fred Brito fooled everyone. This high school dropout became a pilot, priest, psychiatrist, lawyer, and orchestra conductor-all without a single qualification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOperating across America, this \u003cb\u003etrue crime biography\u003c\/b\u003e follows Fred as he waltzed into executive boardrooms, corporate offices, and even performed marriages as Father Federico. His victims included FBI agents, city mayors, and Hollywood's elite.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis secret? Absolute confidence and a \u003cb\u003epsychological obsession\u003c\/b\u003e with becoming anyone but himself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a teen forging pilot credentials in the Philippines to conducting symphonies in Indiana, Fred's story reveals how one man's addiction to false identities created the most audacious fraud spree in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen jealousy finally exposed him in 1985, investigators uncovered a trail of deception spanning four decades and dozens of identities-each more brazen than the last.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on court documents and FBI files, \u003ci\u003eBorrowed Lives\u003c\/i\u003e explores the thin line between confidence and con artistry, between reinvention and deception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes the most dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Khattou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798298861595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09d","brand":"M. Khattou","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874475323647,"sku":"9798298861595","price":5.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/borrowed-lives-m-khattou-9798298861595","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}