{"product_id":"the-confidence-men-margalit-fox-9781984853851","title":"The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History","description":"\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 \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 s饌nces 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margalit Fox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984853856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984853851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Margalit Fox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990034678015,"sku":"9781984853851","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41fc538d-a1e4-4a27-9ccd-cd0b69a01b89.jpg?v=1683302655","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-confidence-men-margalit-fox-9781984853851","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}