{"product_id":"book-eczf","title":"The Confidence Men","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®\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49326381891888,"sku":"BDeczf","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/411138-eczf-Square.jpg?v=1733625611","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-eczf","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}