# The Sting

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- Book: [The Sting](https://www.bookquiver.com/matthew-specktor/the-sting) ([The Sting.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/matthew-specktor/the-sting.md))
- Authors: [Matthew Specktor](https://www.bookquiver.com/matthew-specktor), [Sean Howe](https://www.bookquiver.com/sean-howe)
- Publisher: Soft Skull
- ISBN: 978-15-9376-279-7
- Pages: 128
- Published: 2011-05-17
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

From Melville to Madoff, the Confidence Man is an essential American archetype. George Roy Hill’s 1973 film The Sting treats this theme with a characteristic dexterity. The movie was warmly received...