swindlers and swindling

"Thirteen-year-old Nate gets caught up in a money-making scam based on his resemblance to a celebrity"--Provided by publisher.

Budding con artists Archie and Vivien spend a summer at a dilapidated, mismanaged Vermont camp competing to get whatever they want from their fellow campers.

A teenage girl from a family of wanderers must choose between the hustling, rambling way of life she has always known and the townie boy for whom she has fallen for.

"Seventeen-year-old Mark "Shark" Hewitt is good at playing pool. Really good. When he, his mom and sister move to a new town, Mark immediately seeks out the local pool hall. He loves to play, but even more than that, he just loves hanging out with the regulars. It reminds him of good times with his dad, who is no longer in the picture. When one of the patrons notices Mark's natural gift for the game, he forces Mark to use his talent for profit. Now Mark has to find a way to get out from under this sleazeball's thumb and protect his family"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the Cardiff Giant hoax, in which people of upstate New York were fooled into believing that the petrified form of a giant human being had been uncovered from the ground in 1869.

The Great McGinty: An opportunist turns corruption into a promising political career but struggles to stay on top when he tries to go honest. Christmas in July: Hope springs eternal when an office clerk mistakenly believes he's won a coffee slogan challenge and spends the 'prize money'. The Lady Eve: It's the ultimate battle of the sexes when a wealthy heir falls for a con woman with a shady past. Sullivan's Travels: a wealthy director wants to find 'real' people for his next great film. The Palm Beach Story: Money makes the world go 'round, or so Gerry believes when she decides to divorce her struggling husband to support him by marrying a millionaire. The Great Moment: This stirring biopic follows the fascinating life of W.T.G. Morton, a 19th century dentist who successfully develops the first anesthesia. Hail the Conquering Hero: A quirky soldier gets an unexpected homecoming when a group of uproarious Marines decides to 'make' a hero out of the comic misfit.

The Marx Brothers goof and bumble their way through a series of hilarious misadventures.

Examines security analyst Harry Markopolous's investigation into a Ponzi scheme executed by Bernard L. Maddoff which cost investors fifty billion dollars.

Former con man Frank Abagnale, an authority on financial foul play, tells stories of the adventures he had while living the high life as a criminal.

Fifteen-year-old Kat Bishop and her fellow talented teenagers work together to find and steal the "Cleopatra Emerald" from an unscrupulous dealer and return it to its rightful owner, while a former love of her Uncle Eddie tries to get the gem for herself.