{"product_id":"the-sting-man-9780241970478","title":"The Sting Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sting Man:\u003c\/i\u003e The True Story Behind the Film AMERICAN HUSTLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inspiration behind the film \u003ci\u003eAmerican Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by David O''Russell (\u003ci\u003eSilver Linings Playbook, The Fighter\u003c\/i\u003e) and starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did a Bronx hustler nearly bring down the US government?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom hustling on the streets of the Bronx to selling bogus businesses and sham investments around the world, Mel Weinberg netted millions of dollars. So legendary were his skills that in the late 1970s he was recruited by the FBI to combat art thieves and counterfeiters. But the trail quickly led to even bigger targets. His legendary sting operation, Abscam, caught eight corrupt congressmen and senators. The scandal shook America to the core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Sting Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert W. Greene presents not only a thrilling account of the rise of the FBI''s international con mastermind, but a vivid\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090667663703,"sku":"9780241970478","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241970478.jpg?v=1762273006","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sting-man-9780241970478","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}