Encyclopedia of World Crime: Dictionary

The Big Con: The Classic Story of the Confidence Man and the Confidence Trick
By David W. Maurer
Offers the American lingo (the write, the rag, the pay-off, ropers, shills, the cold poke and the convincer) and indeliable characters (Yellow Kid Weil, Barney the Patch, the Seldom-Seen Kid, Limehouse Chappie and Larry the Lug).
The Crack and the Cant: Words and Phrases of the Highlands Today
By Michael Gregson, Kay Deas
The Crack and the Cant: Words and Phrases of the Highlands Today
Encyclopedia of World Crime: Index
By Jay Robert Nash
Encyclopedia of World Crime: Index
Encyclopedia of World Crime: S-Z ; Supplements
By Jay Robert Nash
Encyclopedia of World Crime: S-Z ; Supplements
The Encyclopedia of World Crime: R-Z, 1989-1999. Chronology

The Encyclopedia of World Crime: R-Z, 1989-1999. Chronology
Lantern and Candlelight
By Thomas Dekker
... Four Birds of Noah's Ark ( 1609 ) , which consists of a series of meditations in the prayerbook tradition ; The Gull's Horn - Book ( 1609 ) , a satirical book of manners focusing on the daily activities and habits of a gentleman who ...
Encyclopedia of World Crime: A-Q, 1989-1999

Encyclopedia of World Crime: A-Q, 1989-1999
The First English Dictionary of Slang 1699
By B. E. Gent
With an introduction by John Simpson, chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, describing the history and culture of canting in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as the evolution of English slang, this is a fascinating ...