Hoax: A History of Deception

World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, has teamed up with Peter Névraumont to tell this anti-history of the world, in which Michelangelo fakes a masterpiece; Arctic explorers seek an entrance into a hollow Earth; a Shakespeare tragedy is "rediscovered"; a financial scheme inspires Charles Ponzi among other stories told chronologically. It covers the worlds of art, science, literature, journalism and finance.

Istoria lumii este plina de povesti inalte si de cei care s-au indragostit de ele. Ian Tattersall, curator emerit la Muzeul American de Istorie Naturala, s-a alaturat lui Peter Névraumont pentru a spune aceasta anti-istorie a lumii, in care Michelangelo falsifica o capodopera; Exploratorii arctici cauta o intrare intr-un Pamant gol; o tragedie a lui Shakespeare este „redescoperita”; o schema financiara il inspira pe Charles Ponzi printre alte povesti spuse cronologic.