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Hamilton’s whirlwind tour of almost every known famous forger in history is thoroughly entertaining (if you’re into that sort of thing). At times, he seems a bit pompous and conceited, but I guess that comes with dealing with all forms of deceit and fakery (even jailing a few of them). The book has an incredible number of illustrative examples and comparisons between authentic and forged writing samples and signatures. He takes the reader through accounts of faked Frost poems, presidential autographs, and other tales of chicanery. He’s not perfect, though: one forger did manage to slip one past him. All in all, this book makes for a nice, light weekend read. ( )