Some believed his book was forever lost to history. Others assumed it was only a legend in the first place- just another in a seemingly endless series of bogus get-rich-quick schemes perpetrated by a master of the craft?

Could it possibly be true? Did the world's most notorious con-artist, Charles Ponzi himself, actually write his memoirs- his own personal account of his ascendency from obscurity and poverty into staggering wealth, fame, and eventual infamy.

And if he DID author such a work- what on earth became of it? Despair, Inc. has finally discovered the answer. And on October 29, 2009, we announced a fully-illustrated and carefully-documented version of the legendary lost work available to the world at large. The book features:

The Rise of Mr. Ponzi - Charles Ponzi's original and unedited text of his 1936 Masterpiece Who Is Charles Ponzi? - Over 150 pages of meticulously researched history unveiling for the first time what really happened to Charles Ponzi. It's two books for the price of one! Dozens of historic photos, many never published in book form Dozens of newspaper articles Previously unpublished government documents related to the Ponzi affair Foreward by Dr. E.L. Kersten And Much more... Availability: Ships immediately.

Yes. We're completely serious. No, this isn't a fiction. Would that it were an elaborate satire! This is the real book published by the real man whose influence was so far reaching his very name has entered our dictionaries.

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