Fraud : deceit among scientists, academics, writers, and philanthropists / Gerhard Falk.

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2007], ©2007.

x, 196 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-190) and index.

1: Scientific and academic Fraud -- Who gets the credit? -- Authority rules -- Scientific Fraud and misconduct -- Fraud in academe -- 2: Published Fraud -- Literary Fraud -- Fraud and deceit in journalism and the media -- 3: Deceitful friends -- Religious Fraud and deceit -- Charitable Fraud and deceit -- A sociological analysis of Fraud.