In both books, Frank starts from the premise that if conservatives are in the saddle in Washington it must be the result of trickery or connivance, since people who aren't rich have no rational reason to vote Republican.
Indeed, video evidence of such trickery has emerged since the launch of the iPhone X.
Reality-bending trickery has been part of cinema since the early days of Georges Méliès and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, but I'd argue it's rarely been more visually dazzling than it is in Kon's films.
The problem of doorstep trickery has plagued gas and electricity consumers since the industry was privatised in the 1990s.
Stone, whose campaign trickery has been the stuff of movies, books and political folklore since Richard Nixon's 1972 presidential campaign, had sought to preempt the Beast's stories.
It was the latest sign of discord and trickery in the rebel ranks to emerge in the four days since the killing of the rebels' top military leader, Gen. Abdul Fattah Younes, a former Qaddafi confidant who had defected to their side.
She had since moved to Melbourne, and far from holding my trickery against me, she offered me her apartment for the weekend while she stayed with her boyfriend, Wes McCarthy.
In this case, many analysts would argue that the umpire misapplied the rule, since the play required more than ordinary effort, and trickery was impossible from that position in the outfield.
The firm has already put up its hands, taking "full responsibility for the unlawful conduct" by some partners, since sacked, as well as expressing deep "regret" for its tax trickery.
Richarlison had put Everton ahead on seven minutes with a close-range volley, set up by some wonderful trickery by fellow Brazilian Bernard, who was making his first Premier League start since his summer move from Shakhtar Donetsk.
