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The Art Thief
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael FinkelMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Most art thieves steal for money, or they steal a single piece of art…
But for Stephane Breitwieser, it was a compulsion…and you can only roll the dice so many times…
“Four turns of the screw, maybe five. The carving to him is a masterpiece, just ten inches tall yet dazzlingly details, t Read more of this blog post »
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Though "The Art Thief" is a short book (just over 200 pages), I worked on the project for more than 11 years, trying to make sure that everything in this wild and unpredictable tale is true - and also, to the best of my abilities, e" Read more of this review » |
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Most art thieves steal for money, or they steal a single piece of art… But for Stephane Breitwieser, it was a compulsion…and you can only roll the dice so many times… “Four turns of the screw, maybe five. The carving to him is a masterpiece, just ten i ...more |
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"The original Lies My Teacher Told Me is one of my favorite non-fiction books of all time (I own two copies – one 1995 first edition and one later revision), so I was super excited to see a graphic novel adaptation pop up on NetGalley. I don't read a "
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“The other night I lost consciousness. When I finally came to, it was morning. I spent the next 8 and a half hours doing things I didn’t really feel like doing, but was compelled to do anyway. (Evidentially I receive something known as “financial Compensation” for this.) Eventually I was allowed to return home, where I recovered from the ordeal. I’m just afraid of what happens tonight, if I lose consciousness again. I have this fear that somehow this will start the process all over again.”
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“The other night I lost consciousness. When I finally came to, it was morning. I spent the next 8 and a half hours doing things I didn’t really feel like doing, but was compelled to do anyway. (Evidentially I receive something known as “financial Compensation” for this.) Eventually I was allowed to return home, where I recovered from the ordeal. I’m just afraid of what happens tonight, if I lose consciousness again. I have this fear that somehow this will start the process all over again.”
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
