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• The Art Thief

  a True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

  Finkel, Michael

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  For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Author Michael Finkel takes us on an unusual journey through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Art & Crime

  Koldehoff, Stefan

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  Stories of high-stakes, brazen art crimes told by art experts Stefan Koldehoff and Tobias Timm that are thrilling, disturbing, and unbelievable.

• The Feather Thief

  Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

  Johnson, Kirk W.,

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  In 2009, American flautist Edwin Rist entered the Tring - an outpost for the British History Museum - and grabbed hundreds of priceless bird skins, and then disappeared. Kirk Wallace first heard about the theft in 2011 and dove into a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Irish Game

  a True Story of Crime and Art

  Hart, Matthew, 1945-

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  The police knew that the 1986 art heist in Ireland's Russborough House - a place which has been burglarized four times for its art collection - had to be associated with Dublin gangster Martin Cahill. The plunder - including a Goya and a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Chalice

  the Epic Hunt for a Priceless Masterpiece

  Silver, Vernon

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  When the priceless 2,500-year-old cup depicting the infamous Fall of Troy goes missing, a persistent hunt begins, exposing the thieves' world of double-dealing and vicious backstabbing.

• The Map Thief

  the Gripping Story of An Esteemed Rare-map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps

  Blanding, Michael

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  The fascinating history of hand-drawn maps that charted the New World and how they've changed from being relatively unpopular heirlooms to highly coveted, priceless pieces.

• Master Thieves

  the Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World's Greatest Art Heist

  Kurkjian, Stephen A.

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  The story of one of the most infamous art heists in history, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Thieves took 13 works of art valued at up to $500 million, created by some of the most famous artists in the world.

• Museum of the Missing

  a History of Art Theft

  Houpt, Simon

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  According to INTERPOL records, more than 20,000 stolen works of art are missing, including Rembrants, Renoirs, van Goghs, and Picassos. This book offers a tour through the world of art theft and tells a story as fascinating as any crime…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Priceless

  How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures

  Wittman, Robert K.

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  In his final case, Robert K. Wittman - who frequently went undercover to rescue stolen paintings - calls on every bit of knowledge and experience in his 20-year arsenal to take on his greatest challenge.

• Raiders Of The Lost Art - Video Collection

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  Through re-enactment and archive footage, the story of how art and museum treasures of Europe were looted, stolen, or vanished during WWII. Some have been recovered but many more are still waiting to be found. Sign in with your library…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rape of Europa

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  This documentary on Kanopy tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction, and miraculous survival of Europe's art treasures during the Third Reich and the Second World War. Sign in with your library card to start…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Saving Italy

  the Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures From the Nazis

  Edsel, Robert M.

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  In May 1944, two unlikely heroes - artist Deane Keller and scholar Fred Hartt - embarked from Naples, Italy, on the treasure hunt of a lifetime: tracking billions of dollars of missing art - including works by Michelangelo, Donatello,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stealing the Mystic Lamb

  the True Story of the World's Most Coveted Masterpiece

  Charney, Noah

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  Jan van Eyck's Ghent "Altarpiece" was completed in 1432 and is the most frequently stolen artwork of all time. The 12-panel oil painting has been looted in three different wars, burned, forged, smuggled, hidden, and hunted. It's been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Woman Who Stole Vermeer

  the True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist

  Amore, Anthony M.

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  Rose Dugdale was born into wealth but abandoned it to join the IRA. In 1974, she made off with millions in prized paintings, including works by Goya, Gainsborough, and Rubens, as well as "Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid," by Johannes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vanished Smile

  the Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa

  Scotti, R. A.

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  In August of 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" vanished from its home in the Louvre. Unfortunately, more than 24 hours had passed before officials realized she was gone. This is the story of how the "Mona Lisa" went missing, and how…Read moreRead more of this annotation