The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
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- On Sale
- Oct 5, 2010
- Page Count
- 288 pages
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- ISBN-13
- 9781594484810
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Rare-book theft is even more widespread than fine-art theft. Most thieves, of course, steal for profit. John Charles Gilkey steals purely for the love of books. In an attempt to understand him better, journalist Allison Hoover Bartlett plunged herself into the world of book lust and discovered just how dangerous it can be.
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