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"Art theft is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises in the world, exceeding $6 billion dollars in losses to galleries and art collectors annually. In Stealing Rembrandts, authors Anthony M. Amore and Tom Mashberg reveal the actors behind the major art heists of the Dutch Master in the last century. Through thefts around the world--from Stockholm to Boston, Worcester to Ohio--the authors track daring entries into and escapes from the world's...
22) Still as death
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Sweeney St. George mysteries volume 4
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Art history professor Sweeney St. George is in the middle of putting together an exhibit on her specialty, "the art of death," for the university museum when she makes an unusual discovery: A valuable piece of Egyptian funerary jewelry that should be in the museum's collection seems to be missing. Searching for answers, Sweeney learns that a student intern at the museum was the last person to check out the piece, a young woman who died of an apparent...
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A famous psychotherapist is forced to steal thirteen paintings from the world's renowned museums and private collections to prevent his suffering from terrible nightmares he has as a result of subliminal messaging he received as a child. Accompanied by his four patients, he and his band of thieves strike regularly and with great success: the Louvre, Tate, Uffizi, Hermitage, the Museum of Modern Art.
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Grande Odalisque (Mulot) volume 1
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Carole & Alex, best friends for years, are now literal partners in crime and planning their biggest heist yet: to steal the classic Ingres painting Le Grande Odalisque from the Louvre. With the help of Sam, their new getaway driver, the trio feels like they could take on the French Special Forces--and they just might need to."--Back cover.
30) Olympia
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Grande Odalisque (Mulot) volume 2
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Meet Alex, Carole, and Sam: the most notorious trio of cat burglars of the 21st century, starring in this graphic novel sequel.
"Meet Alex, Carole, and Sam: the most notorious trio of cat burglars of the 21st century, starring in this graphic novel sequel. Alex, Carole, and Sam use technology, know-how, and some serious chutzpah bordering on hubris to reinvent a profession that has lost much of its fun and insolence since the early 20th century....
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"Pislya trenuvannya 'Skorpionyʺ znakhodyatʹ zahadkovyy purpurovyy mishechok zakhovanyy mizh svoyimy sportovymy torbamy. V nastupnykh dnyakh padayutʹ yim v ruky shche inshi zahadkovi 'darunkyʺ, yaki yikh vedutʹ na shlyakh zlodiyiv, yaki vykraly duzhe vartisni muzeyni eksponaty. Chy Romko, Nyunʹka, Kozak i yikhni druzi futbolisty zumiyutʹ vidnayty i zlovyty tsykh zlodiyiv? V pryhodi yim stanutʹ taki tsikavi znaryaddya yak korky i miniyatyurni...
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"The Gardner Museum Heist explores all sides of this famously unsolved crime. It discusses police investigations, conspiracy theories, and more related to the biggest art heist in world history. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index." -- Amazon.
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Solve your own mystery! volume 2
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¿Aceptas el desafío de convertirte en detective? ¿Sabrás resolver el misterio y encontrar la esponja del tiempo? El museo de la ciudad ha organizado una exposición especial sobre los viajes en el tiempo, pero alguien ha robado la pieza principal: la poderosa esponja del tiempo. ¡Y tú deberás encontrar a la persona o personas que han cometido el robo! ¿Qué harás? ¿Interrogarás a la responsable del museo, la gorgona petrificante? ¿O a...
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They did it for money, for fame and for thrills. They used disguises, cunning, and bravado. Some traveled through foreign lands, leading top detectives on a wild pursuit around the world. Some got away with millions, others were captured within days. They were leaders, followers, and masterminds behind the 20th century's greatest robberies.