{"id":22673,"date":"2024-11-02T05:14:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T05:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-art-thief-a-true-story-of-love-crime-and-a-dangerous-obsession\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T05:14:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T05:14:30","slug":"the-art-thief-a-true-story-of-love-crime-and-a-dangerous-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-art-thief-a-true-story-of-love-crime-and-a-dangerous-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\">$0.99<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Nov 02, 2024 05:14:30 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/B0BJ54XP6W?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world\u2019s most prolific art thief, St\u00e9phane Breitwieser. <\/p>\n<p>In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser\u2019s strange world\u2014unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in a single room where he could admire them.<\/p>\n<p>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 St\u00e9phane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly eight years\u2014in museums and cathedrals all over Europe\u2014Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. <\/p>\n<p>In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser\u2019s strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser never stole for money. Instead, he displayed all his treasures in a pair of secret rooms where he could admire them to his heart\u2019s content. Possessed of a remarkable athleticism and an innate ability to circumvent practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtaking number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict\u2019s need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend\u2019s pleas to stop\u2014until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down.<\/p>\n<p>This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.<\/p>\n<p>Cover images: (top) Bat by Albrecht D\u00fcrer. Bridgeman Images; (bottom) The Sleeping Shepherd (detail) by Fran\u00e7ois Boucher RMN-Grand Palais \/ Art Resource, NY<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"product-summary\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-widget-summary\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\">\n<div class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-\">\n<h3 data-hook=\"cr-insights-heading-label\" class=\"a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-bold\">Customers say<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"a-spacing-small\"><span>Customers find the book unforgettable, entertaining, and well-told. They also describe the story as interesting from start to finish. 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