Picture 1 of 1
Gallery
Picture 1 of 1
Have one to sell?
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, C- 9780525657323, Michael Finkel, hardcover
US $7.11
ApproximatelyS$ 9.22
Condition:
Last one4 sold
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free Standard Shipping.
Located in: Arlington, Texas, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Sat, 6 Dec and Wed, 10 Dec to 94104
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Shop with confidence
About this item
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:286291711443
Item specifics
- Condition
- Artist
- Finkel, Michael
- ISBN
- 9780525657323
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525657320
ISBN-13
9780525657323
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28058374544
Product Key Features
Book Title
Art Thief : a True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Popular Culture, Criminals & Outlaws, History / General
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-049664
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20221115
Reviews
"This is an absorbing and astonishing portrait of a fascinating and complicated character--a riveting story of obsession and misplaced brilliance." -Kirk Wallace Johnson, best-selling author of The Feather Thief and The Fishermen and the Dragon "The tale of a strong candidate for the title of 'most prolific art thief ever....' Finkel's play-by-play of each theft has the pacing and atmosphere of a good suspense tale....The author describes each acquisition as well as Breitwieser's simple but effective methods....Finkel's extensive research, survey of art history, and hours of interviews with his subject combine for a compelling read." -- Kirkus, "It is romantic to liken art thieves to Pierce Brosnan's glamorous character in The Thomas Crown Affair. The reality is far less charming. Case in point: Stéphane Breitwieser, one of the most successful art thieves of all time. From roughly 1994 to 2001, Breitwieser executed more than 200 heists. The book's first lesson? Europe has a lot of understaffed historic buildings. The second? Even a kleptomaniac with delusions of grandeur can be made mildly sympathetic in the hands of a skilled writer." --Bloomberg "This is an absorbing and astonishing portrait of a fascinating and complicated character--a riveting story of obsession and misplaced brilliance." --Kirk Wallace Johnson, best-selling author of The Feather Thief and The Fishermen and the Dragon "In this masterful true crime account, Finkel traces the fascinating exploits of Stéphane Breitwieser, a French art thief who stole more than 200 artworks...turning his mother's attic into a glittering trove of oil paintings, silver vessels, and antique weaponry....Drawing on art theory and Breitwieser's psychology reports, Finkel speculates on his subject's addiction to beauty....It's a riveting ride." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "The tale of a strong candidate for the title of 'most prolific art thief ever....' Finkel's play-by-play of each theft has the pacing and atmosphere of a good suspense tale....The author describes each acquisition as well as Breitwieser's simple but effective methods....Finkel's extensive research, survey of art history, and hours of interviews with his subject combine for a compelling read." --Kirkus "From the opening chapter, Finkel's tight prose heightens the drama of each theft, as Breitweiser and his girlfriend Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus, who serves as his lookout, enter Belgium's Rubens House amid visitors and guards....A fascinating read. Finkel will have art history and true crime lovers obsessively turning the pages of this suspenseful, smartly written work until its shocking conclusion." --Library Journal, "Meticulously detailed, [a] page-turning account....As much a crime caper as a psychological thriller, Finkel's narrative interweaves gripping descriptions of Breitweiser's in-plain-sight thefts armed with nothing more than stealth and a Swiss Army knife, a concise history of global art theft, and psychologists' musings on Breitwieser's unconscious motivations....Finkel deftly keeps us swaying between great sympathy for his central character and profound suspicion." -- Jenny McPhee, Air Mail "It is romantic to liken art thieves to Pierce Brosnan's glamorous character in The Thomas Crown Affair. The reality is far less charming. Case in point: Stéphane Breitwieser, one of the most successful art thieves of all time. From roughly 1994 to 2001, Breitwieser executed more than 200 heists. The book's first lesson? Europe has a lot of understaffed historic buildings. The second? Even a kleptomaniac with delusions of grandeur can be made mildly sympathetic in the hands of a skilled writer." --Bloomberg "This is an absorbing and astonishing portrait of a fascinating and complicated character--a riveting story of obsession and misplaced brilliance." --Kirk Wallace Johnson, best-selling author of The Feather Thief and The Fishermen and the Dragon "In this masterful true crime account, Finkel traces the fascinating exploits of Stéphane Breitwieser, a French art thief who stole more than 200 artworks...turning his mother's attic into a glittering trove of oil paintings, silver vessels, and antique weaponry....Drawing on art theory and Breitwieser's psychology reports, Finkel speculates on his subject's addiction to beauty....It's a riveting ride." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "The tale of a strong candidate for the title of 'most prolific art thief ever....' Finkel's play-by-play of each theft has the pacing and atmosphere of a good suspense tale....The author describes each acquisition as well as Breitwieser's simple but effective methods....Finkel's extensive research, survey of art history, and hours of interviews with his subject combine for a compelling read." --Kirkus "From the opening chapter, Finkel's tight prose heightens the drama of each theft, as Breitweiser and his girlfriend Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus, who serves as his lookout, enter Belgium's Rubens House amid visitors and guards....A fascinating read. Finkel will have art history and true crime lovers obsessively turning the pages of this suspenseful, smartly written work until its shocking conclusion." --Library Journal, ONE OF INDIGO'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST' S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 ONE OF AMAZON'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF 2023 " The Art Thief , like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing. It is propelled by suspense and surprises....This ultra-lucrative, odds-defying crime streak is wonderfully narrated by Finkel, in a tale whose trajectory is less rise and fall than crazy and crazier....Part of what makes Finkel's book so much fun is that, without exception, [Breitwieser's] strategies are insane." --Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker "A mesmerizing true-crime psychological thriller.... The Art Thief develops the tension of a French policier , where the crook (for whom you alternately feel sympathy and disgust) has Maigret or Poirot hot on his trail. The final outcome is a shock. Mr. Finkel tells an enthralling story. From start to finish, this book is hard to put down." --Moira Hodgson, The Wall Street Journal "Meticulously detailed, [a] page-turning account....As much a crime caper as a psychological thriller, Finkel's narrative interweaves gripping descriptions of Breitweiser's in-plain-sight thefts armed with nothing more than stealth and a Swiss Army knife, a concise history of global art theft, and psychologists' musings on Breitwieser's unconscious motivations....Finkel deftly keeps us swaying between great sympathy for his central character and profound suspicion." -- Jenny McPhee, Air Mail "It is romantic to liken art thieves to Pierce Brosnan's glamorous character in The Thomas Crown Affair. The reality is far less charming. Case in point: Stéphane Breitwieser, one of the most successful art thieves of all time. From roughly 1994 to 2001, Breitwieser executed more than 200 heists. The book's first lesson? Europe has a lot of understaffed historic buildings. The second? Even a kleptomaniac with delusions of grandeur can be made mildly sympathetic in the hands of a skilled writer." --Bloomberg "This is an absorbing and astonishing portrait of a fascinating and complicated character--a riveting story of obsession and misplaced brilliance." --Kirk Wallace Johnson, best-selling author of The Feather Thief and The Fishermen and the Dragon "In this masterful true crime account, Finkel traces the fascinating exploits of Stéphane Breitwieser, a French art thief who stole more than 200 artworks...turning his mother's attic into a glittering trove of oil paintings, silver vessels, and antique weaponry....Drawing on art theory and Breitwieser's psychology reports, Finkel speculates on his subject's addiction to beauty....It's a riveting ride." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "The tale of a strong candidate for the title of 'most prolific art thief ever....' Finkel's play-by-play of each theft has the pacing and atmosphere of a good suspense tale....The author describes each acquisition as well as Breitwieser's simple but effective methods....Finkel's extensive research, survey of art history, and hours of interviews with his subject combine for a compelling read." --Kirkus "From the opening chapter, Finkel's tight prose heightens the drama of each theft, as Breitweiser and his girlfriend Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus, who serves as his lookout, enter Belgium's Rubens House amid visitors and guards....A fascinating read. Finkel will have art history and true crime lovers obsessively turning the pages of this suspenseful, smartly written work until its shocking conclusion." --Library Journal, " The Art Thief , like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing. It is propelled by suspense and surprises....This ultra-lucrative, odds-defying crime streak is wonderfully narrated by Finkel, in a tale whose trajectory is less rise and fall than crazy and crazier....Part of what makes Finkel's book so much fun is that, without exception, [Breitwieser's] strategies are insane." --Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker "A mesmerizing true-crime psychological thriller.... The Art Thief develops the tension of a French policier , where the crook (for whom you alternately feel sympathy and disgust) has Maigret or Poirot hot on his trail. The final outcome is a shock. Mr. Finkel tells an enthralling story. From start to finish, this book is hard to put down." --Moira Hodgson, The Wall Street Journal "Meticulously detailed, [a] page-turning account....As much a crime caper as a psychological thriller, Finkel's narrative interweaves gripping descriptions of Breitweiser's in-plain-sight thefts armed with nothing more than stealth and a Swiss Army knife, a concise history of global art theft, and psychologists' musings on Breitwieser's unconscious motivations....Finkel deftly keeps us swaying between great sympathy for his central character and profound suspicion." -- Jenny McPhee, Air Mail "It is romantic to liken art thieves to Pierce Brosnan's glamorous character in The Thomas Crown Affair. The reality is far less charming. Case in point: Stéphane Breitwieser, one of the most successful art thieves of all time. From roughly 1994 to 2001, Breitwieser executed more than 200 heists. The book's first lesson? Europe has a lot of understaffed historic buildings. The second? Even a kleptomaniac with delusions of grandeur can be made mildly sympathetic in the hands of a skilled writer." --Bloomberg "This is an absorbing and astonishing portrait of a fascinating and complicated character--a riveting story of obsession and misplaced brilliance." --Kirk Wallace Johnson, best-selling author of The Feather Thief and The Fishermen and the Dragon "In this masterful true crime account, Finkel traces the fascinating exploits of Stéphane Breitwieser, a French art thief who stole more than 200 artworks...turning his mother's attic into a glittering trove of oil paintings, silver vessels, and antique weaponry....Drawing on art theory and Breitwieser's psychology reports, Finkel speculates on his subject's addiction to beauty....It's a riveting ride." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "The tale of a strong candidate for the title of 'most prolific art thief ever....' Finkel's play-by-play of each theft has the pacing and atmosphere of a good suspense tale....The author describes each acquisition as well as Breitwieser's simple but effective methods....Finkel's extensive research, survey of art history, and hours of interviews with his subject combine for a compelling read." --Kirkus "From the opening chapter, Finkel's tight prose heightens the drama of each theft, as Breitweiser and his girlfriend Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus, who serves as his lookout, enter Belgium's Rubens House amid visitors and guards....A fascinating read. Finkel will have art history and true crime lovers obsessively turning the pages of this suspenseful, smartly written work until its shocking conclusion." --Library Journal
Dewey Decimal
364.16/2870944
Synopsis
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century * " The Art Thief , like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing." -- The New Yorker A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub "Enthralling." -- The Wall Street Journal Stéphane Bréitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time. He pulled off more than 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight. His girlfriend served as his accomplice. His collection was worth an estimated $2 billion. He never sold a piece, displaying his stolen art in his attic bedroom. He felt like a king. Until everything came to a shocking end. In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost., #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century - " The Art Thief , like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing." -- The New Yorker A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub "Enthralling." -- The Wall Street Journal Stéphane Bréitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time. He pulled off more than 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight. His girlfriend served as his accomplice. His collection was worth an estimated $2 billion. He never sold a piece, displaying his stolen art in his attic bedroom. He felt like a king. Until everything came to a shocking end. In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
LC Classification Number
N8795.5.B74F56 2023
Item description from the seller
Popular categories from this store
Seller feedback (396,414)
This item (2)
All items (396,414)
- s***n (897)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseLike new book received
- r***8 (1122)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThanks
- 7***j (882)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI recently purchased an item from this eBay seller, and I couldn't be happier with the experience. From the prompt communication to the fast shipping, everything was handled with utmost professionalism. The item arrived exactly as described and was well packaged to ensure its safety during transit. The seller was courteous and responsive, making the entire transaction smooth and hassle-free. I highly recommend this seller to anyone looking for quality products and excellent service.
- r***r (7575)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe seller Orion Tech LLC is one of my occasional shopping sites. This purchase I had a problem, the only one so far. The books were packed well, shipped quickly and just as described. But this was not the book I ordered. I sent two photos of the book received and the ISBN code and I received a prompt refund. I bought two books the third book was free! I am still delighted being an Orion Tech Books customer and will be shopping at Orion Tech Books in the future. Thank you.
- i***2 (84)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis is a great seller. I had a minor issue with my book not matching the listing picture (right book, wrong edition/cover) and the seller was very responsive and helpful. I will definitely buy used books from here again, it is a great value with quick shipping. However, if you are looking for a specific edition/cover of a book, triple check the ISBN before you buy, because sometimes the listing photo is sourced from a third-party and may not match the ISBN.
Popular categories from this store
Seller feedback (396,414)
This item (2)
All items (396,414)
- s***n (897)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseLike new book received
- r***8 (1122)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThanks
- 7***j (882)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI recently purchased an item from this eBay seller, and I couldn't be happier with the experience. From the prompt communication to the fast shipping, everything was handled with utmost professionalism. The item arrived exactly as described and was well packaged to ensure its safety during transit. The seller was courteous and responsive, making the entire transaction smooth and hassle-free. I highly recommend this seller to anyone looking for quality products and excellent service.
- r***r (7575)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe seller Orion Tech LLC is one of my occasional shopping sites. This purchase I had a problem, the only one so far. The books were packed well, shipped quickly and just as described. But this was not the book I ordered. I sent two photos of the book received and the ISBN code and I received a prompt refund. I bought two books the third book was free! I am still delighted being an Orion Tech Books customer and will be shopping at Orion Tech Books in the future. Thank you.
- i***2 (84)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis is a great seller. I had a minor issue with my book not matching the listing picture (right book, wrong edition/cover) and the seller was very responsive and helpful. I will definitely buy used books from here again, it is a great value with quick shipping. However, if you are looking for a specific edition/cover of a book, triple check the ISBN before you buy, because sometimes the listing photo is sourced from a third-party and may not match the ISBN.