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It Takes a Thief:  True Art Crimes

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History By Edsel, Robert M. With Witter, Bret 2010-09 - Center Street 9781599951508 Check Our Catalog In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Momuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to save the world's great art from the Nazis. …More

Thieves of Book Row: New York's Most Notorious Rare Book Ring and the Man Who Stopped It By McDade, Travis 2013-06 - Oxford University Press, USA 9780199922666 Check Our Catalog …More

The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft By Boser, Ulrich 2010-03 - Harper 9780061451843 Check Our Catalog One museum, two thieves, and the Boston underworld--this account tells the true story behind the lost Gardner masterpieces and the art detectives who swore to get them back. b&w illustrations throughout. color photo insert. …More

Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures By Wittman, Robert K. With Shiffman, John 2011-06 - Broadway Books 9780307461483 Check Our Catalog Armed with a scholar's passion, a con man's smile, and a daredevil's nerves, Wittman--former leader of the FBI's Art Crime Team--had pulled off undercover operations all over the world. In "Priceless," readers learn about the greatest unsolved art heist of the 20th century. …More

The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece By Dolnick, Edward 2006-06 - Harper Perennial 9780060531188 Check Our Catalog This suspense-filled book tells the true story of the 1994 theft of Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream" from the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway, and the brilliant detective who gets it back. Includes a 16-page b&w photo insert. …More

Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art By Knelman, Joshua 2012-03 - Tin House Books 9781935639381 Check Our Catalog "Hot Art" traces Knelman's five-year immersion in the shadowy world of art theft, where he uncovers a devious game that takes him from Egypt to Los Angeles, New York to London, and back again, through a web of deceit, violence, and corruption. …More