What is it about stories of transgression that keep us wanting more of them? Tales of heists, con artists and even murders permeate all corners of society, from Dostoevsky to “Tiger King.” It is this ...
Michael Finkel’s "The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession" offers an engrossing exploration into the mind of Stéphane Breitwieser, one of the most notorious art thieves ...
Back in 1982, and amid the proliferation of “Handbooks,” Jim Fisk and Robert Barron released The Official MBA Handbook. It was a tongue-in-cheek guide for MBAs eager to prosper, and my MBA father ...
Who hasn’t seen a beautiful object in a museum or art gallery and thought: “I should just slip that into my pocket and take it home. I appreciate it so much more than these people do.” Of course you ...
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Five countries, seven years, and over 150 artworks and artifacts worth more than $1 billion. The thief? A man who kept the pieces in his mother’s attic in France. Between 1996 and 2001, Stéphane ...
In an exclusive excerpt from The Art Thief, gentleman burglar Stéphane Breitwieser committed more than 200 heists across Europe, stealing some $2 billion worth of art. But as fraught as his burglaries ...
"The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession" by Michael Finkel (Alfred A. Knopf) What is it about stories of transgression that keep us wanting more of them? Tales of heists ...
What is it about stories of transgression that keep us wanting more of them? Tales of heists, con artists and even murders permeate all corners of society, from Dostoevsky to “Tiger King.” It is this ...
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