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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
ISBN: 1594484813
Publisher: Penguin Group USA Published: Oct 5 2010 Pages: 274 Weight: 0.54lbs. Height: 8.50" Width: 5.50" Depth: 0.75" Language: English
Publisher's Comments
Unrepentant book thief John Charles Gilkey has stolen a fortune in rare books from around the country. Yet unlike most thieves who steal for profit, Gilkey steals for love-the love of books. Perhaps equally obsessive is Ken Sanders, the self-appointed "bibliodick" who's driven to catch him. Followin...
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Publisher's Comments (cont.)
Unrepentant book thief John Charles Gilkey has stolen a fortune in rare books from around the country. Yet unlike most thieves who steal for profit, Gilkey steals for love-the love of books. Perhaps equally obsessive is Ken Sanders, the self-appointed "bibliodick" who's driven to catch him. Following this eccentric cat-and-mouse chase with a mixture of suspense, insight and humor, Allison Hoover Bartlett plunges the reader deep into a rich world of fanatical book lust and considers what it is that makes some people stop at nothing to posses the titles they love.
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