In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius\, the best-selling author of \;The Stranger in the Woods \;brings us into Breitwieser&rsquo\;s strange world&mda sh\;unlike most thieves\, he never stole for money\, keeping all his treas ures in a single room where he could admire them.
\nIn \;The Art Thief\, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser&rsquo\;s stran ge and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves\, Breitwieser never stole fo r money. Instead\, he displayed all his treasures in a pair of secret room s where he could admire them to his heart&rsquo\;s content. Possessed of r emarkable athleticism and an innate ability to circumvent practically any security system\, Breitwieser pulled off a breathtaking number of audaciou s thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict&rsquo\;s need to score\, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlf riend&rsquo\;s pleas to stop&mdash\;until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down. Registration and book pickup begins August 13.\n
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