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Recommended Reading on a Great Art Theft Mystery

February 9, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Michael Barone, Thomas Jefferson Street blog

A few years ago I blogged about two books on great art thefts. Now another one is coming out, by my former U.S. News colleague Ulrich Boser, The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft , out February 24. Looks to be interesting. Here's Ulrich's website.

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huh. good text :)

Bypenear of AL 12:40PM December 13, 2009

My blog www.arttheftcentral.blogspot.com discusses recent news related to art theft in addition to providing insight into the historical trends in the field of art crime.

Mark Durney of MA 12:42AM February 10, 2009

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Michael Barone is a senior writer for U.S.News & World Report and principal coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics. He has written for many publications—including the Economist and the New York Times.

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