November Book Club 2 - The Art Thief
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Join us on Thursday, November 19th at 7pm for the final meeting to discuss our November Book, The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel!
Location: Orlando Milkhouse Eatery & Cocktails
Meetup starts at 7pm.
Book discussion starts at 7:30pm.
*Happy hour ends at 7, so get there early for discounted food and drinks!
First meeting option takes place on Thursday, November 12th. Come to one or both! The full book will be discussed at both meetings.
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One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser.
In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser’s strange world—unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in a single room where he could admire them.
For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly eight years—in museums and cathedrals all over Europe—Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion.
In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser’s strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser never stole for money. Instead, he displayed all his treasures in a pair of secret rooms where he could admire them to his heart’s content. Possessed of a remarkable athleticism and an innate ability to circumvent practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtaking number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict’s need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend’s pleas to stop—until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down.
This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
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Vote for future books in our main group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightowlbooksociety
Location: Orlando Milkhouse Eatery & Cocktails
Meetup starts at 7pm.
Book discussion starts at 7:30pm.
*Happy hour ends at 7, so get there early for discounted food and drinks!
First meeting option takes place on Thursday, November 12th. Come to one or both! The full book will be discussed at both meetings.
——
One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser.
In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser’s strange world—unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in a single room where he could admire them.
For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly eight years—in museums and cathedrals all over Europe—Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion.
In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser’s strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser never stole for money. Instead, he displayed all his treasures in a pair of secret rooms where he could admire them to his heart’s content. Possessed of a remarkable athleticism and an innate ability to circumvent practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtaking number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict’s need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend’s pleas to stop—until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down.
This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
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Vote for future books in our main group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightowlbooksociety
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Orlando Milkhouse Eatery & Cocktails, 205 N Bumby Ave, Orlando, FL 32803-6023, United States
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Host or PublisherSarina Greenway
