Download or read book The Friend Thief written by Gina Loveless and published by Diary of a 5th Grade Outlaw. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes preview of: Diary of a 5th grade outlaw, The bucks bandit.
Download or read book Diary of a 5th Grade Outlaw written by Gina Loveless and published by Diary of a 5th Grade Outlaw. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes excerpt from Diary of a 5th grade outlaw: The friend thief.
Download or read book The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.
Download or read book The Friendship Thief written by Hesta Roach and published by . This book was released on with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two girls have know each other since kindergarten. A new girl moves to the neighborhood and splits up the friendship. Children deal with loss and change.
Download or read book Best Friend Thief written by Laurel-Ann Dooley and published by . This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you do when another girl tries to steal your best friend? Nathalie can't believe it. Her best friend Reagan is ditching her to be BFFs with the class popular girl. They'd been best friends forever, but when Queen Blair decides that she wants Reagan to be her BFF, Reagan is gone in a flash. Catherine and Isabel can't believe it either. They're best friends just like Nathalie and Reagan, and the four of them always hung out together, but now what? Will Nathalie get Reagan back? Does she even want her back? Will the group ever be the same again?--Back cover.
Download or read book The Art Thief written by Michael Finkel and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. • “The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."—The New Yorker A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub "Enthralling." —The Wall Street Journal 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.
Download or read book Diamonds Are a Thief s Best Friend Jewel Society 2 written by Hope McLean and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The espionage continues in New York City with the second book in this original heist series! Still smarting after their last run-in with the Rivals, the Jewels focus on their upcoming trip to the Big Apple. But the girls can't stop thinking about the cryptic letter they found, describing not one, but four precious gems that now need their protection!Even more confusing, the Jewels start receiving anonymous notes, one of which claims the Rivals will try to steal a diamond during their trip to New York City! But which one is it? Finding the right diamond in New York is like looking for a needle in a haystack.The Jewels get to work, using all their expertise to unravel the mystery of the secret letter and outsmart the Rivals, as a furious game of cat and mouse ensues across New York City. Will the Rivals rule again? Or can the Jewels conquer in quiz bowl AND stop a crime?
Download or read book Summary of Michael Finkel s The Art Thief written by Milkyway Media and published by Milkyway Media. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the Summary of Michael Finkel's The Art Thief in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession" recounts the astonishing tale of Stéphane Breitwieser, a notorious art thief, and his accomplice and girlfriend, Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus. Breitwieser, driven by a passion for beauty rather than financial gain, meticulously plans and executes the theft of an ivory sculpture of Adam and Eve from the Rubens House museum in Antwerp, Belgium. The couple's residence in Mulhouse, France, serves as a sanctuary for their pilfered treasures, including a vast collection of art and historical artifacts valued at around two billion dollars...
Download or read book The Friend written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Thief Among Friends written by Carol Vallario and published by Xlibris Us. This book was released on 2023-05-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story follows four childhood friends and the downward spiral of the main character. Her life turns to embezzlement, drug use, and abusive relationship. Her three friends try to help, but friendship can't seem to help her.
Download or read book It Takes a Thief written by Sloane Steele and published by Carina Press. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A charming, action-packed heist.” —Publishers Weekly Don’t miss this new high-stakes romantic caper series, where they’re planning the art heist of the century—to right the wrongs of the past. When catching a thief requires becoming one. Jared Towers has skills. One of them is being able to talk his way out of—or into—anything. Audrey Abbott has skills, too. Need something hacked and only the best will do? She’s your girl. He’s charming. She’s reclusive. They have absolutely nothing in common—except for a driving desire to take care of those who need it the most. For Jared, that means assembling a team of thieves to steal back what rightfully belongs to the victims of a crime perpetrated by his own father. For Audrey, it means doing whatever she can to make sure her grandma never has to worry again. And now they have something else in common: the art heist of the century. It was supposed to be all business. Get in and get out, then move on to the next target. But when Jared finds himself falling for Audrey, artwork isn’t the only thing at risk of being stolen... Counterfeit Capers Book 1: It Takes a Thief Book 2: Between Two Thieves Book 3: To Catch a Thief
Download or read book The Professional Thief written by Chic Conwell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1956 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph by a professional thief—with the aid of Edwin H. Sutherland's expert comments and analyses—is a revealing sociological document that goes far to explain the genesis, development, and patterns of criminal behavior. "Chic Conwell," as the author was known in the underworld, gives a candid and forthright account of the highly organized society in which the professional thief lives. He tells how he learned to steal, survive, succeed, and ultimately to pay his debt to society and prepare himself for full and useful citizenship. The Professional Thief presents in amazing detail the hard, cold facts about the private lives and professional habits of pickpockets, shoplifters, and conmen, and brings into focus the essential psychological and sociological situations that beget and support professional crime.
Download or read book Buddhist Legends written by Buddhaghosa and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Harvard Oriental Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Journal of the Friends Historical Society written by Friends' Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Thief Taker written by T.F. Banks and published by Dell. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: June 1815. When Henry Morton is called to the scene at Portman House in Claridge Square, the Bow Street constable finds a man dead in a hackney coach--ostensibly of asphyxiation. He was Halbert Glendinning, a gentleman of unsullied character. Then why was he seen frequenting one of London’s most notorious dens of iniquity? And why has the driver of the coach vanished into the night? While Sir Nathaniel Conant, the chief magistrate at Number 4 Bow Street, accepts the official verdict of accidental death, Morton is certain that Glendinning was a victim of foul play. With the help of actress Arabella Malibrant, one of London’s most celebrated beauties, he embarks on his own discreet inquiry. And as the upper circles of London society close ranks against him, Morton races to unmask a killer whose motives are as complex and unfathomable as the passions that rule the human heart.
Download or read book Portrait of a Thief written by Grace D. Li and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel Longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize Named a New York Times Best Crime Novel of 2022 Named A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by *Marie Claire* *Washington Post* *Vulture* *NBC News* *Buzzfeed* *Veranda* *PopSugar* *Paste* *The Millions* *Bustle* *Crimereads* Goodreads* *Bookbub* *Boston.com* and more! "The thefts are engaging and surprising, and the narrative brims with international intrigue. Li, however, has delivered more than a straight thriller here, especially in the parts that depict the despair Will and his pals feel at being displaced, overlooked, underestimated, and discriminated against. This is as much a novel as a reckoning." —New York Times Book Review Ocean's Eleven meets The Farewell in Portrait of a Thief, a lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums; about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity History is told by the conquerors. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted from other countries, kept even now. Will Chen plans to steal them back. A senior at Harvard, Will fits comfortably in his carefully curated roles: a perfect student, an art history major and sometimes artist, the eldest son who has always been his parents' American Dream. But when a mysterious Chinese benefactor reaches out with an impossible—and illegal—job offer, Will finds himself something else as well: the leader of a heist to steal back five priceless Chinese sculptures, looted from Beijing centuries ago. His crew is every heist archetype one can imagine—or at least, the closest he can get. A con artist: Irene Chen, a public policy major at Duke who can talk her way out of anything. A thief: Daniel Liang, a premed student with steady hands just as capable of lockpicking as suturing. A getaway driver: Lily Wu, an engineering major who races cars in her free time. A hacker: Alex Huang, an MIT dropout turned Silicon Valley software engineer. Each member of his crew has their own complicated relationship with China and the identity they've cultivated as Chinese Americans, but when Will asks, none of them can turn him down. Because if they succeed? They earn fifty million dollars—and a chance to make history. But if they fail, it will mean not just the loss of everything they've dreamed for themselves but yet another thwarted attempt to take back what colonialism has stolen. Equal parts beautiful, thoughtful, and thrilling, Portrait of a Thief is a cultural heist and an examination of Chinese American identity, as well as a necessary critique of the lingering effects of colonialism.
