false \ 6251543 <![CDATA[The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg 6251543 6 6434434 book 17 9 2009 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession total:267|5:31|4:110|3:101|2:23|1:2| 267 946 1721 131 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 4 false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 19:11:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 20:56:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 3 false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 16:40:57 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 08:25:25 -0800 2009 I would give this book 4.5 stars. Highly recommended.
This is an intriguing and psychologically complex book. Written by journalist Allison Hoover Bartlett who inadvertently finds herself in possession of a valuable and very old book. It is a German tome written in 1630 called Krueterbu...more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 0 false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 15:42:56 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 16:14:20 -0700 2009
I enj...more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 5 0 false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 18:41:38 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 21:09:49 -0700 2009
If you love books, the reading of them, the hint of promise each one has when you pick it up - whether first edition rare or just a new novel you picked up at this library, you will love this book. There are so many gems throughout it...more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 0 false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 05:09:20 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 05:10:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 5 0 false Sun Oct 11 09:21:21 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 09:22:46 -0700 2009 (from back cover)

John Charles Gilkey is an obsessed, unrepentant book thief who has stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of rare books from book fairs, stores, and libraries around the country. Ken Sande...more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 01:17:36 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 01:17:46 -0700 2009
Over a 10-year period, John Charles Gilkey stole hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of rare books. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession is an account of the world of book collectors. It's the story of a m...more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 5 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 13:02:08 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 13:03:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 0 false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 06:14:52 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 06:15:08 -0700 2009
I found ...more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 2 2 false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:19:44 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:20:51 -0700 2009 I love to read but I am not a bibliophile.
Perhaps that is why I had trouble getting into this particular book.
Or maybe I just don't care for the subject matter.
And I don't mean collecting rare books.
I'm referring to thieves.

It's the true story of John Gilkey...more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 1 false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 08:18:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 08:18:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 1 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 08:33:03 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 08:50:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 0 false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:45:17 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 15:29:13 -0700 2009 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, I couldn't wait to get me hands on it. I just knew it was going to be a great book - and I was not disappointed! This is a modern-day detective story, a compelling true-crime drama, with a uniq...more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 0 false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 12:49:22 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 15:36:42 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 0 false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 06:28:06 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 22:42:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 2 1 false Fri Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 10:49:34 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 18:51:45 -0800 2009 1 any of the questions it raises at the start. The premise is amazing, indeed the reason I picked thi...more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 3 0 false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 04:47:38 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 08:40:42 -0700 2009 1
I don't as a rule read True Crime fiction though I do enjoy a good mystery. So when I saw this book being offered in a giveaway over at GoodReads.com; I felt I just had to enter. Then w...more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 5 false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 21:24:11 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 15:57:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 3 1 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 11:26:12 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 20:14:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6251543 1594488916 9781594488917 259 129 The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255837669m/6251543.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6251543.The_Man_Who_Loved_Books_Too_Much_The_True_Story_of_a_Thief_a_Detective_and_a_World_of_Literary_Obsession 4 1 false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:30:02 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 18:44:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6251543