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Jonathan Lopez is editor-at-large of Art and Antiques, writes on art, culture, and books for The Wall Street Journal, and is a contributor at the entertainment desk of the Associated Press. His book, The Man Who Made Vermeers (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008), is a biography of the Dutch art forger Han van Meegeren, based on 3 years of archival research and interviews conducted in 5 nations. It was praised by The New Yorker's Peter Schjeldahl for its "profoundly researched, focused, absorbing depth" and was a finalist for an Edgar Award (fact crime category) and the National Award for Arts Writing. A long-time contributor to London-based Apollo: The International Magazine of the Arts, Jonathan has also written for The New York Times, The Bo ...more

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	The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren 3.77 avg rating — 8,489 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Press Start by Rose Sinclair (Goodreads Author), Jonathan Lopez (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Vermeer: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De laatste Vermeer. Han van Meegeren, vervalser en verrader 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Como volverse un mejor estudiante (De Ordinario a Extraordinario nº 1) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Word Slay Anonymous: Writing from NY Writers Coalition Workshops at New Alternatives for LGBT Homeless Youth by Anonymous Writers, Sudan McMillan, Christopher Media 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	21 Days Myth: Habits & Leadership it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	la biblia del trading de acciones y el análisis técnico oculto: Secretos revelados del trading, conceptos básicos y avanzados, Explicación grafica y teórica ... de inversión mas rentable 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Apr 16, 2012 11:41AM

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“When the scientific experts finished giving their testimony, the presiding judge asked Van Meegeren if he had any comments...He then added dryly that, from now on, the faking of old-master paintings would, of course, be impossible.”
― Jonathan Lopez, The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren

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HISTORICAL FICTION POLL "A"
There will be a series of polls to begin putting together a potential reading list for the "historical fiction folder". I have divided the books into groups of 15 books apiece. Make sure to choose your favorite from each poll and make sure to vote in each of these polls so that we can generate a list according to priorities and interests.

Michael Shaara

KILLER ANGELS BY MICHAEL SHAARA

9 votes, 29.0%

A Tale of Two Cities (Silver Classics) by Charles Dickens

THE TALE OF TWO CITIES BY CHARLES DICKENS

5 votes, 16.1%

LES MISERABLES BY VICTOR HUGO

4 votes, 12.9%

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DOCTOR ZHIVAGO BY BORIS PASTERNAK

4 votes, 12.9%

Rob Roy (Penguin Classics) by Walter Scott

ROB ROY BY WALTER SCOTT

2 votes, 6.5%

WAR AND PEACE BY TOLSTOY

2 votes, 6.5%

The Good Earth (Enriched Classics) by Pearl S. Buck

THE GOOD EARTH BY PEARL S. BUCK

1 vote, 3.2%

Esther Forbes

JOHNNY TREMAIN BY ESTHER FORBES

1 vote, 3.2%

Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics) by Walter Scott

IVANHOE BY WALTER SCOTT

1 vote, 3.2%

THE MAN WHO MADE VERMEERS - UNVARNISHING THE LEGEND OF MASTER FORGER HAN VAN MEEGEREN

1 vote, 3.2%

Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace

BEN HUR BY LEW WALLACE

1 vote, 3.2%

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING BY TRACY CHEVALIER

0 votes, 0.0%

Richard II (Oxford School Shakespeare Series) by William Shakespeare

RICHARD II BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

0 votes, 0.0%

The Cid, Cinna, The Theatrical Illusion (Penguin Classics) by Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille

THE CID BY PIERRE CORNEILLE

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The Name of the Rose Including Postscript by Umberto Eco

THE NAME OF THE ROSE BY UMBERTO ECO

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