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Antonio Gallo
Non amate troppo i libri

Tra il 1999 e il 2003 un certo John Gilkey usò una dozzina di carte di credito per rubare libri rari per un valore di centinaia di migliaia di dollari prima che fosse scoperto e imprigionato da un libraio di nome Ken Sanders. Quando venne conosciuto il fatto la giornalista Allison Hoover Bartlett dichiarò che " questa non è soltanto la storia di diversi crimini ma anche quella del rapporto intimo e complesso che si stabilisce tra i libri e alcune persone". In questo caso
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jennifer
Dec 28, 2011 rated it really liked it
Bartlett tracked the book dealers who discovered a man in California who may be the most prolific rare book thief ever. Over two years Bartlett met and interviewed him, and even found herself face to face with one of the book dealers he had ripped off.
This is part book true crime, part book fair travels, and highly recommended.
Traci
Mar 19, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
An interesting non fiction book that is written in the form of a story rather than a fact retelling. Bartlett uncovers the world of rare book collecting, looking at both the obsessive nature of the hobby and the people who collect. At the center of the book are a thief, John Gilkey, and the man determined to catch him and other book thiefs, Sanders. There is some thought placed on the motivations behind the theft and the psychological drive of the two men. All in all an interesting read
Laura
Oct 31, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: bios-and-autobios, nf
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Dec 29, 2016 rated it really liked it
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Sep 12, 2017 marked it as vaca-home-library
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Jun 22, 2019 rated it liked it
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Leroy
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Wes F
Aug 24, 2025 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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