02056cam a2200289 i 4500 898194346 TxAuBib 20230724120000.0 230313s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593744178 0593744179 (OCoLC)1374487930 TxAuBib rda Finkel, Michael, author. The Art Thief : A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession / Michael Finkel. Large print edition. New York : Random House Large Print, 2023. 263 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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 Staephane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly ten 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 andfascinating world. Unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in a single room where he could admire them to his heart's content. Possessed of a remarkable athleticism and an innate ability to assess practically any securitysystem, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtakingly 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"-- Provided by publisher. 20230724. Breitwieser, Staephane, 1971- . Art thefts Investigation France. . Large type books.