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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession

$7.49

Author Allison Bartlett

Format Paperback

Publisher Riverhead Trade

Category Reading

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Unrepentant book thief John Charles Gilkey has stolen a fortune in rare books from around the country. Yet unlike most thieves who steal for profit, Gilkey steals for love-the love of books. Perhaps equally obsessive is Ken Sanders, the self-appointed "bibliodick" who's driven to catch him. Following this eccentric cat-and-mouse chase with a mixture of suspense, insight and humor, Allison Hoover Bartlett plunges the reader deep into a rich world of fanatical book lust and considers what it is that makes some people stop at nothing to posses the titles they love.

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Allison Bartlett

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Release Date: 2010-10-05
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781594484810

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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession

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