Books of Art thefts
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Best Laid Plans
By Sonny DouglassNevertheless, as John peeked out through his blinds at the throng of demonstrators below his office, he longed not for Scollay Square, but for the lifeless City Hall Plaza that had been outside his window only a month prior.
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La Bonne de Chagall
By Karen OlsenThis novel, half-biography, half-thriller, takes place in 1994 when nearly a hundred watercolor works and lithographies from Marc Chagall are stolen.
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Bonjour, Alex!
By Cathy East DubowskiA MINSTREL PAPERBACK Original A Minstrel Book published by POCKET BOOKS , a division of Simon & Schuster Inc. 1230 ... trademarks of Simon & Schuster Inc. Front cover photo by Pat Hill Studio Printed in the U.S.A. Bonjour , Alex !
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Правила флирта: [роман]
By Suzanne Enoch, Е. С БушуеваПравила флирта: [роман]
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Landscape with Smokestacks: The Case of the Allegedly Plundered Degas
By Howard J. TrienensAgainst a background of controversy over the possibility that works of art owned by American collectors may have originally been stolen by the Nazis from Jews later killed in the holocaust, the story of one work of art Landscape with ...
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Chasing Mona Lisa: A Novel
By Mike Yorkey, Tricia GoyerAs World War II rages, Allied agents race against time to protect a priceless masterpiece from Nazi hands.
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Peckover Joins the Choir
By Michael KenyonSchütz was a disaster . Even Peckover , who had never heard of Schütz and had missed four rehearsals , thought the choir's version was probably not as Schütz had intended it . The language was the least of it , being all much the same ...
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Matilda's Masterpiece
By Mary AndersonMary Anderson, Sal Murdocca.
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False Impression
By Jeffrey ArcherThis is a novel of twists, turns, and intrigue.
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Painted Ladies
By Robert ParkerA hunt for a stolen painting turns into a murder investigation for Spenser, Robert B. Parker's legendary private eye.
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Who Stole Mona Lisa?
By Ruthie KnappThe famous painting, Mona Lisa, describes how she was painted by Leonardo da Vinci, taken to France, hung in the Louvre Museum, was stolen and then recovered. Suggested level: junior, primary.
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Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art
By Joshua KnelmanThrough alternating chapters focusing on Paul and an international network of detectives, the story of the thief and the detective unfolds, revealing the dramatic rise of international art theft.
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The Monuments Men: James Rorimer - The Inspirational Adventures of the Monuments Men
By Patrick BunkerThe contents of this book are easily worth over $5, but for a limited time you can download "The Monuments Men: James Rorimer – The Inspirational Adventures of The Monuments Men" for a special discounted price of only $3.99 To order your ...
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A Mario Conde Mystery
By Leonardo PaduraYet this novel is a eulogy to Cuba, to its music and sensuality, and to the great friendships of those who chose to stay and fight for survival."--BOOK JACKET.
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Havana Black
By Leonardo PaduraHavana Black
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False Impression
By Jeffrey ArcherWhen an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her country home the night before 9/11, it takes all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the connection between her and the possible motive for her death -- a priceless Van ...
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Stolen Treasure: The Hunt for the World's Lost Masterpieces
By Konstantin Akinsha, Grigorii Kozlov, Sylvia HochfieldJust as Nazi Germany appropriated works of art - paintings, sculptures and antiques - from all over Europe in 1939 and 1940, so the Soviet army set up trophy brigades to transport the same works of art, and many more, to Moscow and ...
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Kunstraub und Kunstschutz, Band I: Eine Dokumentation
By Günther Haase... das dem Aussenministerium unterstellt war, in die Reihe der entsprechenden Kommissionen der ehemaligen besetzten Gebiete einzugliedern und bei der Militärregierung im jetzt besetzten Deutschland zu akkreditieren.
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Die Besatzer als Kuratoren?
By Tanja Bernsau2.4.1 Die deutsche "Kunstschutz"-Organisation Auf deutscher Seite hat es ebenfalls Kulturgüterschutz in Kriegszeiten ... Institution wieder ins Leben gerufen, um Zerstörungen von Kunstgegenständen in den besetzten Gebieten vorzubeugen.
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The Thefts of the Mona Lisa: On Stealing the World's Most Famous Painting
By Noah CharneyThis book provides a strong introduction to the Mona Lisa and the thefts surrounding it. "Noah Charney is the Sherlock Holmes of art theft.