Heist : an inside look at the world's 100 greatest heists, cons, and capers : from burglaries to bank jobs and everything in between / by Pete Stegemeyer ; illustrations by Rebecca Pry.
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TextPublisher: Kennebunkport, ME : Whalen Book Works, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 223 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781951511067; 1951511069Subject(s): Theft -- History | Robbery | Organized crime | CriminalsDDC classification: 364.162 Summary: Unlock the cultural obsession with high-stakes robberies in Heist, a collection of the world's greatest real-life break-ins. From the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's famous art heist to the disappearance of the Marie Antoinette watch, these 100% true stories will have you on the edge of your seat-and double checking the locks on your doors! Have you ever watched a movie like Ocean's Eleven and thought: "There's no way that could ever actually happen, right?" Wrong. In the US alone, there have been dozens, if not hundreds, of heists, from bank break-ins to museum plunders. In this premium compendium, we'll walk through the most impressive ones, diving into the details behind each case, the detectives that led the investigations, how the events unfolded, and what mysteries remain.
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Unlock the cultural obsession with high-stakes robberies in Heist, a collection of the world's greatest real-life break-ins. From the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's famous art heist to the disappearance of the Marie Antoinette watch, these 100% true stories will have you on the edge of your seat-and double checking the locks on your doors! Have you ever watched a movie like Ocean's Eleven and thought: "There's no way that could ever actually happen, right?" Wrong. In the US alone, there have been dozens, if not hundreds, of heists, from bank break-ins to museum plunders. In this premium compendium, we'll walk through the most impressive ones, diving into the details behind each case, the detectives that led the investigations, how the events unfolded, and what mysteries remain.
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