Ah, apparently a true story. They're after an Audubon, which are pretty rare and pretty cool to look at. They're also gigantic, so stealing one would be pretty audacious. I could hardly even hold one in my hands.
Anyways, obviously right up my alley. Thanks for the tip.
Sweet, thanks. My family's long been into heist films. Book heist is my personal and professional wheelhouse. I'd definitely have applied for that FBI art recovery squad if I hadn't long disqualified myself.
Sweet, thanks. My family's long been into heist films. Book heist is my personal and professional wheelhouse. I'd definitely have applied for that FBI art recovery squad if I hadn't long disqualified myself.
Slight bit of exaggeration to say that an Audubon is the "most valuable book in the United States." Though "Rarest Books" lists are usually pretty silly, especially since most of them don't discriminate between printed books (which are by definition mechanically reproduced and reproducible) and manuscript books (which are by definition always imperfect copies or absolutely unique). I can think of half a dozen more valuable (and hundreds of "rarer") books that I've held in my hands in the last two or three years.
I came across a book a couple of weeks ago Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by De Hamel, and was like, I wonder if wakephan the poster on the Wake Forest sports message boards knows about this book? I also thought of this movie and made a note to check this book out again a little later once I've pared down my backlog -- I recently had to return Thieves of Book Row (it's a theme) because it had been recalled and I'm just not reading fast enough and my attention span is toast. Anyway, yesterday I noticed a trace had been filled out recently and it was for the De Hamel. Shit's already probably been stolen. It wasn't a large book, but was on good stock (heavy) and had lots of colored plates and facsimiles in it, so probably over 100 bucks anyway. Maybe we have our own book ring here! I'm going to investigate.
I couldn't get a price on our Audubon, though the one we have was bought at an auction -- Providence Athenaeum or something like that, was getting rid of some shit. It's probably worth a few k.
Saw Tag this past weekend with the in-laws while we were at the beach. It was nice to sit in an air-conditioned theater for two hours. Best I can say about it...
I came across a book a couple of weeks ago Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by De Hamel, and was like, I wonder if wakephan the poster on the Wake Forest sports message boards knows about this book? I also thought of this movie and made a note to check this book out again a little later once I've pared down my backlog -- I recently had to return Thieves of Book Row (it's a theme) because it had been recalled and I'm just not reading fast enough and my attention span is toast. Anyway, yesterday I noticed a trace had been filled out recently and it was for the De Hamel. Shit's already probably been stolen. It wasn't a large book, but was on good stock (heavy) and had lots of colored plates and facsimiles in it, so probably over 100 bucks anyway. Maybe we have our own book ring here! I'm going to investigate.
I couldn't get a price on our Audubon, though the one we have was bought at an auction -- Providence Athenaeum or something like that, was getting rid of some shit. It's probably worth a few k.
I came across a book a couple of weeks ago Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by De Hamel, and was like, I wonder if wakephan the poster on the Wake Forest sports message boards knows about this book? I also thought of this movie and made a note to check this book out again a little later once I've pared down my backlog -- I recently had to return Thieves of Book Row (it's a theme) because it had been recalled and I'm just not reading fast enough and my attention span is toast. Anyway, yesterday I noticed a trace had been filled out recently and it was for the De Hamel. Shit's already probably been stolen. It wasn't a large book, but was on good stock (heavy) and had lots of colored plates and facsimiles in it, so probably over 100 bucks anyway. Maybe we have our own book ring here! I'm going to investigate.
I couldn't get a price on our Audubon, though the one we have was bought at an auction -- Providence Athenaeum or something like that, was getting rid of some shit. It's probably worth a few k.
I saw Uncle Drew last night. It was better than I thought it would be. Kyrie is not a bad actor. Knowing basketball helps the viewer catch a few inside jokes. It's worth seeing.