A true crime tale of unbelievable friendship, loyalty, criminal genius, and a staggeringly audacious plot to steal one of the world’s most valuable paintings—and return it.On April 14, 1975, Myles Connor, already a known art thief, entered the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in disguise along with a cohort. The pair went directly the Dutch Gallery and proceeded to remove Portrait of Elsbeth van Rijn from its place on the wall. After a brief scuffle with the gua...

Witness great feats of literary art from daring writers around the world: stories crafted in 99 words. Flash fiction is a literary prompt, form, and tool that unites writers in word play. This creative craft hones a writer’s skills to write tight stories and explore longer works. It’s literary art in thoughtful bites, and the collective stories in this anthology provide an entertaining read for busy modern readers. Writers approach the prompts for their 99-word flash with creative diversit...

Chiamati all'amore contiene le riflessioni di un mistico che ebbe il coraggio di vedere la realtà e si ritrovò colmo di compassione e di amore verso tutti gli esseri viventi e verso tutte le cose. Indiano, appartenente all'Ordine dei Gesuiti, padre de Mello riuscì, negli ultimi anni della sua vita, a spogliarsi di tutti i sistemi intellettuali, di tutte le ideologie, di tutte le formule e di tutti i legami che ne avevano fino allora condizionato l'esistenza, per accedere al vero s...

William Whittlestaff è un cinquantenne scapolo senza problemi economici. La sua vita procede senza scossoni, in compagnia della fedele domestica Mrs Baggett. La morte di un amico sconvolge la sua esistenza: per un’antica promessa decide di accogliere in casa Mary Lawrie, una ragazza di venticinque anni senza grandi prospettive future. La sua decisione solleva però i sospetti dell’anziana governante. Mrs Baggett teme che la nuova arrivata possa cambiare per sempre gli equilibri della casa, ...

Today, art theft is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises in the world, exceeding $6 billion in losses to galleries and art collectors annually. And the masterpieces of Rembrandt van Rijn are some of the most frequently targeted.In Stealing Rembrandts, art security expert Anthony M. Amore and award-winning investigative reporter Tom Mashberg reveal the actors behind the major Rembrandt heists in the last century. Through thefts around the world—from Stockholm to ...

A Smithsonian Best Book of the YearA true crime tale of unbelievable friendship, loyalty, criminal genius, and a staggeringly audacious plot to steal one of the world’s most valuable paintings—and return it.On April 14, 1975, Myles Connor, already a known art thief, entered the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in disguise along with a cohort. The pair went directly the Dutch Gallery and proceeded to remove Portrait of Elsbeth van Rij...

"Must reading for any true-crime fan . . . [a] diverse, colorful crew of art-gallery grifters and scammers . . . Highly recommended!" —Howie Carr, New York Times–bestselling authorArt scams are today so numerous that the specter of a lawsuit arising from a mistaken attribution has scared a number of experts away from the business of authentication and forgery, and with good reason. Art scams are increasingly convincing and involve incredible sums of money. ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of the Con and The Rembrant Heist comes the chilling and in-depth story behind the disapperance of Ana Walshe.On New Year’s Eve, 2022, Ana Walshe, a beautiful and successful young immigrant and mother of three, enjoyed a quiet but happy evening at home with her husband and their closest friend. She went to bed filled with optimism about the year ahead.She was never seen alive a...

The extraordinary life and crimes of heiress-turned-revolutionary Rose Dugdale, who in 1974 became the only woman to pull off a major art heist.In the world of crime, there exists an unusual commonality between those who steal art and those who repeatedly kill: they are almost exclusively male. But, as with all things, there is always an outlier—someone who bucks the trend, defying the reliable profiles and leaving investigators and researchers scratching their hea...

Anthony M. Amore and Tom Mashberg's Stealing Rembrandts is a spellbinding journey into the high-stakes world of art theftToday, art theft is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises in the world, exceeding $6 billion in losses to galleries and art collectors annually. And the masterpieces of Rembrandt van Rijn are some of the most frequently targeted.In Stealing Rembrandts, art security expert Anthony M. Amore and award-winning invest...

Amico di papa Giovanni XXIII, padre Anthony Elenjimittam ha ispirato la sua vita alla consegna ricevuta personalmente da Gandhi: battersi per la mutua comprensione fra gli uomini, come testimonia questo volume dedicato al luminoso esempio di san Francesco raccontato dal punto di vista dello yoga dell'Amore universale. Il Poverello d'Assisi scoprì dal di dentro i segreti del Regno di Dio, guidato e pilotato dalla luce del Logos. Egli volle vivere da povero anziché predicare da una posizione...

Recipe for THAT'S AMORE…Take Angela and Ben, two married psychologists available to their clients 24/7, but haven't had sex with each other in...well, too longMix in an epidemic of divorce in the neighborhoodStir in a chance romantic meeting with a hunky guy...at least Angela thinks he's hunky until she finds out he's Ben's best friendAdd a darling six-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son who try to help keep their parents together...to disastrous result...