{"product_id":"american-animals-a-true-crime-memoir-9781684424504","title":"American Animals: A True Crime Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS SEEN IN THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the most esoteric and far-fetched crimes in 21st century annals.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A rare book heist that Danny Ocean may have applauded--except for one mistake.\" --\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A tragicomedy of errors.\" --\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"They are the young people, the people with the idealism, the passion, the courage to do something interesting with their lives: an act of daring almost artistic in its originality. They are almost right.\" --The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the biggest art heists in FBI history.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age crime memoir centered around three childhood friends: Warren, Spencer, and Eric. Disillusioned with freshman year of college, and determined to escape from their mundane Middle-American existences, the three hatch a plan to steal millions of dollars' worth of artwork and rare manuscripts from a university museum. The story that unfolds is a gripping adventure of teenage rebellion, from page-turning meetings with black-market art dealers in Amsterdam, to the opulent galleries of Christie's auction house in Rockefeller Center. American Animals ushers the reader along a gut-wrenching ride of adolescent self-destruction, providing a front-row seat to the inception, planning, and execution of the heist, while offering a rare glimpse into the evolution of a crime--all narrated by one of the perpetrators in a darkly comic, action-packed, true-crime caper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684424504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2020 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eric Borsuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36666010337436,"sku":"9781684424504","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8c5eefad-305d-4832-a276-a4d04100c804.jpg?v=1603911024","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-animals-a-true-crime-memoir-9781684424504","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}