The Goldsmith And The Master Thief
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The Goldsmith And The Master Thief
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Author : Tonke Dragt
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2019-11-07
The Goldsmith And The Master Thief written by Tonke Dragt and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The first English translation of a classic adventure involving two very different twins by the celebrated author of The Letter for the King Laurenzo and Jiacomo are identical twins, as alike as two drops of water. No one can tell them apart (which comes in very handy for playing tricks on their teachers). And no one can split them up. But when tragedy strikes their carefree young lives, they must make their own way in the world. As each brother chooses his own path – hardworking Laurenzo to make beautiful objects from gold and silver, and fearless Jiacomo to travel, explore and become an unlikely thief – it is the start of a series of incredible escapades that will test them to their limits. Along the way they will face terrible danger, solve cunning riddles, become prisoners in a castle, sail across the ocean, fall in and out of love, stay at an enchanted inn, help save a priceless pearl, even become kings by mistake. They must use all their talents, wiles and wisdom to survive. Are you ready to join them? Tonke Dragt was born in Jakarta in 1930 and spent most of her childhood in Indonesia. When she was twelve, she was interned in a camp run by the Japanese occupiers, where she wrote (with a friend) her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. Her family moved to the Netherlands after the war and, after studying at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Dragt became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, followed a year later by The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.
The Napoleon Of Crime
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Author : Ben Macintyre
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2011-04-05
The Napoleon Of Crime written by Ben Macintyre and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Prisoners in the Castle, a dramatic portrait of the master thief of the nineteenth century: Adam Worth “Fascinating . . . a brisk, lively, colorful biography of an amazing criminal.”—The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) The Victorian era’s most infamous and iconic thief, the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes’s Professor Moriarty, Adam Worth was known as the Napoleon of crime. Suave, cunning, and fearless, Worth learned early that the best way to succeed was to steal. And steal he did. Following a strict code of honor, Worth won the respect of Victorian society. He also aroused its fear by becoming a chilling phantom, mingling undetected with the upper classes, whose valuables he brazenly stole. His most celebrated heist: Gainsborough’s grand portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire—ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales—a painting Worth adored and often slept with for twenty years. With a brilliant gang that included “Piano” Charley, a jewel thief, train robber, and playboy, and “the Scratch” Becker, master forger, Worth secretly ran operations from New York to London, Paris, and South Africa—until betrayal and a Pinkerton man finally brought him down. The Napoleon of Crime is a grand, dazzling tour into the gaslit underworld of the nineteenth century, and into the doomed genius of a criminal mastermind.
The Art Thief
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Author : Michael Finkel
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-06-22
The Art Thief written by Michael Finkel and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The true story of the world’s most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Wood. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than 200 heists over nearly ten years - in museums and cathedrals all over Europe - Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than 300 objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser’s strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in his home, where he could admire them to his heart’s content. Possessed of a remarkable appreciation for art and an innate ability to assess practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtakingly number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict’s need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend’s pleas to stop - until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down. This is a riveting story of art, crime, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. As a real page-turner that seems almost unbelievable in its twists and turns, The Art Thief explores the true story of the art collector who went to extreme lengths to expand his personal collection – and the thrill of the heist that kept him going.
The Mystery Of Raspberry Hill
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Author : Eva Frantz
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2022-10-13
The Mystery Of Raspberry Hill written by Eva Frantz and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-13 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A chilling middlegrade ghost story set in a spooky sanatorium during the 1920s 'A thrillingly gothic mystery. I loved the sense of hope that weaves its way through the story despite the dark and menacing atmosphere' Lucy Hope, author of Fledgling The grown-ups all think she's going to die soon-she can see it in their eyes. Still, when poor twelve-year-old Stina is sent to remote Raspberry Hill Sanatorium she can't believe her luck. She gets to ride in a real motor car to the hospital, which looks like a magnificent castle hidden deep in the forest. But as Stina explores the long, echoey corridors of her eerie new home, she begins to suspect that the building is concealing a dark secret. How did the old East Wing burn down? Why doesn't her mother reply to any of her letters? And what are the nurses all so afraid of? Stina is determined to solve the mystery of Raspberry Hill-but as she edges closer to the truth, she finds herself in terrible danger...
How To Be Brave
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Author : Daisy May Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2021-07-01
How To Be Brave written by Daisy May Johnson and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
'Expect rebellious nuns, courageous girls and an awful lot of biscuits' Down the Rabbit Hole Some stories are about adventure.Some are about heroes.Some are about ducks. This one is about all three. Calla North and her mum Elizabeth live a life that's far from normal. There are days when the power is cut off and Calla has to do her homework by candlelight; there are others when curious strangers want to talk to Elizabeth about her research on ducks. When Elizabeth says yes to a once-in-a-lifetime trip to save a small brown duck, she sends Calla to the best place she knows: The School of the Good Sisters. Staffed by nuns whose preferred subjects include light aircraft maintenance, camouflage skills, and cake - lots of cake - Calla is about to discover her bravery, and to learn that when trouble comes, there's no better back-up than a Blessing of Nuns...
The Beast Warrior
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Author : Nahoko Uehashi
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2020-07-30
The Beast Warrior written by Nahoko Uehashi and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-30 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The thrilling conclusion to the sweeping fantasy adventure that began with The Beast Player Ten years have passed since the events of The Beast Player. Elin and Ialu are married, with a young son, living a quiet, peaceful life when one day Elin is called upon to investigate a matter of great urgency: the fearsome Toda are dying and nobody knows why. As Elin investigates, she uncovers a deadly plot and a brewing invasion. Can she protect her homeland without allowing her beloved beasts to be used as weapons of war, or will she have to compromise her principles to save her family?
Girls
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Author : Annet Schaap
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2023-10-05
Girls written by Annet Schaap and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-05 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A collection of dark, funny retellings of classic fairytales for girls growing up in the modern world—from the author of Lampie ' Wickedly delicious' SOPHIE ANDERSON ' Clever and witty' YARROW TOWNSEND ' Satisfying, surprising and consistently superb' MICHAEL MANN __________ A determined girl gives up on kissing a frog. A fearless heroine comes face-to-face with a not-so Big Bad Wolf. A monstrous princess, held captive on a deserted island, yearns to break free. Within this book are seven famous fairy tales turned into enchanting, inspiring and sometimes hair-raising stories for today's world, about girls with their own dreams and desires. These are no damsels in distress, but real young women of flesh and blood – who certainly don't need rescuing.
How To Be True
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Author : Daisy May Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2022-07-07
How To Be True written by Daisy May Johnson and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The irrepressibly charming follow-up to the 'truly marvellous' (Independent) How to Be Brave: a rip-roaring tale of rebellious girls, Parisian adventures and many more biscuits Some stories are about love. Some are about revolutionaries. Some are about macarons. This one is about all three. Edie comes from a family of troublemakers. When her activist parents leave Paris to protest around the globe, her talent for mischief lands her in hot water with her strict grandmother, who packs her off to the School of the Good Sisters to make her into a 'proper young lady'. But this is no ordinary school: here, the nuns teach genuinely useful things, like how to build a perfect library, cater for midnight feasts and make poison darts. Adventurous Edie feels right at home – until a school trip to her actual home in Paris is planned. Things in her grandmother's chateau are not as they were, however, and soon Edie and her rebellious friends are embroiled in a mystery involving a precious painting, a very persistent burglar and a secret from her grandmother's past...
The Edelweiss Pirates
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Author : Dirk Reinhardt
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2021-08-26
The Edelweiss Pirates written by Dirk Reinhardt and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-26 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
'An unknown story we should all know, about the triumph of courage and of the human spirit over the most evil regime the world has ever known' Michael Morpurgo When sixteen-year-old Daniel befriends Josef Gerlach, he feels the old man is haunted by a secret from his past. Sure enough when Josef gives him his teenage diary to read, Daniel discovers a shocking story of rebellion and struggle. The diary tells how Josef left the Hitler Youth for a gang called the Edelweiss Pirates. Their uniform: long hair and cool clothes. Their motto: freedom! At first the Pirates are only interested in hanging out and having a good time, but as the situation in Nazi Germany gets worse, they start to plan dangerous missions against Hitler's regime - soon they are fighting for their lives. Dirk Reinhardt, born in 1963, studied German and history before becoming a freelance journalist and starting to write books for children and young adults. The Edelweiss Pirates is his third novel.
The War With Grandpa
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Author : Robert Kimmel Smith
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2020-10-15
The War With Grandpa written by Robert Kimmel Smith and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-15 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The award-winning children's classic - now a major film Peter was so excited that Grandpa was coming to live with his family - but he hadn't expected Grandpa to take his room... Peter loves his Grandpa, but now he feels he has only one choice: to declare war! With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even. They used to be such great pals. Has their war gone too far?