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The map thief [large print] : the gripping story of an esteemed rare-map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps by Blanding, Michael.(CARDINAL)553720;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-504)
Subjects: Large print books.; Smiley, E. Forbes.; Book thefts; Map dealers; Map industry and trade; Map thefts;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The map thief : the gripping story of an esteemed rare-map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps / by Blanding, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)553720;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-291) and index.Selected mapmakers, 1470-1860 -- The explorer and the thief -- Small hope -- A new world -- Who knows the most wins -- Catalog number one -- Playing hardball -- Upward departure -- The battle of Sebec -- Missing maps, missing cards -- Caught! -- The plea -- Map quest -- Terra incognita.This is the story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that consumed him. Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers, both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects. Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief, until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library. This book delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. The author, a reporter and magazine writer, has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects.
Subjects: Biographies.; Smiley, E. Forbes.; Map industry and trade; Map thefts; Book thefts; Map dealers;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 15
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The island of lost maps : true story of cartographic crime / by Harvey, Miles,1960-; Bland, Gilbert Lee Joseph.(CARDINAL)702982;
Subjects: Libraries; Map thefts;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Magic burns / by Andrews, Ilona.(CARDINAL)555267; Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)(CARDINAL)376993;
As a mercenary who cleans up after magic gone wrong, Kate Daniels has seen her share of occupational hazards. Normally, waves of paranormal energy ebb and flow across Atlanta like a tide. But once every seven years, a flare comes, a time when magic runs rampant. Now Kate?s going to have to deal with problems on a much bigger scale: a divine one. When Kate sets out to retrieve a set of stolen maps for the Pack, Atlanta's paramilitary clan of shapeshifters, she quickly realizes much more is at stake. During a flare, gods and goddesses can manifest, and battle for power. The stolen maps are only the opening gambit in an epic tug of war between two gods hoping for rebirth. And if Kate can't stop the cataclysmic showdown, the city may not survive.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Daniels, Kate (Fictitious character); Metamorphosis; Shapeshifting; Magic; Map thefts; Gods;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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His boots under her bed [large print] / by Leigh, Ana,author.(CARDINAL)530783;
"Vowing never again to become involved with a woman or to let his trusting nature get him into trouble, Garth Fraser finds his determination undermined by California dancehall girl Rory O'Grady, who not only charms him with her beauty but steals his map to a gold mine at the behest of her scheming father."--
Subjects: Large print books.; Romance fiction.; Western fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Map thefts; Interpersonal relations; Gold mines and mining; Fathers and daughters;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The map thief [sound recording] : the gripping story of an esteemed rare-map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps. / by Blanding, Michael.(CARDINAL)553720;
Read by Sean Runnette.Once considered a respectable antique map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief, until he was finally arrested. The author delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. Blanding has interviewed all the key players in a stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to highly coveted objects.
Subjects: Book thefts -- United States.; Criminals & Outlaws.; Map dealers -- United States.; Map industry and trade -- United States.; Map thefts -- United States.; White Collar Crime.; Smiley, E. Forbes.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The island of lost maps : a true story of cartographic crime / by Harvey, Miles,1960-; Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress)DLC(CARDINAL)278833;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-394) and index.
Subjects: Bland, Gilbert Lee Joseph.; Libraries; Map thefts;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 11
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The island of lost maps : a true story of cartographic crime / by Harvey, Miles,1960-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-393) and index.
Subjects: Bland, Gilbert Lee Joseph.; Libraries; Map thefts;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The island of lost maps [large print] : a true story of cartographic crime / by Harvey, Miles,1960-;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Large print books.; Bland, Gilbert Lee Joseph.; Early maps; Libraries; Map thefts;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Dimension Why #2: Revenge of the Sequel [sound recording] / by Cusick, Johnauthor.(CARDINAL)594588; Furlong, Gary.(CARDINAL)676464;
Read by Gary Furlong."Phineas T. Fogg and Lola Ray may have just saved the universe without really trying, but it's going to take a lot of work to get Lola back home to the twenty-first century. Their only hope is to find Dimension Why. Good thing Lola's father left her a map embossed on a Twinkie. But before Phin and Lola can begin their search, a mysterious girl, wearing a bathrobe and riding a dragon, absconds with the special snack cake! And, oh right, the mystery girl wants to destroy the universe! Now the two besties must travel the galaxy, escape the clutches of the Golden Cathedral, and face down the all-powerful evil AI of a floundering interstellar publishing company. As they begin to uncover the truth about their mysterious foe, Phineas and Lola realize that there's more to this Twinkie-stealing, dragon-riding girl than meets the eye."
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; End of the world; Juvenile ficion.; Life on other planets; Map thefts; Quests (Expeditions); Space and time; Time travel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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