{"product_id":"american-animals-eric-borsuk-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.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\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.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A tragicomedy of errors.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\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.\" \u003cbr\u003e--The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the biggest art heists in FBI history.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\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. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Animals\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Borsuk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 168442450X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684424504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020","brand":"Eric Borsuk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048120774911,"sku":"9781684424504","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88d0c732-8229-4dc8-9dbd-5e079d7f0c7e.jpg?v=1684994007","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-animals-eric-borsuk-9781684424504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}