How to Steal the Mona Lisa and Six Other World-Famous Treasures

228 Pages·2016·6.835 MB·English

by  Taylor Bayouth

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STEAL THE
MONA LISA
AND SIX OTHER WORLD-FAMOUS TREASURES
TAYLOR BAYO
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bayouth, Taylor.
How to steal the Mona Lisa : and six other world-famous treasures / Taylor Bayouth.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-399-17507-7 (paperback)
1. Art thefts. 2. Theft from museums. 3. Art thefts—Humor. I. Title.
N8795.B37 2016
364.16'287—dc23 2015034989
First edition: March 2016
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For my daughters, Zoe and Eliana,
and my loving wife, Beth.
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to be a parody. Please do not attempt any of
the techniques or heists detailed herein.
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