Praise for Loot: "So many things I love about this book: Cursed jewels, a dangerous prophecy, a crash course in the history of thievery, acrobatics and grift . . . This is LOOT you can take to the bank.
When Alfie McQuinn, the notorious jewel thief, is killed on a job, his last words to his son, March, are to "find jewels" and this instruction leads the boy to Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had--and the perfect partner to carry on ...
41 Kaplan, 'Remembering Solomon Osagie Alonge' in Staples, Kaplan and Freyer, Fragile Legacies, p. 45. 42 Rumann, 'Funeral Ceremonies for the Late Ex-Oba of Benin'. 43 Igbafe, Benin Under British Administration, pp. 146–7.
A journey across four continents to the heart of the conflict over who should own the great works of ancient art Why are the Elgin Marbles in London and not on the Acropolis?
The Student Edition offers a plot summary, full commentary, character notes and questions for study, besides a chronology and bibliography.
... loot in a safe and convenient location. “Some scholars have recognized that Fort St. Julien, a purpose-built fortification, constructed around a pre-existing Ottoman fort el Rashid (Rosetta), would have been the only ideal location.”28 ...
The new collection of stories from the South African Nobel laureate
Whether it be the class struggle of the English Civil War, the Romans' need to pay the troops of their expanding empire, the bank-emptying of the Nazis, or the original 19th century war on drugs, money has always been a major player in war, ...
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