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The chrysalis
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Heather Terrell |
Hard-driving Manhattan attorney Mara Coyne is confronted by the case of her career when she is asked to defend a prestigious auction house against claims that a mysterious Dutch masterpiece about to … |
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The Amber Room
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Steve Berry |
Forged of the exquisite gem, the Amber Room is one of the greatest treasures ever made by man and the subject of one of history's most intriguing mysteries. German troops invading the Soviet Union se… |
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Allied looting in World War II
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Kenneth D. Alford |
"This text addresses the often-overlooked practice of Allied looting. This book follows the journey of the Hungarian Crown Treasure from muddy oil drum in Austria to Fort Knox and back to Austria. Nu… |
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The English prize
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María Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui Alpañés |
"Laden with works of art acquired by young British travelers on the Grand Tour in Italy, the British merchant ship Westmorland sailed from the Italian port of Livorno before being captured by French … |
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Saving Italy
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Robert M. Edsel |
When Hitler's armies occupied Italy in 1943, they also seized control of mankind's greatest cultural treasures. As they had done throughout Europe, the Nazis could now plunder the masterpieces of the… |
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Arte protegido
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Isabel Argerich |
Catálogo de exposición, 226 fotografías. Secciones: Madrid bombardeado. Salvadores de la cultura. Camino de Levante. El largo viaje. Incluye diez artículos sobre la experiencia española para la prote… |
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The monuments men
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Robert M. Edsel |
"In a race against time, a group of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others--called the Monuments Men--risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destructio… |
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Hitler's art thief
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Susan Ronald |
"The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartmen… |
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El tesoro del «Vita»
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Gloria Munilla,Francisco Gracia Alonso |
¿Qué tienen en común Juan Negrín, Indalecio Prieto, Lázaro Cárdenas, Camilo José Cela, Marlon Brando y David Ben Gurion? Todos ellos, de formas diversas, están relacionados con el Vita, un yate en el… |
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Ski bumming for stash
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Paul Golden |
"Five ski bums from different walks of life become unlikely friends when they choose between the new skiing mecca, Vail, and the renowned legend of sport and pleasure, Aspen, for their home. ... They… |
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Bursztynowa Komnata
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Steve Berry |
Rachel Cutler, sędzia z Atlanty, kocha swoją pracę i dzieci. Jest rozwiedziona, ale utrzymuje dobre kontakty z byłym mężem, Paulem. Wszystko się komplikuje, kiedy w niewyjaśnionych okolicznościach um… |
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The mysterious edge of the heroic world
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E. L. Konigsburg |
Amedeo moves to a new town in Florida with a dream. He wants to discover something and he wants a friend to share his search. |
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The Rape of Europa
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Lynn H. Nicholas |
A discussion on the theft and collection of great European art in World War 2. |
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