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Man, this was a let down. I was really hoping this book would be in the same light as the Feather Thief but I reached 100 pages and could not care for the life of me. Idk about you, but the story of a man who was a famous map sealer turned thief sounds so interesting to me. I will say that I did enjoy the little bits of history behind the maps but when we talked about his life, I really wasn‘t enjoying myself. Sad, this wasn‘t a win.

These are my book flowers for my brides maids for my wedding.

I love history, everything about history. When I received this in one of my swaps from the amazing @Amiable I was so excited.
I started it today.
The gripping story of an esteemed rare + map dealer who made millions stealing priceless maps.
#readingmyownbooks #history #reading #themapthief #roundtheworld #books #bookworm

Second breakfast and reading about maps 🍞🤓🗺
Breakfast this morning was sweet so I needed a piece of toast to even it out. Hubby is golfing 🙄 so me and the girls are going to the library 📚 when it opens then grocery shopping 🛒 productive Sunday

Either reading all day with no job or reading all day as a librarian 🤷🏻‍♀️ I‘ll take either 🤓📚

I started reading The Map Thief last night. In the first chapter the author talked about the foldout map in the red leather bound edition of The Lord of the Rings. I had no idea that it was there!! Maps are so cool 🤓🗺

I have had a “book” revelation! My shoulder has been killing me lately. I thought I slept on it wrong. Now I think I carry too many HEAVY books in my purse 👜 📚 I‘ll be reading on my kindle for the next few weeks 🤓

#Thegreatwideopenswap got delivered today omg lady you spoiled me I love everything, so happy @Amiable I found you 💝🤟

@LazyDays mine for my person is on its way I promise it's the Canadian Postal service fault (they need slapped) 🙂

January recap, part 1 of 2. Since I‘m unlikely to finish my current read tonight, I‘m at 18 for January. Still enjoying the Flavia de Luce and PC Peter Grant series. #recap #januaryrecap

This was an interesting listen on audio, but I ended up enjoying the historical sections about maps and the making of maps far more than the bits about the crime and the criminal (image from web).

Next up for #NonfictionNovember (I needed to put Mischling down for a little bit) This is an interesting tale of a well respected map collector and dealer who was unfortunately stealing the maps....lots of good world history, too🤓

#MapsinBooks or, in this case, maps *out* of books. This is the true story of a much-respected antiquarian map dealer and scholar who turned into an obsessed map thief. He was finally caught and pled guilty to his crimes but not before stealing millions of dollars worth of maps from the world's most prestigious libraries. #SomethingforSept #booksaboutbooks

The true story of map dealer turned map thief Edward Forbes Smiley, intertwined with lots of interesting detail about the world of map collecting and how history has shaped maps, as well as the reverse. A little dry at times - it IS non-fiction - but a very interesting subject.