Litsy

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century | Kirk Wallace Johnson

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I enjoyed this more than I expected!
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Kitta Oh I loved this one! 2mo

kspenmoll Stacked! 2mo

PuddleJumper 💙💜💙 2mo

TheSpineView Fantastic! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I've had this one on my TBR for a while - I love this cover!! 2mo

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julieclair

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century | Kirk Wallace Johnson

Two really excellent books involving a #Heist .

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TheBookHippie Oh I enjoyed The Feather Thief! 8mo

TheBookHippie Gardner Heist fascinates me .. 8mo

julieclair @TheBookHippie I have never looked at a bird the same way again! 🪶🦜🦩🦚 8mo

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TheBookHippie @julieclair or HATS WITH FEATHERS!!! 8mo

julieclair @TheBookHippie If I ever get to Boston, I definitely want to visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 8mo

julieclair @TheBookHippie Yes! Hats with feathers. 😱😢 8mo

Kitta I loved the feather thief! 8mo

Eggs Both of these sound really good👏🏻👏🏻 8mo

julieclair @Kitta 😀😀 8mo

julieclair @Eggs 💙💙 8mo

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Mollyanna

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century | Kirk Wallace Johnson

My January choice for #12Booksof2023

Andrew65

Andrew65 This looks a good book! Stacked. 12mo

Mollyanna @Andrew65 It was fascinating! 12mo

julieclair This book was so good! 12mo

Mollyanna @julieclair I was a little surprised how good it was! Not a topic I would normally pick up. 12mo

julieclair @Mollyanna I probably wouldn‘t have picked it up either. It was a gift from my daughter-in-law, and I was so glad! 12mo

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LaurenMags

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century | Kirk Wallace Johnson

so-so

It took a while to get into. Once I did though, I found the heist to be fascinating.

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MonicaLoves2Read

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century | Kirk Wallace Johnson

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Has been on my TBR List for a while. Finally, got around to reading it. I didn't care for it. If I was a fly fisherman I would have liked it better.

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TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 2y

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KristiAhlers

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century | Kirk Wallace Johnson

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A coworker loaned me her copy of this book. I was immediately sucked in to this story. A musician who plays the flute steals exotic and colorful birds from a natural history museum. Add fly fishing lures and you've got a page-turner that sucked me in. Loved the info regarding the birds and the history of feathers in fashion and in sport.

MonicaLoves2Read Isn't this a true story or do I have it mixed up with another book🤷 2y

KristiAhlers @Monica5 no this is a true story. 2y

MonicaLoves2Read @KristiAhlers I was thinking it was. Thank you 😊 2y

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SamAnne Oh, such a good story! I got turned on to it after hearing a segment on the NPR Show This American Life. I couldn't put it down. I do fly fish and have tied some flies...uh, not with endangered bird feathers.... 2y

CSeydel I found this book utterly fascinating! 2y

KristiAhlers @SamAnne I totally get it. I inhaled this one in one sitting ! 2y

KristiAhlers @CSeydel same. I had never heard of this so I was totally sucked in. 2y

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Mollyanna

Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century | Kirk Wallace Johnson

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My first finish for #joyousjanuary

This is the story of a musician who was an avid fly-tyer (think fishing). He was so obsessed with the hobby and the lack of exotic bird feathers that he broke into the Natural History Museum at Tring to steal bird skins.

The author does a good job of briefly explaining the history of exotic birds before getting into the central story. Surprisingly riveting.

The narrator did a wonderful job.

Andrew65

Andrew65 Brilliant start 👏👏👏 (edited) 2y

Mollyanna Thanks @Andrew65 ☺️ 2y

SamAnne I loved this book! Great story telling. And I fly fish and tie some basic flies so i had additional interest for me. 2y

Mollyanna @SamAnne That is so cool! I did have some problems visualizing the fly tying and ended up looking them up in the internet. They can get very intricate. I definitely learned a lot. 😊 2y

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