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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much : The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett

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Monday, August 22 through Friday, September 2, 2011. Read by Jim Fleming.

John Charles Gilkey steals rare books, but only for love-the love of books. Ken Sanders wants to catch him. For Bartlett it’s a fascinating chase, but also a search to find out: What is it that makes some people stop at nothing to posses the titles they love?

(Penguin; ISBN-10: 1594484813 / ISBN-13: 9781594484810)

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