American Animals

<p><b>AS SEEN IN THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE</b></p> <p>“One of the most esoteric and far-fetched crimes in21st-century annals.” <br>—<i>The Hollywood Reporter</i></p> <p>“A rare book heist that Danny Ocean may have applauded—except for one mistake.”<br> —<i>Vanity Fair</i></p> <p>“A tragicomedy of errors.” <br>—<i>Salon</i></p> <p>“They are the young people, the people with the idealism, the passion, the courage to do something interesting with their lives: an act of daring almost artistic in its originality. They are almost right.” <br>—</i>The Guardian</i></p> <p>“One of the biggest art heists in FBI history.” <br>—<i>The Times of London</i></p> <p><i>American Animals</i> is a coming-of-age crime memoir centered around three childhood friends: Warren, Spencer, and Eric. Disillusioned with freshman year of college and determined to escape from their mundane Middle-American existences, the three hatch a plan to steal millions of dollars’ worth of artwork and rare manuscripts from a university museum. The story that unfolds is a gripping adventure of teenage rebellion, from page-turning meetings with black-market art dealers in Amsterdam to the opulent galleries of Christie’s auction house in Rockefeller Center. <i>American Animals</i> ushers the reader along a gut-wrenching ride of adolescent self-destruction. Providing a front-row seat to the inception, planning, and execution of the heist, while offering a rare glimpse into the evolution of a crime—all narrated by one of the perpetrators in a darkly comic, action-packed, true-crime caper.</p>