{"product_id":"the-feather-theif-book","title":"The Feather Theif - Book","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Feather Theif - Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"pmsz0r-4p3m9m-4fry4o-v9xhcy\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003eThe Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"pmsz0r-4p3m9m-4fry4o-v9xhcy\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAs heard on NPR's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"pmsz0r-4p3m9m-4fry4o-v9xhcy\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA captivating true-crime masterpiece that will transport you to the fascinating world of feathers and obsession. This gripping narrative unravels the astonishing story of a man who stole hundreds of priceless bird specimens from the British Natural History Museum, driven by a bizarre passion for Victorian salmon fly-tying. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exposes the bizarre allure of feathers, blending history, adventure, and true crime into an unforgettable journey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume peddlers, for readers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Stranger in the Woods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lost City of Z\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Orchid Thief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. Once inside the museum, the champion fly-tier grabbed hundreds of bird skins—some collected 150 years earlier by a contemporary of Darwin's, Alfred Russel Wallace, who'd risked everything to gather them—and escaped into the darkness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo years later, Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist high in a river in northern New Mexico when his fly-fishing guide told him about the heist. He was soon consumed by the strange case of the feather thief. What would possess a person to steal dead birds? Had Edwin paid the price for his crime? What became of the missing skins? In his search for answers, Johnson was catapulted into a years-long, worldwide investigation. The gripping story of a bizarre and shocking crime, and one man's relentless pursuit of justice, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is also a fascinating exploration of obsession, and man's destructive instinct to harvest the beauty of nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57363548307622,"sku":"yew1789216021812","price":14.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/2215\/4918\/files\/the-feather-theif---book_1.jpg?v=1789216025","url":"https:\/\/www.marbleandmoss.shop\/products\/the-feather-theif-book","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}