{"product_id":"american-animals-a-true-crime-memoir-9781684424504","title":"American Animals: A True Crime Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS SEEN IN THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the most esoteric and far-fetched crimes in 21st-century annals.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A rare book heist that Danny Ocean may have applauded--except for one mistake.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A tragicomedy of errors.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" \u003cbr\u003e--The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the biggest art heists in FBI history.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Animals\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Animals\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorsuk, Eric:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEric Borsuk is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoir featured in the acclaimed motion picture of the same name. His work has appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eVICE Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Marshall Project\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557142761746,"sku":"9781684424504","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06ec87b8-2280-4562-8453-1684af6f5d29.jpg?v=1731772815","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-animals-a-true-crime-memoir-9781684424504","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}