The Book Thief

the long version

This book leads the reader to the court opinion extolling the value of library and archival materials, United States v. Spiegelman, 4 F.Supp.2d 275 (S.D.N.Y. 1998). Written by an academic law librarian, the book deftly combines an international manhunt, a self-confessed (but unproven) participant in the Oklahoma City bombings, a $1.3 million dollar theft from the Columbia University Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, trial transcripts, and the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines.