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The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century by Edward Dolnick

The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century

Edward Dolnick

349 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World by Virginia Postrel

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

Virginia Postrel

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history technology challenging informative slow-paced
Out of Place: A Memoir by Edward W. Said
Out of Place: A Memoir
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Edward W. Said

Out of Place: A Memoir

Edward W. Said

336 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Tales from the Back Row: An Outsider's View from Inside the Fashion Industry by Amy Odell

Tales from the Back Row: An Outsider's View from Inside the Fashion Industry

Amy Odell

240 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Women in the Picture: What Culture Does with Female Bodies by Catherine McCormack

Women in the Picture: What Culture Does with Female Bodies

Catherine McCormack

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art feminism informative reflective medium-paced
The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist by Anthony M. Amore

The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist

Anthony M. Amore

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction true crime informative inspiring slow-paced
The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair

The Secret Lives of Color

Kassia St. Clair

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction art history science informative medium-paced
The Vanished Collection by Pauline Baer de Perignon

The Vanished Collection

Pauline Baer de Perignon

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction art history memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Stealing the Show: A History of Art and Crime in Six Thefts by John Barelli

Stealing the Show: A History of Art and Crime in Six Thefts

John Barelli

232 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction art memoir true crime informative medium-paced
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor

The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer

Anne-Marie O'Connor

368 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

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nonfiction art history informative slow-paced