A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue
Delectably entertaining ... Instead of analyzing this "prince of thieves" psychologically, Jobb examines the culture that celebrated him.
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For all the flickering diamonds and worsted suits, for all the references to Barry as a prince or aristocrat of thieves, it’s the story of a dissolute, empty and shallow life, too much of it spent in prison, that wears thin pretty fast ... The chapters are short, the energy propulsive, the research prodigious ... But if this aspires to be a big book, there’s not much big here.
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Stylish ... Mr. Jobb... entertainingly describes Barry’s most notable heists.
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