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  • The Art of Forgery

    Master Forgers from the Renaissance to the Age of AI

    by Noah Charney ...
    What motivates an art forger? How easy are they to catch? And to what extent have AI and other technologies changed how we approach matters of authenticity, derivation and forgery?In The Art of Forgery Noah Charney, celebrated art historian and the world's foremost art-crime specialist, explores the stories behind the most famous art forgeries in the world. Chronicling the adventures and ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

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  • Art Crime and its Prevention

    A Handbook for Collectors and Art Professionals

    Edited by Arthur Tompkins ...
    Art Crime and Its Prevention is the definitive handbook on art crime for art-world professionals of all kinds – from the museum, auction house or art-insurance employee to the contemporary gallerist, dealer, art-market student or collector.Written by a range of international experts, the book's territory is broad and includes advice on how to secure art in galleries and private collections; how ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Yugoslavia, My Fatherland

    by Goran Vojnović ...
    Translated by Noah Charney ...
    Years after the end of the conflict that tore about the country of Yugoslavia, a man goes in search of this father's true identity. A hard-hitting examination of a generation from the former Yugoslavia that escaped the bullets but not the war. ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stealing the Mystic Lamb

    The True Story of the World's Most Coveted Masterpiece

    by Noah Charney ...
    Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece is on any art historian's list of the ten most important paintings ever made. Often referred to by the subject of its central panel, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, it represents the fulcrum between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It is also the most frequently stolen artwork of all time.Since its completion in 1432, this twelve-panel oil painting has been ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Art Thief

    A Novel

    by Noah Charney ...
    Rome: In the small Baroque church of Santa Giuliana, a magnificent Caravaggio altarpiece disappears without a trace in the middle of the night.Paris: In the basement vault of the Malevich Society, curator Geneviéve Delacloche is shocked to discover the disappearance of the Society's greatest treasure, White-on-White by Suprematist painter Kasimir Malevich.London: At the National Gallery of Modern ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Thefts of the Mona Lisa

    The Complete Story of the World's Most Famous Artwork

    by Noah Charney ...
    "Historian Charney tracks the eventful life of the Mona Lisa in this rollicking account.... The result is both a thrilling tale of true crime and a rigorous work of art history." — Publishers Weekly**, Starred Review**From the artwork to its theft and role in popular culture, the critically-acclaimed book The Thefts of the Mona Lisa (Foreword Reviews, Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Shelf ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • The Devil in the Gallery

    How Scandal, Shock, and Rivalry Shaped the Art World

    by Noah Charney ...
    "It’s an in-depth look at varied time periods and artists, which readers interested in gossip, drama, or art history will enjoy." Library Journal, Starred ReviewScandal, shock and rivalry all have negative connotations, don’t they? They can be catastrophic to businesses and individual careers. A whiff of scandal can turn a politician into a smoking ruin.But these potentially disastrous “negatives” ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Bad Blood

    Rivalry and Art History

    by Clayton Schuster ...
    Why is there so much bad blood involved in the stories of artists and their artworks? Immerse yourself in 18 infamous artistic rivalries, dramatized with gripping moments of narrative, to understand how the rivalries that art fans love to gossip about serve a larger purpose in the way cultures approach the idea of art and the artist. Why did Michelangelo loathe Raphael for decades after the latter ... Read more

    Was $23.99 CAD Now $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cognition Switch #2

    by Martin Rees, Michael Shermer, Peter Staudenmaier, Sabine Hossenfelder, Kate Raworth, Benjamin G Martin, Noah Charney, David Wengrow, Kimberley Brownlee, Tali Sharot, Robert Simpson, Thea Bechshoft, Jon Butterworth, Bill Nye, Huw Price, Henry Cowles ...
    Series Book 2 - Cognition Switch
    Cognition Switch: An Artefact for the Transmission of New IdeasIssue #2: January 2019Featuring Ideas by:Michael Shermer, Peter Staudenmaier, Sabine Hossenfelder, Kate Raworth, Benjamin G Martin, Noah Charney, David Wengrow, Kimberley Brownlee, Tali Sharot, Robert Simpson, Thea Bechshoft, Martin Rees, Jon Butterworth, Bill Nye, Huw Price, and Henry Cowles ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Collector of Lives

    Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art

    by Ingrid Rowland, Noah Charney ...
    “Readers curious about the making of Renaissance art, its cast of characters and political intrigue, will find much to relish in these pages.” —Wall Street JournalGiorgio Vasari (1511–1574) was a man of many talents—a sculptor, painter, architect, writer, and scholar—but he is best known for Lives of the Artists, which singlehandedly established the canon of Italian Renaissance art. Before Vasari ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Slovenian Cuisine

    From the Alps to the Adriatic in 20 Ingredients

    by Janez Bratovž, Noah Charney, Matjaž Tancic, Manca Jevšcek ...
    Winner of the Gourmand Award for Best Chef Book; a love-letter to the region, by the internationally-renowned chef and father of modern Slovenian cuisine.First published in Slovenian in 2018, this long-awaited, award-winning book has finally been translated to English. With beautifully written introductory essays for each new stop and robust narrative elements, it follows a road trip around ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • The 12-Hour Film Expert

    Everything You Need to Know about Movies

    by Noah Charney, James Charney ...
    The only book you need to become an expert on film history, technique, and appreciation. This "gateway book will deepen readers’ appreciation of milestone movies." (Library Journal**)**If you are looking at this book, then you probably love watching movies and television shows. Who doesn’t? But most of us do so as passive entertainment—to wind down, relax, and escape into alternative worlds. Pay ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD