If you want a non-fiction book that reads like high adventure, pick up The Art Thief: a True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession, by Michael Finkel. Stephane Breitwieser stole art, lots of it, in broad daylight. His girlfriend was his lookout. The thefts were thoughtful, and planned, and sometimes, they even stopped and chatted with museum staff on their way out! Thefts were not for monetary gain, he kept the art in their apartment where he could be surrounded by it every day. How he did this, and how he was caught made for a grand adventure on a cold, winter day. :-)

Author Peggy Orenstein had a busy life, one where she traveled a lot to talk about her books ... then Covid happened, and the lock down. She already knew how to knit, but some how took it into her head to learn about the entire process, from shearing a sheep, to spinning and dyeing the wool (all with natural things) to knitting a sweater. She found someone who would teach her how to shear a sheep (all masked and at the proper distance) and so it began ... Unraveling: How I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater was a most engaging read, and I don't knit! There are some life lessons, and some history about knitting which were very interesting. There are no pictures so consider going on-line to look up the final result. :-)

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