Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Contents |
Part I : Color -- I wasn't born a jewel thief -- Greed -- My declaration of war -- Mr. Benjamin -- Part II : Clarity -- Trickster in practice -- Finding my way out -- My first big heist -- Hot ice, cold feet -- Making good on my crimes -- Taking things to the next level -- Racial backfire -- It's who you know, but you don't own me -- Family ties and known associates -- Part III : Cut -- Going international -- Diamond fever -- Returning to baby Jesus -- Fault line -- Off my game -- Throwing dust at disaster -- Part IV : Carat -- Snared -- Telling people what they want to hear -- Tokyo diamonds and the mohair coat -- The long game -- Dry snitches -- Reckoning. |
Summary |
"In the ebullient spirit of Ocean's 8, The Heist, and Thelma & Louise, a sensational and entertaining memoir of the world's most notorious jewel thief--a woman who defied society's prejudices and norms to carve her own path, stealing from elite jewelers to live her dreams." --Publisher |
Subject |
Payne, Doris.
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Jewel thieves -- United States -- Biography.
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Jewel thieves -- United States -- 20th century.
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Jewel thieves. (OCoLC)fst00982525
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Added Author |
Lockhart, Zelda.
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ISBN |
9780062917997 |
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0062917994 |
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