Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
Susan Orlean • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 978‑0449003718
Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
ISBN-10: 044900371X · ISBN-13: 978‑0449003718 · 2000
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A compelling investigation into the obsessive subculture of rare orchid collecting and the legal battles surrounding the poaching of the ghost orchid.
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