It turns out that SK is number five on the Toronto Public Library's most-stolen-books list. Do we need to sic the Library Policeman on some Torontonians? Or maybe this guy?
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, what's theft?
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Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Yes - although I think this can only be construed as a compliment - thieves with excellent taste, it seems?
Do you have the whole list by any chance?
The top 10:
Robert Munsch
Dr. Seuss
Geronimo Stilton
James Patterson
Stephen King
Eric Jerome Dickey
Jeff Kinney
Masashi Kishimoto
William Shakespeare
Danielle Steel
Robert Munsch
Dr. Seuss
Geronimo Stilton
James Patterson
Stephen King
Eric Jerome Dickey
Jeff Kinney
Masashi Kishimoto
William Shakespeare
Danielle Steel
Interesting top three, wouldn't you say?
The Star story says kids books are top of the list because they get lost so frequently.
I wonder if the stolen SK books ever have anything to do with people trying to get 1st editions? Just a thought.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Love the Library Cop--one of my very favourites!
Shakespeare stole from sK?! No, wait I see.
Havent even heard of many of these....... Muncsh?, Geronimo Stilton? Dickey? Kinney? Kishomoto?
Unless they were trying to get rid of all the copies.Danielle Steel - oy vey
Robert Munsch writes silly kids' stories. Geronimo Stilton isn't a person--it's a character in a series of books by Elisabetta Dami. Jeff Kinney writes the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (elementary to early Jr. High level). Dickey writes mysteries, I think--I've seen the name, but never read anything by him. Kishimoto is a mystery to me, too 
I was wrong: Eric Jerome Dickey is a New York Times best-selling American author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life.
I was wrong: Eric Jerome Dickey is a New York Times best-selling American author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life.
Thanks, then its not so strange. My guess about Kishimoto is that it is some kind of Manga-books. (that is the right name, isn't it?)Robert Munsch writes silly kids' stories. Geronimo Stilton isn't a person--it's a character in a series of books by Elisabetta Dami. Jeff Kinney writes the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (elementary to early Jr. High level). Dickey writes mysteries, I think--I've seen the name, but never read anything by him. Kishimoto is a mystery to me, too
Yep, manga (I just looked him up)
Growing up, the top two publications stolen from the establishment I frequented were Playboy and Penthouse. Come to think of it, those are the first publications in which I read Stephen King.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
You won't believe this, but I actually DID pick up any Playboy mags I found, simply because I liked the cartoons and the stories. (Couldn't afford to buy any). And I was a Catholic kid, too!Growing up, the top three publications stolen from the establishment I frequented were Playboy and Penthouse. Come to think of it, those are the first publications in which I read Stephen King.
Not Gent?Growing up, the top two publications stolen from the establishment I frequented were Playboy and Penthouse. Come to think of it, those are the first publications in which I read Stephen King.
Yeah, that's the same reason I read them also.
Nah, I don't think King wrote for Gent, so no reason for them to get stolen, is how I figure.Not Gent?