The Orchid Thief
by Orlean, Susan
The Orchid Thief is a non-fiction book by American journalist and author Susan Orlean, based on her investigation of the 1994 arrest of John Laroche and a group of Seminoles in south Florida for poaching rare orchids in the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve. The book is based on an earlier article that Orlean wrote for The New Yorker magazine. Laroche, a plant dealer, was determined to find and clone the rare Ghost Orchid for profit.
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by Orlean , Susan
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New York: Random House, 1998. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st. edition 1998 , Advance Uncorrected Proof , Softcover in illustrated wraps , 284 page book . A true first edition printed in a short run before the trade hardcover is published for the general public . Condition : Fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Random House, 1998. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. This copy signed by the author on the half-title page.
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The Orchid Thief
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Random House. Good. 16.3 x 17.4 x 2.3 centimetres (0. Paperback. 2000. 350 pages. Cover worn. <br>Susan Orlean first met John Laroche w hen visiting Florida to write for the New Yorker about his arrest for stealing rare ghost orchids from a nature reserve. Fascinate d both by Laroche and the world she uncovered of orchid collector s… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ultimo, Australia: Reader's Digest (Australia) Pty Limited, 2009. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Readers Digest Condensed Version. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover, Reader's Digest condensed edition, 342gms, 240 pages. This is Patrick Swayze's irresistible autobiography. It's frank, emotional and full of life. This is the true story of an adventurous talent and a passionate partnership. Book is… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Random House, 1998. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 284 pages. A well received non-fiction book on the case of horticulturist John Laroche who poached orchids from a Florida state preserve. The loose basis / inspiration for Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze's movie "Adaptation." A clean very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Random House. Hardcover. 1998. 1st Edition. 8vo 284pp . Fine in Fine DJ. First edition stated with the number line above starting with the numeral 2as called for. This study of a renegade plant dealer, John Laroche, was made into a fictionalized movie in 2003. . Item Price
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The Orchid Thief is the true story of John Laroche, an obsessed Florida plant dealer willing to go to any lengths to steal rare and protected wild orchids and clone them, all for a tidy profit. But the morality of Laroche's actions do not drive the narrative of Orlean's strange, compelling, and hilarious book. She is much more interested in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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