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Upcoming Events and Lectures
March 31, 2010 6:08 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
Over the coming months, I'll be giving a number of talks and lectures on art crime and the Gardner heist. Please swing by if you're in the area.
Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, November 8, Noon.
Port Washington Public Library in Port Washington, NY, November 12, Noon.
The Gardner Heist, National Best-Seller
March 31, 2010 6:08 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
The paperback of The Gardner Heist was released this month, and the book is back on the national best-seller lists. The book is also currently number 4 on the
UPDATE:
The book is now #1 on the Boston Globe best-seller list.
Criminal Justice Reform Op-ed Published
March 31, 2010 6:00 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
AOL's politics page ran my op-ed on criminal justice reform. Here's a snippet:
Our nation's biggest criminal justice challenge isn't a surging wave of crime, but a deeply dysfunctional justice system that is not effective, moral or even sustainable. Our nation imprisons one out of every 100 adults, more than any other country in the world. One in nine young African-American men are behind bars, with more black men going to prison than serving in the military or graduating from college. In a country that hails itself as the land of the free, we send a greater proportion of our population to jail than either Russia or China.
Student Loan Op-Ed Published
December 29, 2009 4:59 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
I wrote an op-ed about student loans and the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act--which has passed the House, but not the Senate--and would do a lot to help bring down the costs of college and provide more money for grants for needy students. Here's a snippet:
Over the next few weeks, high school seniors will start sending off their college applications, hoping in return to get fat envelopes offering admission. But for many, getting admitted to the college of their dreams might prove bittersweet. With states slashing their higher-education budgets and jacking up tuition, families are finding it increasingly difficult to pay for college, and a growing number of students now must take out massive amounts of debt in order to graduate. One study released this month finds that the average debt for the class of 2008 topped $23,200, up more than 24 percent from 2004.
You can read more on AOL's opinion page.
The New Yorker lists The Gardner Heist as one of the Best Books of 2009
December 29, 2009 4:49 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
The writers at the The New Yorker choose The Gardner Heist as one of their favorite books of 2009.
On the magazine's website, Jeffery Toobin writes: "“The Gardner Heist,” by Ulrich Boser, tells the full, if maddeningly inconclusive, story of the crime and the investigation."
I've been reading The New Yorker since I was a teenager, and it's a humbling honor to have the magazine praise my book.
The Gardner Heist featured on Fox
December 7, 2009 2:34 PM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
The Gardner Heist was recently featured on Fox's TV Show House. A character was reading it in bed as she squabbles with her husband. There's not a very clear shot of the book--but that's what you get for product placement that you don't pay for.
Center for American Progress
October 26, 2009 10:47 AM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
I’ve accepted a position as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a think tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. I've done consulting work for the Center since 2006. It's an honor to join their team as a senior fellow. I'll be writing mainly about education but also some criminal justice and social policy issues.
Gardner Heist Back on the Boston Globe Best-seller List
August 27, 2009 1:13 PM
Posted by Ulrich Boser
The Gardner Heist made another appearance on the Boston Globe best-seller list last month. The book first made the Globe best-seller list when it was released in February. It stayed on the Globe list for more than five weeks as well as made the national best-seller list for independent book stores.
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"Boser has produced a captivating portrait of the world's biggest unsolved art theft."
— WALL STREET JOURNAL
"Boser has done a public service in exposing the real world of art theft: It isn't about glamour and culture — it's about greed, violence and irreparable, maddening loss.
— USA TODAY
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