Librarians in New York's oldest library have uncovered a surprising book thief: George Washington.

在纽约最古老的图书馆馆员发现一个出人意料的书贼：乔治·华盛顿。

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Steadily, the room shrank, till the book thief could touch the shelves within a few small steps.

这间屋子慢慢地缩小了，那些书架变得离偷书贼仅几步之遥，触手可及。

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The thief palmed a book in a bookstore.

小偷在书店顺手偷走了一本书。

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But The Book Thief steals your heart.

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His acclaimed 1964 book, "Gideon's Trumpet, " told the story of a petty thief whose fight for legal representation led to a landmark Supreme Court decision.

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In his autobiography, "Robber: From Suburbs to Organized Crime, " Faid chronicled his progression from a petty thief to one of France's most notorious criminals, according to the book's publisher, La Manufacture De Livres.

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