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9781568957364

The Orchid Thief

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  • ISBN13:

    9781568957364

  • ISBN10:

    156895736X

  • Edition: Large
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-07-01
  • Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc
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Summary

The orchid thief is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy in spite of the fact that he is missing all his teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. This national bestseller follows him into the Florida swamp to relate his mesmerizing true story of beauty and obsession.

Author Biography

Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992.

Table of Contents

The Millionaire's Hothousep. 3
Cloning the Ghostp. 20
A Green Hellp. 34
Orchid Feverp. 42
A Mortal Occupationp. 55
Gorgeousp. 86
The Good Lifep. 103
Anyone Can Grow Orchidsp. 134
Plant Crimesp. 153
Barbecued Dovesp. 184
Osceola's Headp. 203
Fortunesp. 244
A Kind of Directionp. 262
Bibliographyp. 283
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