{"product_id":"a-burglars-guide-to-the-city-paperback","title":"A Burglar's Guide to the City - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoff Manaugh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEncompassing nearly 2,000 years of heists and tunnel jobs, break-ins and escapes, \u003ci\u003eA Burglar's Guide to the City\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unexpected blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us. You'll never see the city the same way again.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the core of \u003ci\u003eA Burglar's Guide to the City\u003c\/i\u003e is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone hoping to break into it. Studying architecture the way a burglar would, Geoff Manaugh takes readers through walls, down elevator shafts, into panic rooms, up to the buried vaults of banks, and out across the rooftops of an unsuspecting city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the help of FBI Special Agents, reformed bank robbers, private security consultants, the L.A.P.D. Air Support Division, and architects past and present, the book dissects the built environment from both sides of the law. Whether picking padlocks or climbing the walls of high-rise apartments, finding gaps in a museum's surveillance routine or discussing home invasions in ancient Rome, \u003ci\u003eA Burglar's Guide to the City\u003c\/i\u003e has the tools, the tales, and the x-ray vision you need to see architecture as nothing more than an obstacle that can be outwitted and undercut. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of real-life heists-both spectacular and absurd-\u003ci\u003eA Burglar's Guide to the City\u003c\/i\u003e ensures readers will never enter a bank again without imagining how to loot the vault or walk down the street without planning the perfect getaway.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoff Manaugh is the founder of BLDGBLOG, one of the most popular architecture sites on the Web. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Burglar's Guide to the City.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44812249759846,"sku":"9780374117269","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/b2d1WDUrV1J3eHYrYnJIeVdlMDJRUT09.webp?v=1771703701","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-burglars-guide-to-the-city-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}