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A rollicking account of the bizarre hostage drama that gave rise to the term "Stockholm syndrome."

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"Electrifying…a thrilling look back at a robbery that remains one of the most bizarre crimes of the 20th century." -- Michael Schaub - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"[A] smart cross between a true-crime thriller and a psychological investigation." -- Scientific American
"A mesmerizing account, not only of the first bank heist to become a global media sensation as it was happening, but of how our understanding of ‘Stockholm syndrome’ is all wrong…Black humor, Scandinavian noir, and it’s all true." -- Kirk Wallace Johnson, author of The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
"Reads like a movie…[King] is adept at teasing out the humanity of the criminals as well as their victims." -- Dan Bilefsky, staff writer for The New York Times and author of The Last Job

Six Days in August

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    A Paperback / softback by David King

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      Publisher WW Norton & Co
      Published 30 July 2021
      ISBN-13 9780393867541
      978-0393867541
      ISBN-10 0393867544
      Also in:
      Abnormal psychology Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A rollicking account of the bizarre hostage drama that gave rise to the term "Stockholm syndrome."

      Trade Review
      "Electrifying…a thrilling look back at a robbery that remains one of the most bizarre crimes of the 20th century." -- Michael Schaub - Minneapolis Star Tribune
      "[A] smart cross between a true-crime thriller and a psychological investigation." -- Scientific American
      "A mesmerizing account, not only of the first bank heist to become a global media sensation as it was happening, but of how our understanding of ‘Stockholm syndrome’ is all wrong…Black humor, Scandinavian noir, and it’s all true." -- Kirk Wallace Johnson, author of The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
      "Reads like a movie…[King] is adept at teasing out the humanity of the criminals as well as their victims." -- Dan Bilefsky, staff writer for The New York Times and author of The Last Job

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