How to shoplift books - multiple languages

The artists’ book “How to shoplift books” by David Horvitz is a guide on how to steal books. It details 80 ways in which one can steal a book, from the very practical, to the witty, imaginative and romantic. Originally published in 2013, this paperback reissue is making the sought after title available again at an affordable price (for those who don’t yet know the techniques described within) and is released in multiple languages. This project by David Horvitz with Edition Taube is an ongoing translation and publishing work. For each language, a publisher from the corresponding language region collaborates with David Horvitz and Edition Taube.  “Hide the book inside a fake rock.”This textbook is readable, but also shamelessly draws attention to its existence as an object, a conversation starter, a thing that can be acquired by fair means or foul. This is a book that turns a point of sale display into an intellectual and ethical adventure.The work is romantic and anachronistic: a