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Den of Thieves
Modern · Business, Finance, Nonfiction

Den of Thieves

by James B. Stewart
1991 · 592 pages · Nonfiction
47 Modern ★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 15K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 15 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

#1 New York Times bestseller (7 weeks at #1). 4.16★ from 15K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

47Must-Read Score
  • Readers72 out of 100 · counts 40%+33
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller40 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+14
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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Where it ranks

Bestseller

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True story, Thought-provoking

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