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The Bling Ring: How a Gang of Fame-Obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World Paperback - 2013

by Nancy Jo Sales

In time for the 2013 film "The Bling Ring" directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Emma Watson: an in-depth expos of the exploits of the infamous Hollywood "Bling Ring"--a band of beautiful, privileged teenagers who were caught breaking into celebrity mansions.


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The Bling Ring by Vanity Fair writer Nancy Jo Sales is an in-depth expose of a band of beautiful, privileged teenagers who were caught breaking into celebrity homes and stealing millions of dollars worth of valuables.

With a list of victims that reads like a "Who's Who" of young Hollywood, including Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom, Paris Hilton, and Rachel Bilson, The Bling Ring is the stuff of writers' imaginations--with one exception--it's a true story.

The media asked: Why would a group of kids who already had designer clothes, money, cars, and status take such risks? Award-winning journalist Nancy Jo Sales found the answer: They did it because they could. And because it was easy.

The Bling Ring: How a Gang of Fame-Obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World is a shocking look at the seedy world of the real young Hollywood.

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The true story that inspired the Sofia Coppola film

Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bilson: robbed. More than $3 million in stolen clothing, jewelry, shoes, and handbags reported missing. Who is behind one of the most brazen string of crimes in recent Hollywood history? Meet the Bling Ring: a band of club-hopping teenagers from the Valley with everything to lose.

Over the course of a year, the members of the now infamous Bling Ring allegedly burglarized some of the biggest names in young Hollywood. Driven by celebrity worship, vanity, and the desire to look and dress like the rich and famous, these seven teenagers made headlines for using Google maps, Facebook, and TMZ to track the comings and goings of their targets. Many of the houses were unlocked. Alarms disabled. A "perfect" crime-- celebrities already had so much, why shouldn't the Bling Ring take their share?

As the unprecedented case unfolded in the news, the world asked: How did our obsession with celebrities get so out of hand? Why would a group of teens who already had so much, take such a risk?

Acclaimed Vanity Fair writer Nancy Jo Sales found the answer: they did it because each stolen T-shirt or watch brought them closer to living the Hollywood dream . . . and because it was terrifyingly easy. For the Bling Ring the motivation was something deeper than money--they were compelled by a compulsion to be famous. Gaining unprecedented access to the group of teens, Sales traces the crimes minute by minute and details the key players' stories in a shocking look at the seedy, and troubling, world of the real young Hollywood.

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  • Title The Bling Ring: How a Gang of Fame-Obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World
  • Author Nancy Jo Sales
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher It Books, U.S.A.
  • Date 2013-05-21
  • Features Bibliography, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780062245533 / 0062245538
  • Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.43 x 0.68 in (20.32 x 13.79 x 1.73 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Geographic Orientation: California
  • Library of Congress subjects Burglary - California - Los Angeles County, Burglars - California - Los Angeles County
  • Dewey Decimal Code 364.162

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  • People Weekly, 06/17/2013, Page 64
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