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During the London riots, bookstores' inventory was left untouched. If there were any book thieves left they would have had easy pickings. First hit on Google: http://www.thewire.com/global/2011/08/its-pattern-london-rioters-are-leaving-bookstores-untouched/41142/ http://www.thewire.com/global/2011/08/its-pattern-london-rio...