Can anyone recommend a good book

[billdeserthills]

Sounds like the Lock Repair Manual would be right up your alley

[kwoswalt99-]

American Genius, The Lure of the Lock, and Locks and Keys Throughout the Ages are on my to buy list.

[Foxhound1738]

Would you know if they have this in audio book?

Oh. No wonder. So they're a little trickier to procure. That's a good thing. I do appreciate the suggestions.

if you like fiction about a late teens/early 20's lock picker / safe cracker who gets mixed up with the wrong crowd, I have a good book on my shelf I can mail to you free of charge. The book hops from current time to flashback every chapter so its a bit confusing, but it is a good read with lots of safe manipulation jargon. http://www.amazon.com/The-Lock-Artist-A ... 0312380429

or if you want purely technical material Bill Phillips has a line of Locksmithing books. http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Loc ... 071448292/

Squelchtone

[ltdbjd]

They have The Lock Artist in audio. I have it from audible.com. You can get the audio version from Amazon too.

[ltdbjd]

Looking through the books listed in this thread, I don't see many dedicated to the history of locks, keys, and locksmithing. Here are a few from my library: