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Title: BLOW: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All by Bruce Porter ISBN: 0-312-26712-6 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 21 March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.16 (25 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: AN INSIDE VIEW OF LIFE IN THE FACT LANE!
Comment: While it may be difficult to empathize with the downfall of one of the biggest drug cartels in history, the story of George Jung will certainly amaze, capture and hold your attention from start to finish. Anyone who grew up in the sixties, an era of "flower children, hippies,love-ins, sit-ins," Vietnam protests and communal living, will recall the introduction into our society of "pot" and LSD. George Jung became one of the largest importers of marijuana, which eventually led to his connection with Carlos Lehder and the Meddellin Cocaine Cartel.
From opulant living, a home literally lined with money, fast women, fast cars and fast-paced lifestyle to the downward spiral of drugs, paranoia, health problems and arrest, this is the actual account of George Jung's life. This is the amazing journey of a man who had it all, to a defeated man who lost everything in the process. It is an inside look at life in the fast lane from the glorious moments in the sun to absolute terror, corruption and destruction. Now a major motion picture, you will not want to miss either the book or the movie - both are excellent.
Rating: 3
Summary: Blow - A prospective form a former drug smuggler
Comment: It's hard to feel much sympathy for George Jung, a young man who managed in the formative years of drug smuggling, to accumulate and then lose a house stuffed with $100 dollar bills, as result of his efforts to pioneer the many pit falls of the early days of marijuana and cocaine importing and distribution. His enthusiasm is matched only be his naivete as is evidenced by his early association with people like Carlos Lederer, a major player in the Columbian cocaine business. In his efforts to acquire a "comfortable" nest egg, George falls victim to the 3 demons of the drug trade; greed (insert here, not knowing when to quit), ego, and love of the 'product'; the last pitfall clouding all ability to think objectively re: the first 2 demons. I say this from having "been there / done that" and survived comfortably after a few years as a pilot in the drug transport business. The book dwells excessively on George's childhood to the point of boredom. Its 300 pages could have been reduced by as much a third. But it does give a highly accurate look at the good / bad and exciting old days in the drug running business. For all his short comings, George Jung manages to come off as a likable and fascinating character, well worth being the subject of a forthcoming film staring Matt Dillon and Max Perlich.
Rating: 5
Summary: Blow
Comment: Ever wonder what would be your life if they made it a movie?
Awesome book! Well-written for a pop bio.
I fell asleep reading it, dreamt about about the Medellin cartel, picked it up again before getting out of bed.
This, the real story, was messier than the movie. The essence was the same, but the order was different. Details were moved around. George had a sister. His girlfriend didn't die of cancer. He didn't quit after breaking with Carlos.
That was interesting to me, but I found this story just amazing. . . and well put-together. Good work Porter.
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Title: Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw by Mark Bowden ISBN: 0142000957 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Doctor Dealer: The Rise and Fall of an All-American Boy and His Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire by Mark Bowden ISBN: 0802137571 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: 30 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Drug Smuggling : The Forbidden Book by K. Hawkeye Gross ISBN: 0873646851 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: September, 1992 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Drug Lord, the Life and Death of a Mexican Kingpin by Terrence E. Poppa, Peter Lupsha ISBN: 0966443004 Publisher: Demand Publications Pub. Date: 23 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley ISBN: 0451192575 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: February, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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