Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade
by Robert Sabbag
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A look at the supercharged life of American drug smuggler Zachary Swan. "An extremely rare cut of dry wit, poetry, rock-hard fact and relentless insight" (Rolling Stone).Robbert Sabbag's Snowblind, the true story of an American smuggler whose intricate, ingenious scams made him a legendary figure in the cocaine world of the late sixties and early seventies, is a modern classic. In this "witty, intelligent, fiercely stylish, drug-induced exemplary tale" (Los Angeles Times), Sabbag masterfully show more traces Zachary Swan's Roman-candle career, from his first forays into smuggling marijuana to his jaunts to Colombia to buy pure cocaine, and his ever more elaborate plans to outwit the police and customs officials. Updated by the author, this captivating portrait of a dashing antihero and enthralling look at a turbulent age is sure to reach a new generation of readers."A flat-out ball buster. It moves like a threshing machine with a fuel tank of ether." --Hunter S. Thompson show lessTags
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An account of Zachary Swan's career as a cocaine smuggler in the 1970s. A host of colorful characters get involved, although none quite as intriguing as Swan himself. In between various byzantine schemes to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. while maintaining the safety of the 'mules', the reader gets an glimpse into a very strange, occasionally very dangerous world. Very engaging.
Superb. Hilarious. Scary. A real page-turner. The 'Columbia Gold' coffee scam alone is priceless!
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Robert Sabbag is also the best-selling author of Smokescreen, Too Tough to Die, and a memoir, Down Around Midnight.
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Speed17 (Humanoïdes associés)
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- Con la neve fino agli occhi
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 364.177 — Society, Government, and Culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses Crimes against public morals
- LCC
- HV5810 .S23 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Drug habits. Drug abuse
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- Languages
- 6 — Dutch, English, Estonian, French, Italian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 25
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