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Extraordinarily interesting...Mr. Porter has done an excellent job telling the tale of a very unusual entrepreneur. -- The New York Times Book Review The story belongs to anyone who has ever savored a well-told tale of adventure, greed, deceit, and revenge. Best of all, it's true. -- Houston Chronicle A sleigh-ride-to-hell story of how '60s hippie innocence turned into '80s megadepravity...finely researched, told with pizzazz. -- Kirkus Reviews

Extraordinarily interesting...Mr. Porter has done an excellent job telling the tale of a very unusual entrepreneur. <i>The New York Times Book Review</i></p> Porter has written an undeniably entertaining book--a <i>People</i> Magazine article writ large, with a dose of <i>Miami Vice</i> and more than we need to know about kinky sex between Jung and his companera, Mirtha. <i>The Boston Sunday Globe</i></p> The story belongs to anyone who has ever savored a well-told tale of adventure, greed, deceit, and revenge. Best of all, it's true. <i>Houston Chronicle</i></p> An eye-opening, often hilarious account . . . larded with anecdotes <i>Toronto Star</i></p> A sleigh-ride-to-hell story of how '60s hippie innocence turned into '80s megadepravity...finely researched, told with pizzazz. <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p> With drama and detail, former Newsweek writer Porter reconstructs the fast, amoral life of George Jung . . . adventures with stacks of cash, kinky sex, and dangerous deals hold voyeuristic fascination. <i>Publishers Weekly</i></p> An incredible tale that traces Jung's beginnings as a hippie marijuana smuggler in California to the top of the cocaine trade. <i>Houston Post</i></p> Bruce Porter tells a powerful story and doesn't pull his punches. You have to keep reminding yourself it isn't fiction. <i>Detroit Free Press</i></p> Told with such flair, one can't turn the pages fast enough. <i>Chicago Daily Southtown Star</i></p> Fascinating, sometimes humorous, sometimes titillating, and always intriguing . . . a page-turner, thanks to Porter's easy-to-read style. <i>News-Press, Glendale, CA</i></p>

Extraordinarily interesting...Mr. Porter has done an excellent job telling the tale of a very unusual entrepreneur. -- The New York Times Book Review Porter has written an undeniably entertaining book--a People Magazine article writ large, with a dose of Miami Vice and more than we need to know about kinky sex between Jung and his companera, Mirtha. -- The Boston Sunday Globe The story belongs to anyone who has ever savored a well-told tale of adventure, greed, deceit, and revenge. Best of all, it's true. -- Houston Chronicle An eye-opening, often hilarious account . . . larded with anecdotes -- Toronto Star A sleigh-ride-to-hell story of how '60s hippie innocence turned into '80s megadepravity...finely researched, told with pizzazz. -- Kirkus Reviews With drama and detail, former Newsweek writer Porter reconstructs the fast, amoral life of George Jung . . . adventures with stacks of cash, kinky sex, and dangerous deals hold voyeuristic fascination. -- Publishers Weekly An incredible tale that traces Jung's beginnings as a hippie marijuana smuggler in California to the top of the cocaine trade. -- Houston Post Bruce Porter tells a powerful story and doesn't pull his punches. You have to keep reminding yourself it isn't fiction. -- Detroit Free Press Told with such flair, one can't turn the pages fast enough. -- Chicago Daily Southtown Star Fascinating, sometimes humorous, sometimes titillating, and always intriguing . . . a page-turner, thanks to Porter's easy-to-read style. -- News-Press, Glendale, CA

"""Extraordinarily interesting...Mr. Porter has done an excellent job telling the tale of a very unusual entrepreneur."" --The New York Times Book Review ""Porter has written an undeniably entertaining book--a People Magazine article writ large, with a dose of Miami Vice and more than we need to know about kinky sex between Jung and his companera, Mirtha."" --The Boston Sunday Globe ""The story belongs to anyone who has ever savored a well-told tale of adventure, greed, deceit, and revenge. Best of all, it's true."" --Houston Chronicle ""An eye-opening, often hilarious account . . . larded with anecdotes"" --Toronto Star ""A sleigh-ride-to-hell story of how '60s hippie innocence turned into '80s megadepravity...finely researched, told with pizzazz."" --Kirkus Reviews ""With drama and detail, former Newsweek writer Porter reconstructs the fast, amoral life of George Jung . . . adventures with stacks of cash, kinky sex, and dangerous deals hold voyeuristic fascination."" --Publishers Weekly ""An incredible tale that traces Jung's beginnings as a hippie marijuana smuggler in California to the top of the cocaine trade."" --Houston Post ""Bruce Porter tells a powerful story and doesn't pull his punches. You have to keep reminding yourself it isn't fiction."" --Detroit Free Press ""Told with such flair, one can't turn the pages fast enough."" --Chicago Daily Southtown Star ""Fascinating, sometimes humorous, sometimes titillating, and always intriguing . . . a page-turner, thanks to Porter's easy-to-read style."" --News-Press, Glendale, CA"

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Bruce Porter, a former newspaper reporter and editor of Newsweek, teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the author of Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All and Snatched: From Drug Queen to Informer to Hostage. Porter has also written for The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Playboy, and Connoisseur, among other publications.

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