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Escobar: The Inside Story of Pablo Escobar, the World´s Most Powerful Criminal
Roberto Escobar
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Description for Escobar: The Inside Story of Pablo Escobar, the World´s Most Powerful Criminal
Paperback. The incredible true story of the rise and reign of Pablo Escobar, the most wanted criminal in history, told by the one man who was with him every step of the way - his brother Roberto. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2x4 page plate sections. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Murderer, philanthropist, drug dealer, politician, devil, saint: many words have been used to describe Pablo Escobar, but one is irrefutable - legend. For the poor of Colombia, he was their Robin Hood, a man whose greatness lay not in his crimes, but in his charity; for the Colombian rich he was just a bloodthirsty gangster, a Bogie Man used to scare children in their beds; for the rest of the world flush with his imported cocaine, he was public enemy number one. During his reign as the world's most notorious outlaw, he ordered the murder of thousands - at ... Read more
Murderer, philanthropist, drug dealer, politician, devil, saint: many words have been used to describe Pablo Escobar, but one is irrefutable - legend. For the poor of Colombia, he was their Robin Hood, a man whose greatness lay not in his crimes, but in his charity; for the Colombian rich he was just a bloodthirsty gangster, a Bogie Man used to scare children in their beds; for the rest of the world flush with his imported cocaine, he was public enemy number one. During his reign as the world's most notorious outlaw, he ordered the murder of thousands - at ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
238 g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340951101
SKU
V9780340951101
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About Roberto Escobar
Roberto Escobar operated for over fifteen years as the accountant for Pablo Escobar's Medellin drug cartel. After handing himself into the Colombian authorities in 1992, he was placed in a maximum security prison, until his release in 2004. He now lives on a farm in rural Colombia.
Reviews for Escobar: The Inside Story of Pablo Escobar, the World´s Most Powerful Criminal
Told with a cool reserve... Escobar's life makes for a grim, ensnaring tale.
Kirkus Reviews
Jaw-dropping... Roberto's portrait of his brother is an important corrective
Misha Glenny, The Sunday Times
More eye-opening than a line of coke
Melanie McGrath, Evening Standard
Escobar led such an extraordinary life that the narrative is always absorbing.
... Read more
Kirkus Reviews
Jaw-dropping... Roberto's portrait of his brother is an important corrective
Misha Glenny, The Sunday Times
More eye-opening than a line of coke
Melanie McGrath, Evening Standard
Escobar led such an extraordinary life that the narrative is always absorbing.
... Read more