Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost it All - Hardcover

Porter, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060179309 ISBN 13: 9780060179304

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1993

Synopsis

A former high school football star and drug dealer reveals how he and a friend helped Colombian drug lords establish a foothold in the U.S. while amassing a personal fortune. 35,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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Review:

"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
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"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""

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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"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

Synopsis:

In the mid-1970s, George Jung, former high school football star and hippie, met Carlos Lehder, psychopath and admirer of John Lennon, Hitler and Che Guevara. They were both doing time for drug dealing. The two men began one of the most profitable partnerships in history by turning the smuggling of cocaine, then a scarce luxury commodity into an unimaginably lucrative mass industry. By teaming up with Pablo Escobar of the tightly-knit Columbian Medellin cartel, they supplied more than 80% of the cocaine to the US for the next 15 years and grossed nearly $35 billion a year. In this book, Bruce Porter shows how Jung, who was his principal source for the book, created a business that went from a modest suitcase stash to one that could have placed sixth on the Fortune 500 list. Through Jung, the reader becomes privy to the inner workings of the organization, witnessing high life and high jinks in the daily operations of the rich and powerful Medellin drug cartel.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0060179309
• ISBN 13: 9780060179304
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320