Snowblind by Robert Sabbag
When it was first published in the mid-seventies, Snowblind established itself as an essential piece of true crime writing. The story of the legendary Zachary Swan, a mover in the cocaine trade in the sixties who set the standard for all who followed, Sabbag's riveting account is a compulsive insight into an underworld populated by crazy characters and riven by paranoia. The result is an illuminating and wild book that influenced a generation of writers and smugglers.
One of the first books about the cocaine trade and it is still among the best* * Norman Mailer * *
A flat-out ballbuster. It moves like a threshing machine with a fuel tank of ether. * * Hunter S. Thompson * *
An extremely rare cut of dry wit, poetry, rock-hard fact and relentless insight into modern American morality. * * Rolling Stone * *
Sabbag is an incisive reporter and a stylish class-A writer. * * The Times * *
The scammer's bible . . . As predicted by Billie Bronx, Snowblind has stood the test of time. It's still the best. * * Howard Marks * *
Un-put-downable . . . the best book ever written about cocaine. * * Loaded * *
A flat-out ballbuster. It moves like a threshing machine with a fuel tank of ether. * * Hunter S. Thompson * *
An extremely rare cut of dry wit, poetry, rock-hard fact and relentless insight into modern American morality. * * Rolling Stone * *
Sabbag is an incisive reporter and a stylish class-A writer. * * The Times * *
The scammer's bible . . . As predicted by Billie Bronx, Snowblind has stood the test of time. It's still the best. * * Howard Marks * *
Un-put-downable . . . the best book ever written about cocaine. * * Loaded * *
Robert Sabbag is the best-selling author of the drug smuggling classics Snowblind and Smokescreen, and the definitive book on the U.S. Marshals, Too Tough to Die. His journalism appears in numerous magazines, among them Rolling Stone, to which he is a regular contributor. Witness Protection, based on his New York Times Magazine cover story, "The Invisible Family", was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781847677761 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847677762 |
| Title | Snowblind |
| Author | Robert Sabbag |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2010-06-24 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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