{"product_id":"american-desperado-my-life-from-mafia-soldier-to-cocaine-cowboy-to-secret-government-asset-9780307450432","title":"American Desperado: My Life--From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true story of super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the documentary \u003ci\u003eCocaine Cowboys. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Desperado \u003c\/i\u003eis Roberts' no-holds-barred account of being born into Mafia royalty, witnessing his first murder at the age of seven, becoming a hunter-assassin in Vietnam, returning to New York to become--at age 22--one of the city's leading nightclub impresarios, then journeying to Miami where in a few short years he would rise to become the Medellin Cartel's most effective smuggler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut that's just \u003ci\u003ehalf \u003c\/i\u003ethe tale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe roster of Roberts' friends and acquaintances reads like a Who's Who of the latter half of the 20th century and includes everyone from Jimi Hendrix, Richard Pryor, and O.J. Simpson to Carlo Gambino, Meyer Lansky, and Manuel Noriega. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNothing if not colorful, Roberts surrounded himself with beautiful women, drove his souped-up street car at a top speed of 180 miles per hour, shared his bed with a 200-pound cougar, and employed a 6\"6\" professional wrestler called \"The Thing\" as his bodyguard. Ultimately, Roberts became so powerful that he attracted the attention of the Republican Party's leadership, was wooed by them, and even was co-opted by the CIA for which he carried out its secret agenda. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScrupulously documented and relentlessly propulsive, this collaboration between a bloodhound journalist and one of the most audacious criminals ever is like no other crime book you've ever read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16162078\"\u003eJon Roberts\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16162079\"\u003eEvan Wright\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.18w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307450432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307450430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO024000\"\u003eCriminals \u0026amp; Outlaws\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJON ROBERTS is considered most responsible for bringing cocaine into the United States during the era in which the Medellin Cartel flourished. He is a central figure in the documentary \u003ci\u003eCocaine Cowboys, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has been watched by millions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEVAN WRIGHT is a two-time National Magazine Award Winner and recipient of the Columbia University School of Journalism and Harvard University Niemen Foundation Lukas Prize. He is a Contributing Editor at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and author of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eGeneration Kill \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eHella Nation\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43827367706763,"sku":"9780307450432","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_ea7db023-42db-432e-9f2a-943235cbbad8.jpg?v=1756921606","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/american-desperado-my-life-from-mafia-soldier-to-cocaine-cowboy-to-secret-government-asset-9780307450432","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}