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Marching Powder

Author	: Rusty Young
Publisher	: Pan Macmillan
Release Date	: 2011-08-19
ISBN 10	: 9780330470346
Pages	: 320 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (73 users)

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Download or read book Marching Powder written by Rusty Young and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-08-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Pedro is Bolivia's most notorious prison. Small-time drug smuggler Thomas McFadden found himself on the inside. Marching Powder is the story of how he navigated this dark world of gangs, drugs and corruption to come out on top. Thomas found himself in a bizarre world, the prison reflecting all that is wrong with South American society. Prisoners have to pay an entrance fee and buy their own cells (the alternative is to sleep outside and die of exposure), prisoners' wives and children often live inside too, high quality cocaine is manufactured and sold from the prison. Thomas ended up making a living by giving backpackers tours of the prison – he became a fixture on the backpacking circuit and was named in the Lonely Planet guide to Bolivia. When he was told that for a bribe of $5000 his sentence could be overturned, it was the many backpackers who'd passed through who sent him the money. Written by lawyer Rusty Young, Marching Powder – sometimes shocking, sometimes funny – is a riveting story of survival.

Marching Powder

Author	: Thomas McFadden
Publisher	: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date	: 2004-05-01
ISBN 10	: 9781466817326
Pages	: 400 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (173 users)

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Download or read book Marching Powder written by Thomas McFadden and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2004-05-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison. Intrigued, the young Australian journalist went to La Paz and joined one of Thomas's illegal tours. They formed an instant friendship and then became partners in an attempt to record Thomas's experiences in the jail. Rusty bribed the guards to allow him to stay and for the next three months he lived inside the prison, sharing a cell with Thomas and recording one of the strangest and most compelling prison stories of all time. The result is Marching Powder. This book establishes that San Pedro is not your average prison. Inmates are expected to buy their cells from real estate agents. Others run shops and restaurants. Women and children live with imprisoned family members. It is a place where corrupt politicians and drug lords live in luxury apartments, while the poorest prisoners are subjected to squalor and deprivation. Violence is a constant threat, and sections of San Pedro that echo with the sound of children by day house some of Bolivia's busiest cocaine laboratories by night. In San Pedro, cocaine--"Bolivian marching powder"--makes life bearable. Even the prison cat is addicted. Yet Marching Powder is also the tale of friendship, a place where horror is countered by humor and cruelty and compassion can inhabit the same cell. This is cutting-edge travel-writing and a fascinating account of infiltration into the South American drug culture.

Marching Powder

Author	: Rusty Young
Publisher	: Pan
Release Date	: 2013
ISBN 10	: 1742613438
Pages	: 459 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (38 users)

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Download or read book Marching Powder written by Rusty Young and published by Pan. This book was released on 2013 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rusty Young, a twenty-something Australian law graduate, was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, an English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison. When Rusty met Thomas, they formed a surprising yet instant friendship and then became partners in an attempt to record Thomas's experiences in the jail. The result is one of the most compelling prison stories of all time. Marching Powder is a shocking, sometimes darkly comic account of life in San Pedro. In this bizarre prison, inmates are expected to buy their cells from real estate agents. Others run shops and restaurants, and women and children live with imprisoned family members. Violence and crime are never far away, and the jail contains some of Bolivia's busiest cocaine laboratories. In San Pedro, cocaine makes life bearable - even the prison cat is addicted to crack. Yet amid, the corruption, brutality and the daily struggle for survival, Marching Powder is also the tale of an unlikely friendship, forged in the oddest of circumstances, between a drug smuggler and a lawyer. It is the story of one of the strangest places on earth, where horror is leavened by humour and where cruelty lives side by side with compassion.

The Invention of the Text

Author	: Gianfranco Marrone
Publisher	: Mimesis
Release Date	: 2016-04-13T00:00:00+02:00
ISBN 10	: 9788857526515
Pages	: 256 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (265 users)

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Download or read book The Invention of the Text written by Gianfranco Marrone and published by Mimesis. This book was released on 2016-04-13T00:00:00+02:00 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The notion of text is perhaps themost used and discussed withinsocial and human sciences. Nevertheless,it is surprisingly one ofthe worst defined. Philology andLinguistics, Literary Criticism andAesthetics, Philosophy of Language,Hermeneutics, Ethnology,Psychoanalysis, Sociology, Semiotics:all these disciplines referin various ways to the “text”, tomake of it the basic object of theiranalysis or to measure the distancethey keep from it. So whatdoes “text” mean? What genealogydoes this concept have? Whyis there “no salvation outside thetext”? This book shows why thetext should be the formal model toexplain all human, social, culturaland historic phenomena and, asa consequence, the product of adouble invention: first as a socioculturalconfiguration, secondlyas an analytical reconstruction.

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

Author	: Tom Dalzell
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2018-05-11
ISBN 10	: 9781351765206
Pages	: 892 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (652 users)

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Download or read book The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English written by Tom Dalzell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars, youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all substantial factors that have shaped culture and language. This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last five years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with new dating and citations. No term is excluded on the grounds that it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or any kind of slur. This dictionary contains many entries and citations that will, and should, offend. Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and translators.

Prison Writing of Latin America

Author	: Joey Whitfield
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date	: 2018-07-26
ISBN 10	: 9781501334603
Pages	: 216 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (346 users)

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Download or read book Prison Writing of Latin America written by Joey Whitfield and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens inside Latin American prisons? How does the social organisation of prisoners relate to the political structures beyond the walls? Is it possible to resist corrupt penal regimes? In Prison Writing of Latin America, Joey Whitfield turns to those best placed to answer these questions: people who have been imprisoned themselves. Drawing on a century of material produced by Latin American prisoners from Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, Whitfield weaves readings of novels, memoirs and testimonial texts with social and political analysis. Rather than distinguishing between dictatorial and democratic periods of government, he shows that from the point of view of the prisoner, all states are authoritarian in nature. In the face of oppression, however, prisoners both 'political' and 'criminal' have found ways not only to resist but also to create alternative communities both real and imagined, sometimes in collaboration with each other.

Hippie Dictionary

Author	: John Bassett Mccleary
Publisher	: Ten Speed Press
Release Date	: 2013-05-22
ISBN 10	: 9780307814333
Pages	: 720 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (143 users)

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Download or read book Hippie Dictionary written by John Bassett Mccleary and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you lived through the sixties and seventies or just wish you had, this revised and expanded edition of the Hippie Dictionary entertains as much as it educates. Cultural and political listings such as "Age of Aquarius," "Ceasar Chavez," and "Black Power Movement," plus popular phrases like "acid flashback," "get a grip," and "are you for real?" will remind you of how revolutionary those 20 years were. Although the hippie era spans two decades beginning with the approval of the birth control pill in 1960 and ending with the death of John Lennon in 1980, it wasn't all about sex, drugs, and rock'n' roll. These were the early years of pro-ecology and anti-capitalist beliefs-beliefs that are just as timely as ever. So kick back and trip out on the new entries as well as the old, and discover why some are dubbing the sixties and seventies "the intellectual renaissance of the 20th century."

Bank Robbery for Beginners

Author	: Anthony Prince
Publisher	: Pan Australia
Release Date	: 2010-11-01
ISBN 10	: 9781742624181
Pages	: 288 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (241 users)

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Download or read book Bank Robbery for Beginners written by Anthony Prince and published by Pan Australia. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were tagged Dumb and Dumber by the US media in a story that made headlines - and jokes - around the world. Two Australian boys on a working holiday in the snowfields of the American Rocky Mountains decided to rob a bank. Their plan was so hopelessly inept that although they escaped with over US$130,000 after threatening bank staff with a replica pistol, the trail of clues they left ensured they were identified almost immediately. Among the many things they did wrong was to rob a bank where they were regular customers (staff instantly recognised them and their impossible-to-disguise Australian accents), to tip a taxi driver $20,000, and then to photograph themselves holding up bundles of the stolen money, all before attempting to buy one way tickets to Mexico in cash. From the moment the alarm was raised, it took the Vail Police department all of eight minutes to identify the two boys as the culprits. But what started as two young larrikins planning something stupid soon became deadly serious as both Anthony Prince and his partner Luke Carroll faced life imprisonment for armed robbery. Their youth, previous good behaviour and obvious remorse persuaded the US court to give them a reduced sentence but they were still to serve almost five years in some of America's most violent penitentiaries.

Contemporary Authors

Author	: Julie Mellors
Publisher	: Gale / Cengage Learning
Release Date	: 2005-09
ISBN 10	: 0787678651
Pages	: 488 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (51 users)

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Download or read book Contemporary Authors written by Julie Mellors and published by Gale / Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.

The Wrecking Ball

Author	: Christiana Spens
Publisher	: Harper Collins
Release Date	: 2009-10-06
ISBN 10	: 9780061982033
Pages	: 256 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (82 users)

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Download or read book The Wrecking Ball written by Christiana Spens and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed with trust funds and pedigrees but bent on rebellion, twenty-somethings Alice, Harry, Rose, and Hugo are teetering on the brink of self-destruction. With Manhattan and London as their playgrounds, they chase oblivion—and their next high—through a glittering blur of nightclubs, decadent parties, high fashion, and underground music scenes, hard-partying on the razor's edge with a never-ending cocktail of drugs and booze. Insomniacs and unstoppable, these four lost souls ride the extreme highs and devastating lows of a summer that quickly reaches a crescendo of music, heat, and hedonism. Wavering between moments of revelation and ruin, they illuminate a generation given everything—except an answer to the timeless question: Who am I? From a remarkable new literary voice comes a startling, fresh, strikingly candid novel of addiction and excess.

Pagliaros' Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse

Author	: Louis A. Pagliaro
Publisher	: Amer Pharmacists Assn
Release Date	: 2004
ISBN 10	: UOM:39015058732382
Pages	: 514 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (55 users)

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Download or read book Pagliaros' Comprehensive Guide to Drugs and Substances of Abuse written by Louis A. Pagliaro and published by Amer Pharmacists Assn. This book was released on 2004 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only comprehensive book on drugs and substances of abuse written specifically for health care providers! A timely and authoritative compilation of current available data concerning the status, trends, and individual pharmacology of drugs and substances of abuse in North America. Features more than 100 drug monographs all listed in alphabetical order to facilitate rapid access to necessary data.

Linguistics, Language Teaching, and Language Acquisition

Author	: James E. Alatis
Publisher	: Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics series
Release Date	: 1990
ISBN 10	: UCAL:B4967924
Pages	: 536 pages
Rating	: 4.B/5 (679 users)

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Download or read book Linguistics, Language Teaching, and Language Acquisition written by James E. Alatis and published by Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics series. This book was released on 1990 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chambers Pardon My English!

Author	: Michael Munro
Publisher	: Hodder & Stoughton
Release Date	: 2007
ISBN 10	: UOM:39015074275788
Pages	: 370 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (57 users)

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Download or read book Chambers Pardon My English! written by Michael Munro and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2007 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of slang and informal language.

Busi Buzz (biz-buz)

Author	: J. Randy Gordon
Publisher	: Royal Blue Gymbag Production Llc
Release Date	: 2006
ISBN 10	: UCLA:L0090304163
Pages	: 450 pages
Rating	: 4.L/5 (93 users)

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Download or read book Busi Buzz (biz-buz) written by J. Randy Gordon and published by Royal Blue Gymbag Production Llc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOREWORD BY: sports agent Leigh Steinberg.Using the right buzzwords, catch phrases, euphemisms, short anecdotes, and general business speak can offer you some major social currency in the right circles. This indispensable book (BusiBUZZ) is a "must have" for anyone wanting to get ahead in the business world and for those who want to "stay current."

Greetings from Prague

Author	: Milan Kundera
Publisher	: Granta Books
Release Date	: 1984
ISBN 10	: 0140073833
Pages	: 260 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (33 users)

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Download or read book Greetings from Prague written by Milan Kundera and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 1984 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Journal of Narrative Technique

Author	:
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1992
ISBN 10	: UVA:X002471924
Pages	: 488 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (471 users)

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Download or read book The Journal of Narrative Technique written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Look Who's Talking

Author	: Bruce Weber
Publisher	: Pocket Books
Release Date	: 1986
ISBN 10	: PSU:000014157011
Pages	: 362 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (141 users)

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Download or read book Look Who's Talking written by Bruce Weber and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five short stories, grouped into three sections--first, second, and third person--that display the rich variety found in each technique, feature contributions by such authors as William Faulkner, Bernard Malamud, Ann Beattie, John Cheever, and Ring