Dieser Autor erforscht Themen wie Erlösung und menschliche Widerstandsfähigkeit, die von persönlichen Erfahrungen mit Inhaftierung und anschließender Rehabilitation geprägt sind. Sein Schreiben zeichnet sich durch schonungslose Ehrlichkeit und das Engagement aus, Ungerechtigkeit und Machtmissbrauch durch literarische Kunst aufzudecken. Geschult durch ein tiefes Eintauchen in die Literatur während seiner Haft, befassen sich seine Werke mit Psychologie und Philosophie, um die Komplexität menschlichen Verhaltens und den Weg zur Selbstfindung zu beleuchten. Durch seine literarischen Werke und öffentlichen Auftritte zielt er darauf ab, das Bewusstsein für systemische Probleme und die Folgen eines kriminellen Lebens zu schärfen.
Pablo Escobar's complex character is explored, revealing his duality as a loving family man and a ruthless drug lord responsible for horrific acts, including bombing a passenger plane. This extensive biography delves into lesser-known stories from the Spanish-speaking world, detailing his violent betrayals, the Cali Cartel's assassination attempts, and his final days with family. It also uncovers the truth behind the forces that ultimately hunted him down, providing a comprehensive portrait of the infamous king of cocaine.
An action-packed roller-coaster account of a life spiralling out of control featuring wild women, gangsters and a mountain of drugs Shaun Attwood arrived in Phoenix, Arizona, a penniless business graduate from a small industrial town in England. Within a decade, he became a stock-market millionaire. But he was leading a double life. After taking his first Ecstasy pill at a rave in Manchester as a shy student, Shaun became intoxicated by the party lifestyle that would change his fortune. Years later, in the Arizona desert, Shaun became submerged in a criminal underworld, throwing parties for thousands of ravers and running an Ecstasy ring in competition with the Mafia mass murderer Sammy 'The Bullâe(tm) Gravano. As greed and excess tore through his life, Shaun had eye-watering encounters with Mafia hit men and crystal-meth addicts, enjoyed extravagant debauchery with superstar DJs and glitter girls, and ingested enough drugs to kill a herd of elephants. This is his story. Shaun Attwood is the author of Hard Time: A Brit in America's Toughest Jail. He regularly speaks to audiences of young people about the perils of drugs and the horrors of prison life.
“A fast-paced true-crime memoir with all of the action of Goodfellas” – UNILAD“Sopranos v Sons of Anarchy with an Alaskan-snow backdrop” – True Geordie PodcastBreaking bones, burying bodies and planting bombs became second nature to Two Tonys while working for the Bonanno Crime Family, whose exploits inspired The Godfather. After a dispute with an outlaw motorcycle club, Two Tonys left a trail of corpses from Arizona to Alaska. On the run, he was pursued by bikers and a neo-Nazi gang blood-thirsty for revenge, while a homicide detective launched a nationwide manhunt.As the mist from his smoking gun fades, readers are left with an unexpected portrait of a stoic philosopher with a wealth of charm, a glorious turn of phrase and a fanatical devotion to his daughter.
An electrifying account of the Cali Cartel beyond its portrayal on Netflix. From the ashes of Pablo Escobar's empire rose an even bigger and more malevolent cartel. A new breed of sophisticated mobsters became the kings of cocaine. Their leader was Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela - known as the Chess Player due to his foresight and calculated cunning. Gilberto and his terrifying brother, Miguel, ran a multi-billion-dollar drug empire like a corporation. They employed a politically astute brand of thuggery and spent $10 million to put a president in power. Although the godfathers from Cali preferred bribery over violence, their many loyal torturers and hit men were never idle. Shaun Attwood's WAR ON DRUGS SERIES - PABLO ESCOBAR, AMERICAN MADE, WE ARE BEING LIED TO and THE CALI CARTEL - are harrowing, action-packed and interlinked true stories that demonstrate the devastating consequences of drug prohibition.
The mind-blowing true story of Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel beyond their portrayal on Netflix. Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was a devoted family man and a psychopathic killer; a terrible enemy, yet a wonderful friend. While donating millions to the poor, he bombed and tortured his enemies - some had their eyeballs removed with hot spoons. Through ruthless cunning and America's insatiable appetite for cocaine, he became a multi-billionaire, who lived in a $100-million house with its own zoo. Pablo Escobar: Beyond Narcos demolishes the standard good versus evil telling of his story. The authorities were not hunting Pablo down to stop his cocaine business. They were taking over it. Shaun Attwood's War on Drugs trilogy - Pablo Escobar, American Made, and We Are Being Lied To - is a series of harrowing, action-packed and interlinked true stories that demonstrate the catastrophic consequences of drug prohibition."
Up close and personal with the world's most dangerous women
288 Seiten
11 Lesestunden
Exploring the lives of notorious female figures, this book delves into the stories of women who have made headlines for their dangerous actions. Through gripping narratives, it reveals their motivations, backgrounds, and the societal factors that shaped their paths. The author provides an intimate look at how these women navigated their worlds, challenging stereotypes and offering insights into their complexities. This compelling examination highlights the intersection of gender and crime, making it a thought-provoking read.
The narrative explores the disturbing connection between Jimmy Saville and Lord Mountbatten, revealing how both figures exploited their high status within the royal family to perpetrate abuse against vulnerable minors. It examines the systemic power dynamics and societal complicity that allowed them to evade accountability, shedding light on the darker aspects of privilege and influence in the elite circles of the 1960s.
After a SWAT team smashed down stock-market millionaire (and Ecstasy dealer) Shaun Attwood's door, he found himself inside of Arizona's deadliest jail and locked into a brutal struggle for survival. Shaun's hope of living the American Dream turned into a nightmare of violence and chaos when he had a run-in with Sammy the Bull Gravano, an Italian Mafia mass murderer. In jail, Shaun was forced to endure cockroaches crawling in his ears at night, dead rats in the food, and the sound of skulls getting cracked against toilets. He meticulously documented the conditions and smuggled out his message. Join Shaun on a harrowing voyage into the darkest recesses of human existence.
"Prison Time, the sequel to Hard Time, is the story of Shaun Attwood's journey through the Arizona Department of Corrections and his deportation to England. Sentenced to nine years in Arizona's state prison for distributing Ecstasy, 'English Shaun' Attwood finds himself living among gang members, sexual predators and drug-crazed psychopaths. After being attacked by a 20-stone California biker in for stabbing a girlfriend, Shaun writes about the prisoners who befriend, protect and inspire him. They include T-Bone, a massive African American ex-Marine who risks his life saving vulnerable inmates from rape, and Two Tonys, an old-school Mafia murderer who left the corpses of his rivals from Tucson to Alaska. They teach Shaun how to turn incarceration to his advantage, and to learn from his mistakes. Resigned to living alongside violent, mentally-ill, and drug-addicted inmates, Shaun immerses himself in psychology and philosophy to try to make sense of his past behaviour, and begins applying what he learns as he adapts to prison life. Encouraged by Two Tonys to explore fiction as well, Shaun reads over a thousand books which, with support from brilliant psychotherapist Dr. O, speed along his personal development. As his ability to deflect daily threats improves, Shaun begins to look forward to his release with optimism and a new love waiting for him. Yet the words of Aristotle from one of Shaun's books will prove prophetic: 'We cannot learn without pain'"--Publisher's description
