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  • The Rise and Fall of an All-American Boy and His Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire
  • Written by: Mark Bowden
  • Narrated by: Christopher Kipiniak
  • Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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Doctor Dealer

Written by: Mark Bowden
Narrated by: Christopher Kipiniak
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Publisher's Summary

Doctor Dealer is the story of Larry Lavin, a bright, charismatic young man who rose from his working-class upbringing to win a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, earn Ivy League college and dental degrees, and buy his family a house in one of Philadelphia's most exclusive suburbs. But behind the facade of his success was a dark secret - at every step of the way he was building the foundation for a cocaine empire that would grow to generate over $60 million in annual sales. Award-winning journalist Mark Bowden tells the saga of Lavin's rise and fall with the gripping, novelistic narrative style that won him international acclaim as the author of the New York Times best-seller Black Hawk Down.

©1987 Mark Bowden. Afterword copyright 2001 by Mark Bowden. Recorded by arrangement with Grove/Atlantic, Inc. (P)2013 Audible Inc.

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The story, albeit told with the author’s spin, is well crafted and entertaining.

Larry is a close friend. Reading this AFTER meeting Larry and learning of his story, I found it incredible to hear of his earlier years. Great guy. Amazing story.

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