Marching Powder
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Narrateur(s):
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Adrian Mulraney
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Rusty Young
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Auteur(s):
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Rusty Young
À propos de cet audio
'All the staples of the prison memoir are here: sadistic guards and attempted break-out, the terrors of solitary confinement, the joys of freedom . . . The result is a truly gripping piece of testimony'
Sunday Telegraph
A darkly comic, sometimes shocking account of life in San Pedro, the world's most bizarre prison, through the eyes of one bemused Englishman.
When Thomas McFadden was arrested trying to smuggle five kilos of cocaine out of Bolivia, he was flung into San Pedro prison - the strangest penitentiary system in the world. Thomas was astonished to discover that corrupt politicians and major-league drug smugglers lived in luxury apartments in one wing, while the poorer sections of the prison were too dangerous to enter after dark. Prisoners had to pay for everything: their cells, their food and their clothing, not to mention the many bribes required by the police. To survive in San Pedro you needed an income - and so prisoners turned to the trade they knew best: manufacturing cocaine. Even the prison cat was addicted to crack.
Initially mistaken for a hated American, Thomas survived numerous attempts on his life as he tried to adjust. In Marching Powder he describes his journey from despised gringo to San Pedro's most famous inmate. After trying drug dealing, shopkeeping and becoming a Mormon pastor, he hit upon the idea of giving guided tours of the prison. Thomas became legendary on the South American backpacking circuit - which is how he met young lawyer Rusty Young. Rusty was so impressed by him that he moved into the prison for three months to write his story - discovering that behind the show Thomas put on was a much darker reality, where brutality and death were common currency, and sometimes even the strongest didn't survive.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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- Nicholas Craig
- 2023-02-03
Interesting story !
Loved this book when I read it years ago. Sadly, the audio version just lacked something for me. The narrator reading as the British Thomas McFadden didn’t do right by me …. Great narrator, but didn’t fit the British vibe for me and I often forgot Thomas was British. Some elementary elements also I thought in terms of writing and story telling. I may have gotten my fix of this book after one read, one listen.
3.9 / 5
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- Kat
- 2019-01-21
Very intriguing and well told.
I really enjoyed this book. The story of his experiences is crazy. A recommended read.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- Ugo
- 2020-09-28
Listen to it! Great narrator. Great story.
First off, this is a great story about a real life, events, people.
If your interested in prison life, drug smuggling but more importantly about pain and suffering and redemption... of leading a life completely unique.. of community and friendship and corruption.
The killer is that the narrator does an absolutely amazing job, switching voices and very easy to understand with great pace as well. Read it. Enjoy it.
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- Tinitree
- 2025-02-05
Wish I could listen again.
Engaging, informative, accessible. I wish I could learn what happened after this book ended!
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- Jeff Weeks
- 2021-03-14
awesome.
this this book was amazing, very interesting. the narrator done an amazing job as well.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2019-07-30
A truly thrilling read
This was an excellent story, one that's hard to believe actually happened in real life at times. The narrator did a wonderful job too, giving a number of characters different and consistent voices. Would definitely recommend.
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- Lisa
- 2019-04-02
Unbelievably believable
A true story that will blow your mind. Every time I thought I had gotten used to this upside down world that is being described, something new would come down the pike. Incredible, well-written and excellently narrated.
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