Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
By Mark Bowden
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Mark Bowden
Mark Bowden, voted the number one body language professional in the world by Global Gurus, is a renowned thought leader in the field of nonverbal communication. Principal at groundbreaking communications organization TRUTHPLANE, Mark is sought after internationally for his entertaining and inspirational keynote speeches. He has a popular TEDx talk, media appearances worldwide, and bestselling books enjoyed by millions. Tracey Thomson, co-founder of TRUTHPLANE, advises the world's top companies and individuals on issues involving communication and body language. Her background in directing and training performers internationally in the psychology of movement, as well as her professional experience analyzing and supplying solutions to the dramas we find ourselves in, gives her unique insights into human behavior and what people are really thinking.
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Reviews for Killing Pablo
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Excellently written, and while the life of Pablo Escobar was filled with violence, the author tries not to be dramatic regarding the way in which Escobar. killed, tortured, held a country in grips, and went down in history as one of the greatest Cocaine lords .It took a team of many to finally hone in on Escobar's final hiding place. Using radio signals monitored by a team, in particular the son of one of the highest governmental generals, in the end, after many slick escapes, Pablo died in a hail of gunfire, and Bowden is quick to note that only one of Escobar's thugs died with him.While filled with details, the book is never boring. The lowly street thug, Pablo Escobar, could have worked in the shadows, continued to amass his billions, instead his ego cried for recognition and fame. It was when he tried in vain to be part of the government, thereafter, the megalomaniac was know as a drug king who killed many, succeeding periodically at bribing governmental men on the take.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Fascinating subject and well researched. I found that the book was poorly organized and difficult to initially get into.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pablo Escobar was one of the world's prime monsters and at one point probably the richest, becoming a billionaire on the back of the American cocaine business. I found it difficult to put this book down as it traces his violent domination of Colombia with the fatal (for him) involvement of the Americans through the "War on Drugs". Their clean and dirty manoeuvres eventually wore away his power and lead to his shooting. Mark Bowden has written a great book & I'm surprised that it's not better known.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A dark, dark book. Not as gripping as Blackhawk Down, but definitely in the same vein.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fascinating subject, good writing -- but still a bit disappointing. Bowden's story is amazingly concise and controlled, but there are just too many players, motivations and events to make for a truly riveting narrative.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reads like a journalist writing, which of course what tis, but compelling and interesting. And, what a story!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mark Bowden has put together an outstanding researched narrative on the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar as Escobar put together his cocaine empire and slowly watched it dismantled by the combined efforts of the Colombian government and special units by the U.S. Bowden also dives deep into the character of Escobar, and the reader really gets a feel for the kind of person he was right up to the day he was killed by Colombian forces. Important to note during this narrative is how Bowden manages to convey how many others around Escobar were affected by his actions, some losing their lives in the process. Really enjoyed this one....