{"product_id":"drug-lord-a-true-story-the-life-and-death-of-a-mexican-kingpin-9781933693859","title":"Drug Lord: A True Story: The Life and Death of a Mexican Kingpin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDrug Lord\u003c\/i\u003e is the real thing. Raw, immediate, indispensable.\"--Don Winslow, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Dog\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Fire and Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The [drug smuggling] business goes on, the slaughtered dead pile up, the US agencies continue to ratchet up their budgets, the prisons grow larger and all the real rules of the game are in this book, some kind of masterpiece.\"--Charles Bowden, from the introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pablo Acosta was a living legend in his Mexican border town of Ojinaga. He smuggled tremendous amounts of drugs into the United States; he survived numerous attempts on his power--and his life--by rivals; and he blessed the town with charity and civic improvements. He was finally slain in 1987 during a raid by Mexican officials with the cooperation of US law enforcement. Poppa has turned out a detailed and exciting book, covering in depth Acosta's life; the other drug factions that battled with him; the village of Ojinaga; and the logistics of the drug operation. The result is a nonfiction account with enough greed, treachery, shoot-outs, and government corruption to fascinate true crime and crime fiction readers alike. Highly recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerrence E. Poppa\u003c\/b\u003e, an award-winning journalist, was a finalist for a 1987 Pulitzer Prize for his investigations into the connection between crime and government in Mexico. He was featured in \u003ci\u003eStandoff in Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e, a PBS production about fraudulent elections in Mexico. Due to his unique insights into the world of Mexican drug trafficking, Poppa has been widely interviewed on radio and television, including \u003ci\u003eLarry King Live\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe O'Reilly Factor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1253065\"\u003eTerrence E. Poppa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinco Puntos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933693859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933693851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO024000\"\u003eCriminals \u0026amp; Outlaws\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU003000\"\u003eOrganized Crime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerrence Poppa\u003c\/b\u003e, an award-winning journalist, is widely respected as an expert in narco-trafficking. He was a finalist for the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for his investigations into the connection between crime and government in Mexico. He was featured in \u003ci\u003eStandoff in Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e, a PBS production about fraudulent elections in Mexico. Due to his unique insights into the world of Mexican drug trafficking, Poppa has been widely interviewed on radio and television and served as a writer for the television show \u003ci\u003eNarcos.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharles Bowden was an investigative journalist who spent much of his career covering the drug wars in the American Southwest. 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