Saint Jack
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Joe Knezevich
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De:
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Paul Theroux
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Jack Flowers knew he needed to shake things up when he jumped into the Straits of Malacca and hitched a ride to Singapore. Deftly identifying the fastest route to fame along the seedy port, Jack starts hiring girls out to lonely tourists, sailors, bachelors—anyone with some loose change and a wandering eye—soon making enough money to open two pleasure palaces. But just as Jack is finally coming into his own, a shocking tumble toward the brink of death leaves him shaken, desperate to pull himself up to greatness. Depressed and vulnerable, he’s quick to do business with Edwin Shuck, a powerful American working to take down an unsuspecting general. Marked with Paul Theroux’s trademark biting humor and audacious prose, Saint Jack is a gripping work from an award-winning author.
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General5 out of 5 stars 16
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- Narrado por: Frank Muller
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 521
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 444
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 438
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 165
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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- De roger w patton en 07-22-09
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