
The Lizard King
The True Crimes and Passions of the World's Greatest Reptile Smugglers
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Bryan Christy
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When Bryan Christy began to investigate the world of reptile smuggling, he had no idea what he would be in for. In the course of his research, he was bitten between the eyes by a blood python, chased by a mother alligator, and sprayed by a bird-eating tarantula.
But perhaps more dangerous was coming face to face with Michael J. Van Nostrand, owner of Strictly Reptiles, a thriving family business in Hollywood, Florida. Van Nostrand imports as many as 300,000 iguanas each year (over half the total of America's most popular imported reptile), as well as hundreds of thousands of snakes, lizards, frogs, spiders, and scorpions.
Van Nostrand was suspected of being a reptile smuggler by Special Agent Chip Bepler of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who devoted years of his life in an obsessive quest to expose The Lizard King's cold-blooded crimes. How this cat-and-mouse game ended is engrossing and surprising.
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A young man is murdered for his prized pet fish. An Asian tycoon buys a single specimen for $150,000. Meanwhile, a pet detective chases smugglers through the streets of New York. Delving into an outlandish realm of obsession, paranoia, and criminality, The Dragon Behind the Glass tells the story of a fish like none other: a powerful predator dating to the age of the dinosaurs.
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A "must read" for all fish professionals.
- De Fishgen en 06-26-16
De: Emily Voigt
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Gaspipe
- Confessions of a Mafia Boss
- De: Philip Carlo
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 12 h y 30 m
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Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, the boss of New York's Lucchese crime family, was a Mafia superstar, responsible for more than 50 murders. Currently serving 13 life sentences at a federal prison in Colorado, Casso has given journalist and New York Times best-selling author Philip Carlo the most intimate, personal look into the world of La Cosa Nostra ever seen.
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The author fails the objectivity test
- De William en 11-29-08
De: Philip Carlo
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Making Jack Falcone
- An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family
- De: Joaquin "Jack" Garcia, Michael Levin
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 9 h y 50 m
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At six-foot-four-inches and 375 pounds, Jack Garcia looked the part of a mobster, and he played his part so perfectly that his Mafia bosses never suspected he was an undercover agent for the FBI. "Big Jack Falcone," as he was known inside La Cosa Nostra, learned all the inside dirt about the Gambino organized crime syndicate and its illegal activities---from extortion and loan-sharking to assault and murder.
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interesting story--offensive narration
- De Mark en 03-17-12
De: Joaquin "Jack" Garcia, y otros
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Operation Family Secrets
- How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago's Murderous Crime Family
- De: Frank Calabrese Jr., Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman, y otros
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
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The Calabrese family of Chicago is a close-knit, middle-class, multi-generational Italian-Irish-American clan. They operate family businesses. They work day and night striving for the American Dream. All three sons forge a bond with their controlling father, Frank Sr., and their soft-spoken favorite uncle, Nick. As a boy, the oldest son, Frank Jr., realizes that his father and uncle are also "made" members of another close-knit family: the outfit.
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Riveting Listen!
- De ahippieadventure en 02-06-13
De: Frank Calabrese Jr., y otros
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Jackpot
- High Times, High Seas, and the Sting That Launched the War on Drugs
- De: Jason Ryan
- Narrado por: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Duración: 10 h y 56 m
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Author Jason Ryan takes us back to the heady days before drug smuggling was synonymous with deadly gunplay. During this golden age of marijuana trafficking, the country's most prominent kingpins were a group of wayward and fun-loving Southern gentlemen who forsook college educations to sail drug-laden luxury sailboats across the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the Caribbean. Les Riley, Barry Foy, and their comrades eschewed violence as much as they loved pleasure, and it was greed, lust, and disaster at sea that ultimately caught up with them, along with the law.
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If You Enjoy Injustice
- De Laura en 01-14-21
De: Jason Ryan
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The Last Gangster
- From Cop to Wiseguy to FBI Informant: Big Ron Previte and the Fall of the American Mob
- De: George Anastasia
- Narrado por: Chris Monteiro
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
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As a cop, Ron Previte was corrupt. As a mobster, he was brutal. And in his final role, as a confidential informant to the FBI, Previte was deadly. The Last Gangster is his story—the story of the last days of the Philadelphia Mob, and of the clash of generations that brought it down once and for all. Convinced that the honor of the "business" was gone, he became the FBI's secret weapon in an intense and highly personalized war on the Philadelphia mob, operating with the same guile, wit, and stone-cold bravado that had made him a force in the underworld.
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Beautifully done! Exceptional.
- De none en 12-15-23
De: George Anastasia
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The Gardner Heist
- The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft
- De: Ulrich Boser
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 8 h y 27 m
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After the death of famed art detective Harold Smith, reporter Ulrich Boser decided to take up the case. Exploring Smith's unfinished leads, Boser travels deep into the art underworld and comes across a remarkable cast of characters, including a brilliant rock 'n' roll thief, a gangster who professes his innocence in rhyming verse, and the enigmatic late Boston heiress Isabella Stewart Gardner herself. Boser becomes increasingly obsessed with the case and eventually uncovers startling new evidence about the identities of the thieves.
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Loved it!
- De Amanda D. en 05-21-19
De: Ulrich Boser
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The Last Good Heist
- The Inside Story of the Biggest Single Payday in the Criminal History of the Northeast
- De: Wayne Worcester, Randall Richard, Tim White
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
- Duración: 6 h y 20 m
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On August 14, 1975, eight daring thieves ransacked 148 massive safe-deposit boxes at a secret bank used by organized crime, La Cosa Nostra, and its associates in Providence, Rhode Island. The crooks fled with duffel bags crammed full of cash, gold, silver, stamps, coins, jewels, and high-end jewelry. The true value of the loot has always been kept secret, partly because it was ill-gotten to begin with, and partly because there was plenty of incentive to keep its true worth out of the limelight.
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Interesting but not the greatest story.
- De Russell en 07-21-17
De: Wayne Worcester, y otros
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Kings of Cocaine
- Inside the Medellin Cartel - An Astonishing True Story of Murder Money and International Corruption
- De: Guy Gugliotta, Jeff Leen
- Narrado por: Paul Woodson
- Duración: 14 h y 41 m
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This is the story of the most successful cocaine dealers in the world: Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez, Carlos Lehder Rivas, and Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha. In the 1980s, they controlled more than 50 percent of the cocaine flowing into the United States. The cocaine trade is capitalism on overdrive - supply meeting demand on exponential levels. Here you'll find the story of how the modern cocaine business started and how it turned a ragtag group of hippies and sociopaths into regal kings.
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Almost Perfect.
- De Nick en 10-31-18
De: Guy Gugliotta, y otros
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BMF
- The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family
- De: Mara Shalhoup
- Narrado por: L. Steven Taylor
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
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In the early 1990s, Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and his brother, Terry "Southwest T", rose up from the slums of Detroit to build one of the largest cocaine empires in American history: the Black Mafia Family. They socialized with music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, did business with New York's king of bling Jacob "The Jeweler" Arabo, and built allegiances with rap superstars Young Jeezy and Fabolous. Yet even as BMF was attracting celebrity attention, its crew members struck fear in a city.
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- De Lamont en 04-20-20
De: Mara Shalhoup
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The Murder of Sonny Liston
- Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights
- De: Shaun Assael
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 6 h y 42 m
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On January 5, 1971, Sonny Liston was found dead in his home - of an apparent heroin overdose. But no one close to Liston believed that his death was accidental. Digging deep into a life that Liston tried hard to hide, Shaun Assael treats the boxer's death as a cold case. The result is a riveting whodunit that evokes a glorious and grimy era of Las Vegas.
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Great read
- De Diane Dodge en 09-14-19
De: Shaun Assael
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The Accountant's Story
- Inside the Violent World of the Medellín Cartel
- De: Roberto Escobar
- Narrado por: Ruben Diaz
- Duración: 9 h
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In short, this is Pablo Escobar's story in the words of one of his closest confidants, his brother Roberto. It's all here - the brutal violence inside the world of the drug cartel, dealing with American drug forces and the CIA, the problems the Escobars faced when going up against the Colombian mafia, even Pablo's moments of kindness and compassion. As Roberto points out, although many people view Escobar as a monster, thousands still visit his grave every year to mourn him, and revere him as a savior.
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get the unabridged version
- De Erwin Tenorio en 08-13-09
De: Roberto Escobar
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U.S. Marshals
- Inside America's Most Storied Law Enforcement Agency
- De: Mike Earp, David Fisher
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
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Blending history and memoir, retired U.S. Marshal Mike Earp - a descendant of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp - offers an exclusive and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the most storied law enforcement agency in America, illuminating its vital role in the nation's development for more than two hundred years. Setting his own experiences within the long history of the U.S. Marshals service, Earp offers a moving and illuminating tribute to the brave marshals who have dedicated their lives to keeping the nation safe.
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Boring, history of the bureaucracy
- De Lake Like A Local en 03-15-21
De: Mike Earp, y otros
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- CBlox
- 05-25-09
One of MY Top 10
Give this book a try! I had it on my wish list for a few weeks and then gave it a go. I was not dissapointed and am thinking about getting into the reptile black market myself. Any ideas on how to break into the game?
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- Matthew Peacock
- 08-30-16
Amazing book, narrator did it justice.
Reptiles are a fascinating topic. The smuggling side of it is a Tony Montana like thrill ride. This book should be in your library.
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- Kim
- 02-13-14
Snakes on a plane!!!
Ever wonder what might be in all the suitcases that glide past you on the luggage carousel at the airport? After listening to this captivating expose' of pet suppliers and their quasi-cartel smuggling operations, I will make sure to keep my distance from that weird lady with the oddly squirming carry-on the next time I have to fly. The story flips between the perspective of the good guys and the bad guys - although at times you wonder which is which - so you end up learning a little about about how to be a great smuggler/criminal and a little about how to catch them. Entertaining and informative - an easy 4 star rating for this great listen.
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- Peter Rocha
- 10-27-17
Reptiles and humanity
I am a reptile breeder and to learn that the biggest names in the business have a darker past is fascinating. absolutely loves this book
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- Eric
- 06-05-09
Informative and entertaining
This is a book about international smuggeling, and federal criminal investigation, more than about reptiles.
The characters are very real and intriguing. The author obviously did extensive research into the lives and smuggeling operations of reptile dealers of the 1970s through 1990s.
I'll never look at a pet store, or a zoo, the same way again.
At times the narrator seemed overly dramatic, especially in the beginning when the book introduces the world of smuggeling and its main players.
Overall, a very good book and recording. I'm happy I bought it.
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- Brad
- 03-02-13
Here lizard, lizard, lizard...
An amazing tale of drugs, reptiles, smuggling, bad guys, and good guys. What else could you ask for. Awesome book.
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- Velma
- 01-30-12
Buying a snake purse will make you think twice!!!
Where does The Lizard King rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Top RATE!!!
Has The Lizard King turned you off from other books in this genre?
Certainly has!!!
Which scene was your favorite?
I could not put book down.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
After all the training the FBI receives, it finally captures the Reptile King!!!
Any additional comments?
Great Book!!!
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- thomas
- 07-20-22
GOOD INVESTIGATUON FBI/ FOREST SERVICE BOOK
10/10 recommend for criminal and law undergraduates. Talks a lot about the details of animal breeding and transporting. Talks a little bit on the natural cycle of things.
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- WendyK
- 04-15-16
Very very Interesting. Will listen again.
Very very Interesting. Worth listening to a 2nd and possibly 3rd time to catch the things I missed the first time. I do plan to also get the print version. Listened during driving time with the whole family. We all love reptiles, own several and this book lead to many discussions on the value of reptiles and what it means to be a true reptile lover over someone only after profit. It also lead to discussions on the various types of reptiles there and those that job longer exist in the wild. A wonderfully written book.
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- A. Gift For You
- 04-29-20
best exotic animal book on audible
I listen to this book at least once a year since I've bought it. buy it.
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