Fluffing the Concrete
Making the Most of Foreign Prison - or Anything Else
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Narrado por:
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Ben Collins
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Mack Dryden
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Before performing stand-up comedy on The Tonight Show and writing on the staff of Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, Mack Dryden survived on goat butt soup in a Moroccan jail, not knowing if he'd ever be released. He lived not only to tell the tale, but -amazingly - to inspire, instruct, and make us laugh out loud about it as well. Dryden currently lives in California with his wife and children.
The book is published by Texas Review Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
"A fascinating, harrowing, and hilarious look behind the impenetrable walls of a foreign prison--and into the mind of one of the funniest humorists...working today." (Paul Ruffin)
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- J&k
- 06-14-20
wow great book
This is one of the best listens I have heard in a while, the performance of the narrarator made the story come alive, i recommend this book to all who enjoy a great story of survival in a bad situation!
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-20
You can't be sad when you finish this book
Another great book I have ever listen. Well describe book about surviving. The lessons are to be careful and not break the laws in foreign countries but if you end up in jail, keep your hope and if you can, look at things with humor.
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