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Episode 1-32: Heroes Depends On What Side of History You Stand

August 27, 2018 by prisco Leave a Comment

https://killingmykindle.com/2018/08/27/episode-1-32-heroes-depend-on-which-side-of-history-you-stand/ Wherein I review: 126. The Cuckoo’s Egg by Clifford Stoll 127. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson A little historicalisciousness. Cliff Stoll was one of the first people to track down international hackers.  TOPICAL.  And we learn that his name was Mudd because he was a f–king dirty ass Confederate who was all down with kidnapping Lincoln.

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: abraham lincoln, clifford stoll, james swanson, killing my kindle, Manhunt, podcast, the cuckoo's egg

prisco's CBR10 Review No:127 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: abraham lincoln, clifford stoll, james swanson, killing my kindle, Manhunt, podcast, the cuckoo's egg ·
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“He was just ruthless.”

January 5, 2017 by thewheelbarrow 1 Comment

Most of what I know about Pablo Escobar I learned from the ESPN documentary series 30 for 30. The documentary, called The Two Escobars, is about the murder of Colombian soccer player Andrés Escobar after scoring an own goal that led to the elimination of Colombia during the 1994 World Cup. Pablo Escobar was killed a few months prior and the directors of the documentary believed that due to Pablo’s fanaticism towards soccer, his influence may have prevented Andrés death. It made Pablo seem bizarrely […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Cartels, Colombia, drug trade, Kingpin, Manhunt, Mark Bowden, Medellín, Outlaw

thewheelbarrow's CBR9 Review No:1 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Cartels, Colombia, drug trade, Kingpin, Manhunt, Mark Bowden, Medellín, Outlaw ·
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