Colombia cocaine non fiction books

This is a stunning work of nonfiction, as gripping as any thriller but with the cold chill of truth. Part one surveys the cost in human terms, focusing on colombia, the worlds top coca producer, while part two investigates the environmental destruction caused by cocaine. What they found was a huge complex with tons, not kilos of cocaine. A narcos reading list for when your netflix supply. The result is a cocaine market so saturated that prices have crashed and unpicked coca leaves are rotting in the fields, according to luis. This book will be valued by criminologists, social. Its effect is like the stimulant amphetamines speed but is stronger and doesnt last as long.

Breathtaking investigative journalism from the front line of the cocaine tradewhen colombias king of cocaine, pablo escobar, was killed, the world thought the cocaine industry would crumble. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Its a terrifying and vibrant true story of nonstate shadow capitalism that narcos. Colombias narcotics nightmare this history of colombias illegal drug tradeand of the extreme violence it createddescribes how in the late 1960s narcotics traffickers from the united states convinced colombians who had no previous involvement in the drug trade to grow marijuana for export to america. Dec 05, 2012 michael jacobss top 10 colombian stories. A colombian journalists life inside the cocaine wars.

This is the second of a twopart article investigating cocaine, just published on impakter. The twoway the drugs are worth more than a third of a billion dollars, according to. Inside the deadliest cocaine cartels from the jungles to the. Read the fulltext online edition of coca and cocaine. This study is based on five years of ethnographic fieldwork with colombian drug traffickers traquetos in the netherlands and colombia. Life and death inside the secret world of the cocaine. Cocaina by magnus linton overdrive rakuten overdrive. Sports heroes, executives, and the homeless cocaine permeates every inch of our society, with tragic results. The 2003 paperback edition isbn 0312422261 was published by picador. List of books and articles about drug trafficking online. Vasquez specifically and pointedly avoids any hint of magical realism. Pablo escobar was one of the most terrifying criminal minds of the last century. Gugliotta and leen kept their bylines off the ten miami herald articles on which this book is baseda wise move given the many journalists slain by colombias cocaine kingpins during the past decade.

As we follow the kilo from the jungles to the cities and across the pacific, muse introduces us to the people behind the stories, and delves deep into the effects of the drug trade and the endless war on drugs both on individuals and colombia. An odyssey through colombias cocaine underworld nicholl. Sep 14, 2017 my latest article, just published on impakter. But ten years later the countrys production had almost quadrupled, and for the last decade colombia has produced more than 60 per cent of all the cocaine consumed in the world. He is the author of several acclaimed nonfiction books, including the vegans 2000. The new york times described the book as a hairraising nonfiction b. Nonfiction books about colombian drug cartels wikipedia. The result is a staggering work of reportage and social analysis. May 08, 2017 the result is a cocaine market so saturated that prices have crashed and unpicked coca leaves are rotting in the fields, according to luis carlos villegas, colombias defense minister. Through organized violence, terrorist strategies, intimidation and bribery, the cartel became a major threat to colombias fragile stability. The cartel picks up where winslows 2005 novel, the power of the dog, left off. Part two investigates the environmental destruction caused by cocaine and also takes a look at peru. An admirably thorough and keen investigative report by two miami herald reporters about the draglord demons of the medellin colombia cartel. Pages in category nonfiction books about colombian drug cartels.

Jul 31, 2002 this study is based on five years of ethnographic fieldwork with colombian drug traffickers traquetos in the netherlands and colombia. Condition guaranteed good to like new with most being very good. Colombia claude forthommes blog about social issues and books. Tracing lines in the drug trade with books on cartels the. Manwoman relationships fiction 2 cocaine industry colombia 2 drug traffic colombia 2 spanish fiction 2 marine biologists fiction 2 colombia race relations 2 domestic fiction 2 colombia economic conditions 2 colombia history 19th century 2 mystery fiction 2 drug traffic colombia. The book investigates cocaine from the chewing of the coca leaf to the large scale trafficking of cocaine. In 2012, coca production in colombia amounted to 0. He is the author of several acclaimed nonfiction books, including the vegans 2000, a provocative account of the ethics of eating meat that turned then swedish prime minister goran persson into a semivegetarian.

Part one surveyed the cost in human terms, focusing on colombia, the worlds top coca producer see here. Books under subject heading cocaine industry colombia. Michael jacobss top 10 colombian stories books the. A friend put swan in touch with a contact in colombia, and the rest was an. Colombia was the last country in the world to use chemical spraying to combat illegal drug cultivation. It ultimately controlled 70 percent of the worlds cocaine market, flooding towns and cities with the addictive white powder dubbed the champagne of drugs. In the remote pacific coast jungle, a region of incessant rain that is ravaged by the drug trade and by civil war, the army, the guerillas, and the drug traffickers spin a perilous web in which the three main characters who inhabit this novel are caught. The big white lie, by new york times bestselling author and former dea undercover agent, michael levine, is a flyonthewall look at the topsecret deep cover operation that ripped the lid off cia sabotage of the war on drugs. When colombia s king of cocaine, pablo escobar, was killed, the world thought the cocaine industry would crumble. From the coca leave harvesters to the rebels, the combo leaders, sicarios, drugs smugglers and antidrugs units, kilo will help giving you insight in every single cog in the big cocaine business wheel. A few years ago we published a list of recommended books to read before visiting colombia.

For fans of the netflix show narcos and readers of true crime, kilo is a deeply reported account of life inside colombias drug cartels, using unprecedented access in the cartels to trace a kilo of cocainefrom the fields where it is farmed, to the hit men who protect it, to the smuggling ships that bring it to american shores. Love in the time of cholera, clear and present danger, chronicle of a death foretold, memories of my melancholy whores. Sep 01, 2017 pablo escobar and his wife victoria hena, in 1983 credit. By 1985, 125 tons were arriving annually from colombia and the cocaine business earned enough to rank. Other strategies are aimed at disrupting drug trafficking. However, since that time many new books have been published, and weve discovered some great new ones. Kilo travels all over colombia as it shows us both sides of the cocaine business, giving this non fiction account a multidimentional feel. Streatfeild examines the story of cocaine from its first. Part two investigates the environmental destruction caused by cocaine and also takes a. People taking it feel wideawake, confident and on top of their game. Reuters presenting itself as the respectable face of international cocaine trafficking would, in the short term at least, proved a winning. Mar 26, 2020 this is a stunning work of non fiction, as gripping as any thriller but with the cold chill of truth. A trail of blood part one this is the first of a twopart article investigating cocaine.

Huge lot of 37 informational nonfiction books this listing is for a lot of 37 informational nonfiction books. Taking cocaine makes users feel on top of the world. Colombia claude forthommes blog about social issues and. The newly published ones might be a bit harder to find abroad, but can be found in colombian bookshops easily. Rat, a young catalan woman who has recently arrived in. Fact and fictioncocaine wikibooks, open books for an. The revolutionary armed forces of colombia signed a historic ceasefire last week, and is preparing to demobilize, but the fight for control of its coca fields may have just begun. Cocaina a book on those who make it by magnus linton author. This remarkable analysis of the problems of coca leaves and cocaine traffic in bolivia, colombia, and peru provides an andean perspective on drug production and consumption. One hundred years of solitude gabriel garcia marquez. Restrepo sets her novel in the drugfuelled 1980s heyday of cocaine king.

Uncle sams fumigation program in colombia has added. This has to be one of the best books fiction or non fiction that i have read in a long, long time. The peruvian peace research association has assisted in the compilation of this indepth study with the assistance of the united nations. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Its still a very relevant selection of excellent novels and nonfiction books to give any reader a good overview of colombian, its history and culture.

Every month, we round up the best new crime nonfiction with recommendations from crimereads staff. Jul 01, 2016 the revolutionary armed forces of colombia signed a historic ceasefire last week, and is preparing to demobilize, but the fight for control of its coca fields may have just begun. The reign of pablo escobar and the legacy that followed have given colombia a reputation that has been hard to shake, despite the fact that the colombia of today has all but erased the demons of a colombia past. Read more how easy is it to get cocaine in colombia.

The story of cocaine isnt just about crime and profit. This book, written by charles nicholl about a colombian excursion in 1983, uses cocaine to tell its story in. Jul 14, 2017 colombia has spent years trying to shake off its reputation as the cocaine capital of the world, but the country is producing more of the drug than ever before, according to new figures from the. My six years of captivity in the colombian jungle by ingrid betancourt, samb. Though understandably notorious at home, the first many noncolombians heard of the cali cartel was via smash netflix drama narcos. Historical fact is liberally mixed with fantasy in a saga that spans six. Cocaine is a stimulant, so it can raise the bodys temperature, make the heart beat faster and stave off feelings of. Mar, 2020 in muses new book, kilo, he navigates the world of narcoproduction, trafficking, and consumption through each of those many layers, following one kilo of cocaine from the mountaintops of colombia, across each state of its halflife. Pages in category non fiction books about colombian drug cartels the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. After not reading it for a while, it has again become a book of great depth, width, and. Illegal drug trade in colombia refers to a practice of colombian criminal groups of producing and distributing illegal drugs.

This is the story of jorge salcedos descent into the cali cartel, and of his work to bring it down. Charles nicholl is on a quest for the great cocaine story. Jul 29, 2015 its still a very relevant selection of excellent novels and nonfiction books to give any reader a good overview of colombian, its history and culture. Michael jacobss top 10 colombian stories books the guardian. The story of the cocaine trade in colombia is told through the eyes of various participants at every level and throughout the country, which is what makes the book so engrossing and so moving. Queen cocaine takes place amid the violence that rules everyday life in colombia. Mar 22, 2020 best fiction books set in south america. Colombia has had four major drug trafficking cartels and several bandas criminales, or bacrims which eventually created a new social class and influenced several aspects of colombian culture and politics. An unauthorized biography isbn 0312286244 is a 2002 nonfiction book about the history of cocaine, written by dominic streatfeild and published by diane publishing company.

Overall, a very interesting book that is well worth reading. Almost all of the fiction and nonfiction books can be purchased or ordered from most decent bookshops try to support your local bookshop, well miss them when theyre gone. The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. These are both works of fiction, but are based on copious research into the mexican cartels.

Michael jacobss top 10 colombian stories the author recommends books to better understand a country whose traumatic history is balanced by lifeaffirming exuberance michael jacobs. The author has uncovered the social world of traquetos. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Kings of cocaine inside the medellin cartel an astonishing true. A brilliantly absorbing read which explains the political and social implications that cocaine has had on south american history. One hundred years of solitude is written by one of latin americas most famous authors and the man who put colombia on the map with his profound work of magical realism.

In season two, cali, based in the coastal city of the same name. Nonfiction books about the illegal drug trade wikipedia. When the narrative in this book ends, in 1988, pablo escobar still had five years to live, the. Citing health hazards and damage to impoverished rural economies, both bolivia and peru. To tell the story of the twentieth century without reference to this drug and its contribution is to miss a vital and fascinating strand of social history. Americanos 2005, a pioneering masterpiece exploring the rise of neosocialism in latin america. Over 22 months, he interviewed more than 100 people on a surreal journey around colombia, exploring memories of a life.

This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. The sound of things falling by juan gabriel vasquez for fiction. The drug is both a curse and a salvation for colombians. Tracing lines in the drug trade with books on cartels. Colombia has spent years trying to shake off its reputation as the cocaine capital of the world, but the country is producing more of the drug than ever before, according to new figures from the. Although casual use of cocaine has clearly declined, the number of daily users, in particular those using crack, continues to climb. Pages in category nonfiction books about colombian drug cartels the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. In the decade before his death in 1993, he reigned as the head of a multinational cocaine industry and brought the colombian state to its knees, killing thousands of politicians, media personalities, police, and unarmed citizens. Nobody lives forever, no ghosts except maybe one, if you think of it a bit. Huge lot of 37 informational non fiction books this listing is for a lot of 37 informational non fiction books. Listen to loving pablo, hating escobar by virginia vallejo at. In the tradition of hunter thompson, nicholl makes fact read like fiction. For the poor of colombia, he was their robin hood, a man whose greatness lay not in his crimes, but in his charity.