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"If I wake up, I know I'm a success. The day I don't wake up, I know I'll be home. I have one foot on this earth and one foot has crossed over. I didn’t just die, I lived.”—Johnny Tapia
...the ghost of Johnny Tapia lives on.
”Mi Vida Loca” (My Crazy Life) was Johnny Tapia’s nickname and his reason for being. Haunted by the brutal murder of his beloved mother when he was a child, fighting and drugs gave him the escape he craved—and he did both with gusto. In The Ghost Of Johnny Tapia, Paul Zanon, with the help of Tapia’s widow Teresa, tells the harrowing and unforgettable story of a boxing genius who couldn’t, in the end, defeat his demons. From the Foreword: "Johnny had incredible heart, was such a sweet man, but was also tormented. He had two sides to him. The sweetest, nicest guy, but then the other side which could probably kill you. He was tortured with his addictions, but Johnny was always pure emotion in that ring."—Sammy ‘The Red Rocker’ Hagar, Musician The Ghost of Johnny Tapia is the second in the Hamilcar Noir series. Hamilcar Noir is "Hard-Hitting True Crime" that blends boxing and true crime, featuring riveting stories captured in high-quality prose, with cover art inspired by classic pulp novels.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story ruined by virtual voice
- By Dr. Barbara Paige on 03-27-24
By: John Tommasi
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Murder Outside the Back Door
- The true story of the murder of a popular Salem, NH school teacher by her husband. The murder was labeled as a Charles Stuart copycat .
- By: John Tommasi
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16
Greed, arrogance and lust led Robert Anderson to kill his wife of nearly twenty years. He was a pillar of the community. He owned four Service Master franchises, he was a Kiwanis member and former President, and a former teacher and Athletic Director at Salem High School. The combination of his love for money and infatuation with a younger girl led him to the brutal beating of his wife and subsequent attempt to frame an employee and former student. The death of his wife in Lawrence Mass, was considered an extreme act of rage and was initially attributed to the violence that was pervasive in...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Probably a better read than listen
- By Kimberly on 04-30-24
By: John Tommasi
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The Life and Times of Cocaine Charlie
- By: Charles T. H. Woods
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance1 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
An unrepentant true crime memoir about the life of a man who sold and used cocaine daily for thirty-eight years. A man with over fifty years of involvement with illegal drugs starting at the age of thirteen. Offering a fair and balanced account of how drugs and drug dealing affected his life, those closest to him as well as the lives of others. This is a different kind of drug dealer story. The kind you don't hear. The kind they don't want told.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not a fan of AI narration
- By J. Flairty on 03-08-24
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The War on Crime
- J. Edgar Hoover Versus the John Dillinger Gang
- By: Jeffrey Smith
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
This is a story about cops and robbers, set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, a desperate time for many, when the boundaries between right and wrong were often blurred. It is the story of J. Edgar Hoover versus the John Dillinger Gang--the center pieces of the so-called War on Crime. It was an era of bank heists. Between 1931 and 1934, bank robberies in the United States averaged two per day. Three-quarters of those robberies occurred in the Midwest; in Indiana, alone, there were 29 bank robberies in 1933. The gangsters earned sympathy from many of their fellow countrymen. After...
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5 out of 5 stars
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The 30s wow what a decade.
- By Anonymous User on 03-29-24
By: Jeffrey Smith
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Bloodbath in Tinseltown
- By: David Pietras
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
When you hear the name Charles Manson, depending on your age will determine on what you remember of him. For those who were alive during the famous murder spree you will remember the face that was plastered all over the local news. You will remember the followers, also known as “The Manson Family” that did his bidding for him. You may have sat back and wondered how one man could have so much control over so many people. If you were born after 1970 then Charles Manson is just a figment of the past. A fading news story about a maniac who led a group of people to kill. There are so many ...
By: David Pietras