A look at the supercharged life of American drug smuggler Zachary Swan. “An extremely rare cut of dry wit, poetry, rock-hard fact and relentless insight” (Rolling Stone). Robbert Sabbag’s Snowblind, the true story of an American smuggler whose intricate, ingenious scams made him a legendary figure in the cocaine world of the late sixties and early seventies, is a modern classic. In this “witty, intelligent, fiercely stylish, drug-induced exemplary tale” (Los Angeles Times), Sabbag masterfully traces Zachary Swan’s Roman-candle career, from his first forays into smuggling marijuana to his jaunts to Colombia to buy pure cocaine, and his ever more elaborate plans to outwit the police and customs officials. Updated by the author, this captivating portrait of a dashing antihero and enthralling look at a turbulent age is sure to reach a new generation of readers. “A flat-out ball buster. It moves like a threshing machine with a fuel tank of ether.” —Hunter S. Thompson
With his drug-smuggling documentary short on financing, moving marijuana seemed the obvious way for cinematographer Allen Long to raise the necessary cash. Millions of dollars later the film had not been made, but Long's own life as a pioneering pot smuggler had played out like a Hollywood movie... seat-of-the-pants flights in a decrepit DC3 into the Colombian badlands, numerous near misses with law enforcement... fast boats, fashion models, fortunes earned and blown... From Mexico to Marin County, from the boardrooms of Manhattan to the midnight streets of Miami, Allen Long's true story is as entertaining as the greatest fiction, a hilarious piece of hair-raising reportage that will keep your pulse racing to the very last page. "A tour de force... a documentary classic." Time Out "A wild non-fiction ride through the weed-smuggling days of the seventies... Both history and an evocation of a long-gone world, before the Drug War of the early eighties turned the gangsters to coke and the potheads to domestic growing." High Times "A sensational inside view of how the drug trade, particularly marijuana, started in this country -- and grew to epidemic proportions." Library Journal "A funny, stylish, entertaining book, and... the traffickers, even at their most addled and odious, prove strangely congenial company." Financial Times "More one-liners than a convention of comedians. It's hard to imagine that doing the drugs Sabbag writes about is as fun as reading him." Austin Chronicle "A compelling biography... makes perfect sense if you're stoned and is a great read if you're not." Playboy "An exciting, page-turning adventure, complete with a cast of characters few fiction writers could conjure... An appealing behind-the-scenes look at a more innocent time in America's infamous drug history." Book Page "It will undoubtedly keep your pulse racing and adrenaline pumping." The Times (London) "This true-life tall tale is like a cannabis version of the film Blow, featuring countless near-death episodes in a rickety, marijuana-stuffed DC-3." The New Yorker "Blistering reportage with a matchless line-up of renegades." Observer (London) "Filled with scenes that practically demand a life on the big screen." Kirkus Reviews "A truly remarkable tale." Publishing News (London) "Brilliantly told." Irish Independent "Shocking, irreverent and impossible to put down." Scotsman
Around midnight on June 17, 1979, Air New England Flight 248, en route from New York, crashed into the woods on Cape Cod. The pilot was killed, and the survivors struggled to escape the wreckage and wait for rescue. They survived with trauma both physical and emotional. Robert Sabbag was among them. This is his gripping account of the crash and his candid attempts, and those of the other survivors, to come to terms with its aftermath. Fast paced and mesmerizing, it is an unforgettable personal reflection on how we live with what we can never forget.
Do you think you have the balls it would take to risk your life for a million dollars?" Allen Long certainly did. Balls like a bull elephant's -- with charisma and cunning in the same large measure. But he needed to know that those around him could handle pressure. After all, they'd be violating Colombian and U.S. airspace in a dilapidated DC-3 and landing on jungle mud-tracks in bandit country. They'd have to avoid detection by America's most tooled-up law enforcement agencies and remain wired and vigilant at all times. They'd be pioneering dope smugglers -- doing it with aplomb and panache like no one else. Their leader, the irrepressible Long, was interested in only the best, Colombian Santa Marta Gold, the Beluga caviar of marijuana. He and his merry band of smugglers were responsible for upping the quality and quantity of weed smoked in North America for several halcyon years in the early '70s. And they did so in the most outrageous and remarkable fashion. From the writer of the drug-smuggling classic Snowblind comes a true story more hair-raising, high-octane, and heart-pounding than any fictional adventure thriller, as he relates the high times and fast living of America's greatest marijuana smuggler. Take a seat. And hang on for the ride of your life. "Sabbag is an incisive reporter and a stylish class-A writer.... Smokescreen will undoubtedly keep your pulse racing and adrenaline pumping." -- The Times (London) "Smokescreen is funny as well as scary. It will be enjoyed by readers who have never even shared a reefer." -- The Sunday Telegraph "Sabbag has a wonderful ear for dialogue and Long has some wonderfully outlandish yarns to spin ... extremely entertaining." -- The Observer "This guy Sabbag is a whip-song writer." -- Hunter S. Thompson "Mr. Sabbag is a first-rate writer." -- The New Yorker "An extremely rare cut of dry wit, poetry, rock-hard fact and relentless insight." -- Rolling Stone
A foray into the world of drug smuggling details the escapades of Allen Long, the first American smuggler to bring in a planeload of marijuana from Colombia and the first to capitalize on the growing demand for high-quality pot.
Allen Long led a group of dope smugglers who violated Colombian and US airspace, landed on jungle mud-tracks in bandit country, and avoided detection by America's most tooled-up law enforcement agencies. Long was responsible for upping the quantity of weed smoked in North America in the 1970s.
Recounts the activities of former cocaine smuggler and dealer Zachary Swan, chronicling his outstanding scams and successes of the early 1970s and the comings and goings of his various associates, customers, and antagonists.
Among works on the Sabbath and Lord’s Day Robert Cleaver work stands among the best. This work was one of his most well-known. One of his main texts is James 2:10-11, “Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet fail in one point, he is guilt of all; for he, that said, you shall not commit adultery, said also, you shall not kill,” and, “This shall be our righteousness before the Lord our God, if we take heed to keep all these commandments, as he has commanded us,” (Deut. 6:25). Cleaver teaches the Christian church that it is dangerous to question the authorities of God’s Laws. He shows that the moral commandments are perpetual, that the Fourth Commandment is moral, and that there is still dignity of the Law in regard to continuance. He shows how the Sabbath is still the Lord’s Day. Cleaver covers how the Law has a place in man’s heart by nature, how the Law belongs to the regenerate, and that there are no alterations or changes of nature in the duties of the Law. He answers many questions and objection of those, in his day, that attempted to overthrow the moral law and the Lord’s Day, as well as demonstrating how Christians in the Primitive Church believed that the Lord’s Day is by divine institution as a result of the moral Law. This is not a scan or facsimile, has been updated in modern English for easy reading and has an active table of contents for electronic versions.
Why do you believe what you believe? Do you base it on your own opinions, other people's opinions, popular culture, scholars, the media? Or do you base your beliefs on the Bible, and the Bible only? God's inspired Word has stood the test of time, and it is the only solid foundation that we have to base our beliefs on. Thirty-Five Reasons Why I Keep the Bible Sabbath relies on the Word of God to clearly document why the seventh-day Sabbath of the Bible is, was, and will remain the true Sabbath. With clarity and sound conclusions, the author outlines thirty-five biblical reasons why he keeps the Sabbath, and why all Christians should return to their biblical roots. This book is an excellent resource for personal study. It is also a wonderful book for sharing with others or using as a basis for Bible studies.
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