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Mr Nice: An Autobiography Paperback – August 1, 2003

by Howard Marks (Author)

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During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and owned 25 companies throughout the world. Whether bars, recording studios, or offshore banks, all were money laundering vehicles serving the core activity: dope dealing. Marks began to deal small amounts of hashish while doing a postgraduate philosophy course at Oxford, but soon he was moving much larger quantities. At the height of his career he was smuggling consignments of up to 50 tons from Pakistan and Thailand to America and Canada and had contact with organizations as diverse as MI6, the CIA, the IRA, and the Mafia. This is his extraordinary story.

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Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Canongate UK (August 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1841953199
ISBN-13: 978-1841953199
Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.3 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 85 customer reviews
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voracious reader

Nice was a Scoundrel who stole several million dollars from ...

February 5, 2017

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The truth is Howard Marks aka Mr. Nice was a Scoundrel who stole several million dollars from a good honest smuggler 'Roger Reaves', barely a mention of that in his book, or the fact that he was an interpol snitch who ratted out his competition for continuing his own smuggling operation. If you ever got close to him you better have your hand on your wallet.Maybe I should write my own book to make me look like a nice guy after all if it is in writing it must be true.

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Far out there

July 26, 2016

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This guy is either one of the most creative minds, or if all he says is factual, then this guy is the Janes Bond of dope smuggling, plus a real traveller. I skipped many pages, did not grab my reading attention, only in small increments. If he is the real deal, no one is going to dispute he lived a very unique life. 4 Stars.

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Liz

I went here, then I went there

May 22, 2016

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Interesting, but it appeared that Mr. Nice didn't really think about anyone but himself. I felt sorry for his kids, not so much for his wife, who I am sure enjoyed the rich lifestyle he provided-right up until the hammer came down. -- Some of the trafficking stunts were very interesting. But, the writing style is limited.

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Carlos A. Simmons

Mr Nice

May 23, 2016

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Heard about his death in TIME mag and decided to read about his life. It was very informative, amusing and authentic. His life was colorful which made me want to know more so I ordered the next book. No movie could cover all the details he packed in the one book.

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CO_reviewer

I enjoyed Mark's storytelling style

May 4, 2017

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I enjoyed Mark's storytelling style. The absurity of drug prohibition approaches of various cultures is laid threadbare via poignant anecdotes.

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Sebastian

The movie totally sucks compared to the life

January 21, 2016

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Honored to have signed copy. The movie totally sucks compared to the life, happiness and brilliant storytelling described in this book.
Should be required reading for all humans who love life.

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bking80

Interesting, but slow.

December 5, 2013

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It was interesting enough, and the stories are funny, but it just dragged on for so long. Watching the percentage slowly tick over was painful. I ended up stopping half way through, and will pick up again after reading a few more novels. Maybe I'm just not a biography person, but I just felt it dragged. As I said, interesting enough stories though.

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Dylan Weston

Crime does not pay even if one claims a philosophical basis to it!

July 30, 2016

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A very self-serving biography in which a man spends his time high and trafficking marijuana worldwide. Seldom does any philosophy come across as a sincere protest against society's norms per se, but rather a self-serving criminal activity which provides him with money, marijuana of the best kind and as much as he likes, adventure and a lifestyle of comfort and travel while no real work is ever done. Clearly the DEA and its officials really have no respect for the law or sovereignty and anyone's rights and so they also labor under the same rule "the ends justify the means" thus corruption abounds on both sides of the legal line. Morality as such is never at issue as it is not about morality but rather simply the hedonistic life of drugs and how to fund the activity. The main character David Howard Marks--Mr. Nice--is apparently likeable but because of my own feeling of revulsion for his lifestyle I found my bias colored my liking of him. He has an Oxford degree apparently not especially hard won and then proceeds to waste the hopes of his family and also their finances when aged 45 and yet professes great love and loyalty toward family. However, an interesting and honest look at a life, in my opinion, with so much potential wasted. The poor man died in 2015 of cancer and should be congratulated for not presenting his life as glamorous but rather fraught with anxiety and pain.

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