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Nice tells the incredible story of the life of howard marks, the worlds most. After being able to hide on the lam for years, howard marks was finally caught and forced to answer for his crimes. Through a series of networks, which included contacts in the ira and the mafia, he was able to bring in upwards of 30 tons of cannabis into the uk and the united states. They cite the changes in geopolitics, institutions, technology or. At the height of his career he was smuggling consignments of up to thirty tons of marijuanna, and had contact with organisations as diverse as mi6, the cia, the ira and the. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 180 pages and is available in hardcover format. Nice is the incredible true story of howard marks, the famous welsh dopesmuggler from the the 1980s who had fortythree aliases, eightynine phone lines and who owned twentyfive companies throughout the world.
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Adapted from marks autobiography by candyman and immortal beloved writerdirector bernard rose, mr nice chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most. An autobiography by howard marks, paperback barnes. Told with humour, charm and candour, mr nice is his own extraordinary story. Howard marks, the chairman and cofounder of oaktree capital management, is renowned for his insightful assessments of market opportunity and risk. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. And second, i try to adhere to the principle that if i dont have anything additive to say, i. After four decades spent ascending to the top of the investment management profession, he is today sought out by the worlds leading value investors, and his client memos brim with insightful.
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