Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detect, (Paperback)

from rrriles

Best (possibly only?) true crime I've ever read, and perfect summer/vacation material. Thanks, Julie!

from BooksOn23rd

Fabulous fun read!

from jtho

Great book! The story of the bank-robbing hockey player is a fun adventure, and Attila is so clever. (The cops-and-robber scenario reminded me of the movie "Catch Me If You Can.") I also learned so much about Hungary, and I was almost amazed by its history as much as I was by Attila's game. This ...

from dhmontgomery

A real-life story that seems like a Coen Brothers movie. (Johnny Depp has optioned this book, but nothing's been produced yet; this is a shame.) Rubinstein sympathetically chronicles the prolific but small-time bank robber in post-communist Hungary, Attila "The Whiskey Robber" Ambrus, who hits up...

from Pool_Boy

A great fast read of adventure and humor. It's amazing what Eastern Europe went through in the transition from Communist rule to more free/western-like countries. It amazes me to think about how much of a 'wild west' it was (is?) and how people coped. This was well-written and had me rooting for ...