Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts
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Julian Rubinstein
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Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts

Julian Rubinstein

352 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime funny informative medium-paced
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DESCRIPTION: Elmore Leonard meets Franz Kafka in the wild, improbably true story of the legendary outlaw of Budapest. Attila Ambrus was a gentleman thief, a sort of Cary Grant--if only Grant came from Transylvania, was a terrible professional hock...

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adventurous 76%
funny 68%
informative 55%
lighthearted 23%
tense 17%
dark 10%
mysterious 8%
reflective 8%
emotional 6%
challenging 4%
hopeful 4%
sad 4%
inspiring 2%

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slow 28%
fast 6%

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