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" I've read everything Philip Carlo has written and am a huge fan.

#Richard the iceman kuklinski was a huge liar movie#

The only information that was worth reading is that, Mickey Rourke is tentatively attached to play Richard Kuklinski in a movie about "The Iceman". " I read this out of respect to the author, but it is extremely repetitive. I now have to read all of Philip Carlo's books! RIP Dear Sir! A good insight for someone battling ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. " I found the writing a bit narcissitic but it is a biography. I now have to read all of Philip Carlo's books! RIP Dear Sir! " - Michelle,

Knowing of his passing in 2010, from ALS,made it depressing to read about how much pain and moral defeat he suffered at the hands of this awful disease. I read the Ice Man as well as this and I feel Philip was a fantastic author and I'm now very interested to read his other books both fiction and non fiction. " Very moving and a stark reminder to not take our bodies and it's abilities for granted.

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“A hell of a book, a brutal page-turner” - Larry King It’s a brave offering from the author and one that will hopefully get the readers to understand things a little clearer.” - Falcata Times “It’s fascinating to see how he copes day to day with his illness as well bringing his experiences to the fore. A brave psychological exploration of a writer’s craft and terminal illness.” - Kirkus Reviews “An inspiring testament to what the human mind can accomplish in the wake of devastating change. “Carlo’s knack for anecdote spinning and his own heartbreaking, yet ennobling, confrontation with ALS results in a unique and spellbinding memoir.” - Booklist The overall effect is so naturalistic and conversational it's easy to forget that the narrator isn't Carlo himself.” - Publishers Weekly (starred audio review) “Kent Bateman not only finds the perfect voice to match the hard-boiled attitude of the Bensonhurst-born Carlo, he captures his love of life, his pride in his accomplishments, and his frustration with the failure of his once athletic body.

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The Killer Within is a gripping, suspenseful page-turner that pulls the listener into the netherworld of Mafia bosses, Mafia hit men, and serial killers, as well as the hard realities of dealing with a fatal disease. In The Killer Within, Carlo documents his difficult experiences with ALS and explains how he managed to continue writing prodigiously in the face of adversity. But rather than lying down and succumbing to the disease, Carlo continued to work, his books still getting published to both critical and commercial acclaim. Suddenly, after years of penetrating the minds of killers, Carlo found himself being pursued by the grim reaper. He was able to forge trusting relationships with his subjects, enabling him to extract the facts behind their monstrous acts and identify what motivated them to commit their horrific crimes.Ĭarlo’s investigative achievements are remarkable, but what wasn’t known to his readers is that, while working on The Ice Man, he learned he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a terminal illness that causes all of the muscles in the body to atrophy over time. In researching his acclaimed true-crime books, Philip Carlo interviewed some of the most infamous criminals and killers of our times in prisons and on death rows throughout the country.