Greg Campbell

Greg Campbell is an award-winning journalist and author who has written for such publications as The Economist, WSJ Magazine, Paris Match, Foreign Policy, Salon.com, The Christian Science Monitor, the San Francisco Chronicle, In These Times and Amnesty Magazine, among others. He is the author of three nonfiction books, The Road to Kosovo: A Balkan Diary, Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World’s Most Precious Stones and Flawless: Inside the World’s Largest Diamond Heist. Blood Diamonds served as inspiration for the Oscar-nominated 2006 film Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly. Greg has won more than two dozen journalism awards from the Inland Press Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Colorado Press Association, Colorado Associated Press Reporters and Editors, and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with wife and son.

POT INC: INSIDE MEDICAL MARIJUANA, AMERICA’S MOST OUTLAW INDUSTRY

Campbell, a suburban father whose biggest vice is a cold beer, seems like the last person who would grow weed in his basement. But his attitude changed in 2009, when his home state of Colorado led the nation in mainstreaming medical marijuana. Watching with fascination as above-board and financially thriving dispensaries popped up everywhere, Campbell wondered, “Why not me?” Pot, Inc. chronicles Greg’s journey into DIY ganjapreneurialism, as he learns how to cultivate marijuana, examines America’s often unduly harsh laws, and unearths ignorance about pot’s centuries-old therapeutic value–ignorance the government is desperate to maintain. Along the way, he also gains a very personal insight into the drug’s medicinal value that shapes his opinion about legalization.

Flawless Reviews

“Fans of caper books and movies will be in seventh heaven here. …A must-read for true-crime fans.”
    – Booklist (Starred Review)

“…a riveting narrative…”
    – Boston Globe

“…a fascinating chronicle…Like a finely cut gem, this well-polished, multifaceted book sparkles.”
    – Publishers Weekly

“Fans of true crime (especially those who appreciate less violence and no gore) and of crime caper movies will especially enjoy this fun romp.”
    – Library Journal

“Exciting, well-crafted tale… Selby and Campbell (Blood Diamonds: Tracing The Deadly Path of the World’s Most Precious Stones, 2002, etc.) provide an engrossing nonfiction thriller… an effective, well-researched collaboration, in which the classic heist story illustrates the seamy underbelly and criminal lure behind the bright facade of the diamond industry. Sure to appeal to armchair rogues and, like Blood Diamond, cinema-ready.”
    – Kirkus Reviews

“Part whodunit, part mob tell-all, part diamond underworld reportage, Flawless is simply too good to miss.”
    – Ulrich Boser, author of The Gardner Heist

“With Flawless, Scott Andrew Selby and Greg Campbell take the genre of true crime to a new level. Reading it, you realize that sometimes reality can be more fantastic than most action films.”
    – Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi, New York Times bestselling authors of The Monster of Florence

“The first ‘must-be-read-with-popcorn’ book ever. Selby and Campbell’s propulsive and cinematic narrative shimmers with truth, hubris and knowing details. I loved it.”
    – Gregg Olsen, New York Times bestselling author of Starvation Heights

“That real life often outdoes fiction is no longer surprising, but when a true story is brilliantly told, it’s a discovery worth shouting about. Flawless will leave you gasping as the authors gradually peel back the covers on one of the most audacious acts of high stakes mischief in the history of thievery.”
    – Lee Gruenfeld, co-author of Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

“In Flawless, Selby and Campbell expertly dissect this audacious crime in a compellingly expansive investigation ranging from the intricacies of the diamond industry to the history of the mob in Italy. A story that could have been ripped from the pages of a movie script but which is rooted in fact, Flawless is a rare true crime story—a real diamond in the rough.”
    – Julian Rubinstein, author of Ballad of the Whiskey Robber

“[D]azzling. Scott Andrew Selby and Greg Campbell take us into the minds of top-drawer jewel thieves who view every lock as a challenge, every cop as a fool and everyone else’s diamonds as their own birthright. Handle with discretion—you might be up all night reading.”
    – Tom Zoellner, author of The Heartless Stone and Uranium

“Flawless is flawless. This is a one-hundred carat gem of a book. Flawless is an incredible, true, page-turning account of a half-billion dollar diamond robbery—the boldest, most daring diamond theft in the world.”
    – J. North Conway, author of King of Heists

“The gripping story of an incredible crime. This tale of old-fashioned criminal enterprise has been told with a level of research that immerses you in a fascinating journey into the hidden world of diamond trading.”
    – Neil Forsyth, author of Other People’s Money

“You could not invent a better crime story. From the very first step into that ransacked vault, Selby and Campbell have you.”
    – Kevin Krajick, author of Barren Lands

“A thoroughly modern and riveting tale of the world’s biggest diamond heist. With vivid storytelling and fascinating detail, Selby and Campbell piece together every step of mastermind Leonardo Notarbartolo’s plan, and the investigation that left detectives dumbfounded. Full of intrigue and suspense, Flawless is a terrific read.”
    – Gilbert King, author of The Execution of Willie Francis

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