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Synopsis
Spank the Monkey examines the life of Alan J. Shalleck - the person instrumental in helping to bring Curious George, one of the most beloved characters in children's storybook history, to life. -From the first time Curious George was published in 1941*, children everywhere have been smitten by the silly little monkey that does all the things they wished they could do - like ride through the city on top of a bus or get tangled up in a pot of spaghetti, because, luckily, George had his friend, the man in the yellow hat - who never had a name - to bail him out of any scrapes.- In the late 1970's, Alan Shalleck helped revive the Curious George brand, producing 100 short films and a new series of Curious George books, creating a whole new legion of fans. Some 70 years after Curious George first made it to print, he is still as popular as ever - in part, thanks to Alan's contributions. -While Alan's public persona was that of a hard-driven CBS TV executive and later an independent TV producer, there was another side, a very dark side to him, one few knew about: Alan was heavily involved in the gay S&M (sadomasochism) scene. He was even part of a secret spanking club. Spank the Monkey also explores the strange, twisted lives of Alan's two killers and traces the criss-crossing paths each took that led them to a fatal encounter. -Vincent Puglisi and Rex Ditto, the sadistic murderers, bear a chilling resemblance to the monstrous sociopaths, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith, in Truman Capote's epic In Cold Blood. As one person noted, "These people are the reason we have prisons!"- If you're a fan of true crime stories, Spank the Monkey is a must read! -* Curious George, created by Margret and H.A. Rey, is copyrighted and trademarked by the Houghton Mifflin Company. This book is not associated with or endorsed by the Houghton Mifflin Company.
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- "Spank the Monkey reads like James Patterson on steroids."
Laurence Leamer - New York Times bestselling author of Madness Under the Royal Palms
- "There are hundreds of true crime books, but very few of them contain the novelistic detail and inexorable sense of lives that first collapse, then collide, as Spank the Monkey."
Scott Eyman - Books Editor, Palm Beach Post
- "Spank the Monkey is a true life frightening and masterfully crafted look into the minds of perverted sociopathic killers. Rarely does a "true crime" work hit the mark. Mr. Geliebter has certainly done so!"
David Roth - Noted Palm Beach criminal defense attorney
- "For those who want to read the inside account of how quickly passion and lust can turn to murder, Spank the Monkey is an excellent - and, sadly, true - book."
J.D. Vivian - Contributing Editor, Palm Beach Post, former police reporter for The Miami Herald
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- PublisherMeager Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0979952018
- ISBN 13 9780979952012
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages201
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