Julian Rubinstein has made a career finding and bringing unforgettable characters to life and breaking bizarre and often dangerous stories from faraway places. Whether with a fleeing Indian tribe in Brazil, with the Hell''s Angels in Canada, or with John McEnroe in his art gallery in SoHo, Julian has consistently proven able to get the story no one else could. His journalism has earned inclusion in the BEST AMERICAN CRIME WRITING anthology and two citations from BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING. He began his career as a sports reporter and writer, first for The Washington Post and then Sports Illustrated. He has also written for The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Arts & Leisure Section, Rolling Stone, Men''s Journal, Outside, Salon, and Details, where he is a contributing editor. Born in the Bronx and raised in Denver, he currently lives in New York City. BALLAD OF THE WHISKEY ROBBER is his first book.