The WWII Bombing of Bari, Italy
Publication Date September 23, 2025
If you read his IMDB profile, you see a successful actor—a guy whose face you’ve seen in TV shows, mostly the bad guy. So what? The backstory. A nice Jewish boy from New Jersey quits Georgetown University in his junior year and crosses the country in a Chevy truck. He does some plum work as a drug dealer, escapes half a dozen FBI agents at an airport, and lives eight years as a federal fugitive in Paris, London, Ibiza, Corsica, and Morocco. Turning thirty, he decides to return to the US, face the mess he left behind, and find a way back on the rails of the American dream. The acting he got paid for came after that.
Ian Jarvis’ wildly improbable life is a classic “truth is stranger than fiction” tale, one that is by turns funny, tragic, adventurous, nail-biting, and hopeful. His unusual storytelling style, his high-energy shorthand, and fast, digestible chapters will ensure that readers are captivated from page one.
The Escape Artist is about resurrection, turning one’s life around, and not giving up. In that respect, it is inspirational, though not entirely in the traditional sense of that genre. This book is a deep dive in his character, good and bad. It also touches on the forces loose on this planet that guide us, save us and yes, sometimes sink us too. His uplifting story will touch many readers with its honesty, blunt delivery, and humanity.
