Off the Deep End, Giancarlo Granda
Off the Deep End, Giancarlo Granda
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Off the Deep End
Jerry and Becki Falwell and the Collapse of an Evangelical Dynasty

Author: Giancarlo Granda, Mark Ebner

Narrator: Jeremy Arthur

Unabridged: 5 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/25/2022


Synopsis

Giancarlo Granda finally reveals the truth about his relationship with Becki Falwell and her husband Jerry Falwell Jr., and the hidden world of political influence, high finance, and criminal intrigue.Jerry Falwell Jr. is a prominent figure in the evangelical world whose support for presidential candidate Donald J. Trump helped secure Trump's Republican nomination in 2016. He captured headlines when it was revealed that he and his wife Becki had participated in a years-long bizarre sexual relationship with a pool attendant they met at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach. As Falwell Jr. began to deny this relationship, even more damaging news came out, ultimately forcing him to resign as president of Liberty University, which many consider to be the largest evangelical Christian university in the world. Giancarlo Granda is now ready to share the story of his years on an ""only in America"" rollercoaster ride through the monied corridors of power and profound hypocrisy.

About Giancarlo Granda

The proud son of immigrant parents from Cuba and Mexico, Giancarlo Granda was born and raised in Miami, and currently resides in the DC metro area. He is active in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai communities, and enjoys traveling, hiking, skiing, weightlifting, gaming, and time well spent with friends and family. He recently received his Master of Professional Studies in Real Estate Finance and Development degree from Georgetown University.

About Mark Ebner

Mark Ebner is a New York Times bestselling author, and an award-winning investigative journalist.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on October 29, 2022

It’s as disgusting a story that has ever been told, but if you are a Christian, it is a story that you need to read. No one comes across well, including the author, but the incredible rot at the core of the largest Christian university in the world needs to be looked at straight in the eye. If we do......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on November 10, 2022

While some people love murder podcast, I love corrupt evangelicals podcasts, so I've listened to several featuring the story of the downfall of Jerry Falwell, Jr. and the toxic culture he fostered on the Liberty University campus. One of the stories that helped unravel this whole scandal was the tal......more

Goodreads review by Peacegal on May 31, 2023

Well, that was quite a wild story. Most of us should by now be disabused of the notion that powerful people who are on a vendetta to legislate away the rights of women and the LGBT community in particular, have bothered to apply any of their ideas of "family values" to their own lives. However, for......more

Goodreads review by Kyle on November 08, 2022

All I can say is, what a mess!......more

Goodreads review by Anna on December 30, 2024

As someone who once attended Liberty and lived in Lynchburg when the Falwells fell from the pedestal they’d managed to claw their way onto, I had high hopes for this book. The story in and of itself is entirely worth knowing, but the writing fell utterly flat to me. Political/religious scandal tell-......more