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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.15092
EAN: 9780671723224
Edition: Rei Mti
ISBN: 0671723227
Label: Pocket
Manufacturer: Pocket
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: September 01, 1990
Publisher: Pocket
Studio: Pocket

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:


"At the age of twelve my ambition was to become a gangster. To be a wiseguy. Being a wiseguy was better than being President of the United States. To be a wiseguy was to own the world." -- Henry Hill

Wiseguy is Nicholas Pileggi's remarkable bestseller, the most intimate account ever printed of life inside the deadly high-stakes world of what some people call the Mafia. Wiseguy is Henry Hill's story, in fascinating, brutal detail, the never-before-revealed day-to-day life of a working mobster -- his violence, his wild spending sprees, his wife, his mistresses, his code of honor.

Henry Hill knows where a lot of bodies are buried, and he turned Federal witness to save his own life. The mob is still hunting him for what he reveals in Wiseguy: hundreds of crimes including arson, extortion, hijacking, and the $6 million Lufthansa heist, the biggest successful cash robbery in U.S. history, which led to ten murders. A firsthand account of the secret world of the mob,

Wiseguy is more compelling than any novel.




Rating: - disappointing
Although the product is of good quality, the postage was a bit expensive and it took weeks to receive it.

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Rating: - Simply a classic
Like the movie, the book sets the standard of the genre! Do yourself a favor and pick it up!!

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Rating: - wiseguy
This book was a gift it was delivered in perfect condition. The person it was for loved the book.The delivery was without 14 days so this was on time for there birthday. The book was not put down since they had it and really enjoyed it.

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Rating: - An Engrossing Book About a Despicable Mobster
Among true mobster stories, this book rates well for its nonstop depiction of events and exceptional character development. Henry Hill's narration provides considerable depth into the personalities of his cohorts allowing the reader to grasp the motives and mindsets of true gangsters as they pull of heist after heist. To give further credence to this book, my wife, who despises the very existence of the mob, also found this book enthralling, even in disgust.

Wise Guy details the life ... Read More

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Rating: - this really happens
good fellas was based on this book and this book was really based on a rat there is no good guys only foolish not so good not so attached to humanity type guys. the outline of the book and the movie stayed the same just like with casino

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