Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco

Author: Joseph D. Pistone

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780340922651

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In 1978, the US government waged a war against organised crime. One man was left behind the lines. From 1976 until 1981, Special Agent Pistone lived undercover with the Mafia. Only able to visit his young family once every few months, Pistone - under the alias Donnie Brasco - ate, drank, partied, worked and sometimes killed with the wiseguys. He got so close that his Mafia partner, Lefty Ruggiero, asked him to officiate as best man at his wedding. Pistone's eventual testimony, in such spectacular prosecutions as 'the Pizza Connection' and 'the Mafia Commission' resulted in more than 200 indictments and 100 convictions of members of organised crime.

Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business
Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business

Author: Joe Pistone

Publisher: Running Press Adult

Published: 2008-05-27

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 0762432284

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The FBI agent who posed as jewel thief "Donnie Brasco" revisits his six-year assignment undercover within the American Mafia, this time revealing details about the crimes he witnessed, the trials of those he helped bring to justice, and the history of civil war within the Mafia itself.

Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco

Author: Joseph D. Pistone

Publisher: Onyx Books

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780451408815

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Undercover FBI Special Agent Donnie Brasco journeys to Florida to investigate a violent political conspiracy that has already cost the life of a fellow agent.

Way Of The Wiseguy
Way Of The Wiseguy

Author: Joe Pistone

Publisher: Running Press Adult

Published: 2005-04-13

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780762423842

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Now in paperback, here's the first nonfiction work from Joe Pistone since his New York Times #1 bestseller and hit movie, Donnie Brasco. Perhaps no man alive knows the lifestyle of wiseguys better than Pistone does, having spent six years infiltrating the Mafia as an undercover FBI agent. Now, years later, Pistone reassesses the underworld. Often poignant, and in startling detail, THE WAY OF THE WISEGUY gives readers a first-hand look at the psychology and customs of the wiseguy.The book features 34 chapters that reveal key principles of wiseguy life, including “How Wiseguys Carry Out a Hit,” “How Wiseguys Get Straightened Out,” and “A Typical Day in the Life of a Wiseguy.” Pistone's spellbinding stories provide a first-hand look at this lawless realm of badguys, which is often uncannily relevant to the workings of legitimate big business and everyday social discourse.

Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes

Author: Joseph D. Pistone

Publisher: Onyx Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780451410092

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Using a dead convict's name, FBI undercover specialist Donnie Brasco goes to L.A. to investigate the Russian Mafia's ties to illegal casinos, but the Russians have hired an assassin to kill him.

The Good Guys
The Good Guys

Author: Jules Bonavolonta

Publisher:

Published: 1997-08

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9780671010072

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As gripping as fiction, yet all incredibly true, this book is the story of how FBI Special Agent Bonavolonta brought down the most powerful Mafia families in New York--and forever revolutionized the investigative procedures of the FBI. Includes an eight-page photo insert.

Mafia Prince
Mafia Prince

Author: Phil Leonetti

Publisher: Running Press Adult

Published: 2014-04-29

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0762456000

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MONEY, MURDER, AND MACHIAVELLIAN MAYHEM . . . CONTAINS A NEW EPILOGUE Mafia Prince is the first person account of one of the most brutal eras in Mafia history -- "Little Nicky" Scarfo's reign as boss of the Philadelphia family in the 1980s -- written by Scarfo's underboss and nephew, "Crazy Phil" Leonetti. The youngest-ever underboss at the age of 33, Leonetti was at the crux of the violent breakup of the traditional American Mafia in the 1980s when he infiltrated Atlantic City after gambling was legalized, and later turned state's evidence against his own. His testimony led directly to the convictions of dozens of high-ranking men including John Gotti, Vincent Gigante, and the downfall of his own uncle, Nick Scarfo -- sparking the beginning of the end of La Cosa Nostra (the insiders' term for the Mafia, translated as "This Thing of Ours").

Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business
Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business

Author: Joe Pistone

Publisher: Running Press

Published: 2007-01-23

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780762427079

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When FBI Special Agent Joe Pistone began what was supposed to be a six-month operation infiltrating New York's Bonanno crime family in 1975, he had no idea what was about to happen. Posing as jewel thief “Donnie Brasco,” Pistone would spend the next six years undercover in the Family, witnessing-and sometimes participating in-the Mafia's gruesome activities while gathering enough evidence to send over 200 gangsters to jail. Pistone told his story in the 1988 book Donnie Brasco-a New York Times bestseller and later a feature film starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino. But because of pending trials at the time of publication, many details of the alleged crimes were omitted. Now, in Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business, Pistone for the first time reveals with great detail the horrific deeds of wiseguys Tony Mirra, Lefty Ruggiero, Sonny Black, and the rest of the cold-blooded Bonanno crew. He puts the operation into historical perspective, detailing the timeline of Mafia trials from 1981 through 2005 that crippled the New York City crime family. He also recounts his experiences after the operation, his time on the Hollywood set with Pacino and Depp, and other undercover operations through present day. A tense, thrilling account of the greatest infiltration ever by a federal agent into the most brutal gang of killers in the world, Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business is the final chapter in the story of a real American hero.

Mafia Movies
Mafia Movies

Author: Dana Renga

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 1487510470

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The mafia has always fascinated filmmakers and television producers. Al Capone, Salvatore Giuliano, Lucky Luciano, Ciro Di Marzio, Roberto Saviano, Don Vito and Michael Corleone, and Tony Soprano are some of the historical and fictional figures that contribute to the myth of the Italian and Italian-American mafias perpetuated onscreen. This collection looks at mafia movies and television over time and across cultures, from the early classics to the Godfather trilogy and contemporary Italian films and television series. The only comprehensive collection of its type, Mafia Movies treats over fifty films and TV shows created since 1906, while introducing Italian and Italian-American mafia history and culture. The second edition includes new original essays on essential films and TV shows that have emerged since the publication of the first edition, such as Boardwalk Empire and Mob Wives, as well as a new roundtable section on Italy’s “other” mafias in film and television, written as a collaborative essay by more than ten scholars. The edition also introduces a new section called “Double Takes” that elaborates on some of the most popular mafia films and TV shows (e.g. The Godfather and The Sopranos) organized around themes such as adaptation, gender and politics, urban spaces, and performance and stardom.

We're Going to Win this Thing
We're Going to Win this Thing

Author: Lin DeVecchio

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781101467275

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FBI agent Lin DeVecchio was a key player in the New York mafia wars from the late seventies through the early nineties. Yet despite his stunning success fighting organized crime, DeVecchio was accused of switching sides. Now, DeVecchio and bestselling author Charles Brandt, tell the story of a law enforcement officer who beat the mob bosses, only to end up fighting for his own freedom.