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Title: Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley ISBN: 0-451-19257-5 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: February, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (48 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Must read for any fan of the movie!
Comment: First off I loved the movie and have seen it numerous times. It ranks with one of my al time favorites. So naturally I figured I had to read the book to see how much was different. Well I was kind of shocked because the movie and the book are very far apart. The movie has all of the real figures in it that Donnie encountered but many of the stories are scewed to fit in Hollywood. Some events didn't even happen or they happened in a different context. but this didn't hurt my opnion any in fact it made me like the book more because it was fresh. The writing is good, a bit winded, but solid and Agent Pistone recounts numerous great tales of crime and danger. What is important about the book is that it shows that Agent Pistone was in no way in conflict with himself about where he and the mob stood as the film portrayed. Pistone worked hard with the FBI and his fellow undercover agents and it is important to know that if you really want the true facts to the whole story.
Rating: 5
Summary: A day to day life of a mob guy
Comment: Joe D. Pistone an FBI agent by the code name Donnie Brasco goes deep down in the mafia's inner circle. This is one of the best mafia books's written. Brasco goes so deep in the Bonnano family with his partner in crime Lefty Guns and how Brasco contributed to bringing down mafia members not only in New York but in Florida and Chicago as well. He also tells how his real family dealt with this. Know Bonnano living in hiding with his wife and childern under different names and a 500,000 dollar contract on his life.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Look at a True American Hero
Comment: In this gripping read, Joe Pistone's story reminds us that there are still true heroes in our society, and that he is one of them. In the past two and a half years, the FBI has come under unrelenting scrutiny, mostly concerning the 9/11 attacks (with everyone looking to blame solely the big bad FBI). While there is no doubt that there are some structural problems that need the be resolved, I feel that the Bureau has been unfairly portrayed as a completely corrupt and ineffectual organization. Donnie Brasco reminds us that these people are, for the most part, true heroes, who only took on this dangerous job having the best interests of the country at heart. Not to mention this is an amazingly entertaining and fasciniating read, a wonderful foray into the life of an undercover agent. It also effectively destroys any notion that the mob is glamorous, revealing the mob for what they really are: greedy, pathetic losers. I was constantly amazed by Mr. Pistone's wit, courage, and fast-thinking in the face of emergencies. A must-read for anyone and everyone interested in the Mafia, the world of undercover agents, or simply the story of a hero. 5 stars.
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Title: Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi ISBN: 0671723227 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Way of the Wiseguy by Joseph D. Pistone ISBN: 0762418397 Publisher: Running Press Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Underboss by Peter Maas ISBN: 0061096644 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia by Gene Mustain, Jerry Capeci ISBN: 0451403878 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: July, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Boss of Bosses : The FBI and Paul Castellano by Joseph F. O'Brien, Andris Kurins ISBN: 0440212294 Publisher: Island Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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