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Contributor(s): Talese, Gay (Author)

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 ISBN: 0061665363     ISBN-13: 9780061665363
Publisher: Ecco Press
OUR PRICE: $17.09  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2009
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Annotation: The acclaimed author of Unto the Sons penetrates the silence and secrecy of the Mafia and offers an intimate look at a powerful--and vanishing--way of life. "An invaluable document".--The New York Times Book Review.
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BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | Organized Crime
- Social Science | Sociology - General
- True Crime | Historical
Dewey: 364.106
LCCN: 2009009298
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.2" W x 8" L (1.15 lbs) 592 pages
Features: Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:

A classic masterwork newly updated

The electrifying true story of the rise and fall of New York's notorious Bonanno crime family

On New York's Park Avenue on a rainy Tuesday night in October 1964, the famous Mafia chieftain Joseph Bonanno was kidnapped by two mobsters and reported by the police as dead on the following morning. More than a year later, Bonanno mysteriously reappeared, setting off a bloody mob feud that came to be known as the "Banana War."

In this monumental work--packed with intimate details and brilliant reporting--bestselling author Gay Talese first brought to the American consciousness a world and a life previously known to only a few. No other book has done more to acquaint readers with the secrets, structure, wars, power plays, family lives, and fascinating, frightening personalities of the Mafia.

Contributor Bio(s): Talese, Gay: -

A former reporter for the New York Times, Gay Talese is a bestselling author who has written eleven books. He lives in New York City.
 
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