The Sinatra Club - by Sal Polisi (Paperback)
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Highlights
- An "exhilarating trip through Italian-American Mafia history" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) this is Sal Polisi's riveting and darkly hilarious chronicle of the inner workings and larger-than-life characters inside the New York Mob.
- Author(s): Sal Polisi
- 464 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
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Book Synopsis
An "exhilarating trip through Italian-American Mafia history" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) this is Sal Polisi's riveting and darkly hilarious chronicle of the inner workings and larger-than-life characters inside the New York Mob. The Mob was the biggest, richest business in America . . . until it was destroyed from within by drugs, greed, and the decline of its traditional crime Family values. And by guys like Sal Polisi. As a member of New York's feared Colombo Family, Polisi ran The Sinatra Club, an illegal after-hours gambling den that was a magic kingdom of crime and a hangout for up-and-coming mobsters like John Gotti and the three wiseguys immortalized in Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas--Henry Hill, Jimmy Burke, and Tommy DeSimone. But the nonstop thrills of Polisi's criminal glory days abruptly ended when he was busted for drug trafficking. Already sickened by the bloodbath that engulfed the Mob as it teetered toward extinction, he flipped and became one of a breed he had loathed all his life--a rat. In this shocking, pulse-pounding, and, at times, darkly hilarious first-person chronicle, he paints a never-before-seen picture of a larger-than-life secret underworld that, thanks to guys like him, no longer exists.Review Quotes
"Fascinating....In addition to an exhilarating trip though Italian-American Mafia history, Polisi's text doubles as a heartfelt memoir, wherein he candidly expounds on the pain of neglecting his family and the devastating losses that eventually impelled him to leave "The Life" behind and testify against his former colleagues."-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
"Brassy....Evocative....An audacious memoir unveiling the machinations of the mob." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Mafia memoirs are well-trod ground, but Polisi's personal focus will engage readers....like Henry Hill, the famous subject of the genre classic Wiseguy, he has a sort of disreputably-likable quality about him. For fans of inside-organized-crime books, this one's a definite must-read."
-- "Booklist"
Dimensions (Overall): 7.4 Inches (H) x 4.1 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Personal Memoirs
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 464
Publisher: Pocket Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Sal Polisi
Language: English
Street Date: February 25, 2014
TCIN: 94136716
UPC: 9781451643169
Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-9845
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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