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Hollywood Godfather

My Life in the Movies and the Mob

By: Gianni Russo,Patrick Picciarelli

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Hollywood Godfather

My Life in the Movies and the Mob

By: Gianni Russo,Patrick Picciarelli

Hollywood Godfather is Gianni Russo's over-the-top memoir of a real-life mobster-turned-actor who helped make The Godfather a reality, and his story of life on the edge between danger and glamour. Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny—played by James Caan—up for a hit. Russo didn't have to act—he knew the mob inside and out: from his childhood in Little Italy, where Mafia legend Frank Costello took him under his wing, to acting as a messenger for New Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello during the Kennedy assassination, to having to go on the lam after shooting and killing a member of the Colombian drug cartel in his Vegas club. Along the way, Russo befriended Frank Sinatra, who became his son's godfather, and Marlon Brando, who mentored his career as an actor after trying to get Francis Ford Coppola to fire him from The Godfather. Russo had passionate affairs with Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minelli, and scores of other celebrities. He went on to become a producer and starred in The Godfather: Parts I and II, Seabiscuit, Any Given Sunday and Rush Hour 2, among many other films. Hollywood Godfather is a no-holds-barred account of a life filled with violence, glamour, sex—and fun.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250181399

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9781250181398

My Life in the NYPD:

Jimmy the Wags

By: James Wagner,Patrick Picciarelli

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My Life in the NYPD:

Jimmy the Wags

By: James Wagner,Patrick Picciarelli

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.

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Penguin

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1101219785

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9781101219782

Street Warrior

The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him

By: Ralph Friedman,Patrick Picciarelli

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Street Warrior

The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him

By: Ralph Friedman,Patrick Picciarelli

As Seen On Discovery Channel's "Street Justice: The Bronx" 2,000 arrests. 100 off-duty arrests. 6,000 assists. 15 shootings. 8 shot. 4 kills. These are not the performance statistics of an entire NYPD unit. They are the record that makes Detective 2nd Grade Ralph Friedman a legend. Friedman was arguably the toughest cop ever to wear the shield and was the most decorated detective in the NYPD’s 170-year history. Stationed at the South Bronx’s notorious 41 Precinct, known by its nickname “Fort Apache,” Friedman served during one of the city’s most dire times: the 1970s and ‘80s, when fiscal crisis, political disillusionment, an out-of-control welfare system, and surging crime and drug use were just a few of its problems. Street Warrior tells an unvarnished story of harrowing vice and heroic grit, including Friedman’s reflections on racial profiling, confrontations with the citizens he swore to protect, and the use of deadly force.

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1250106915

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9781250106919

Street Warrior

The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him

By: Ralph Friedman,Patrick Picciarelli

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The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him

By: Ralph Friedman,Patrick Picciarelli

A memoir by the NYPD’s most decorated cop, reflecting on the job, the city, and how both have changed.

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1250106907

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Jimmy the Wags

Street Stories of a Private Eye

By: James J. Wagner,Patrick Picciarelli

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Jimmy the Wags

Street Stories of a Private Eye

By: James J. Wagner,Patrick Picciarelli

A gritty, outrageous memoir of life on the streets as a PI in New York. Stocked with a stellar cast of swells and skells...rarely anything but fun.' - New York Post 'James Wagner is one tough, street-smart hombre, and has some high-wire tales of the PI life to tell. But for my money, the main attraction of this brutally honest book is that it is consistently laugh-out-loud funny. You gotta love this guy.' _ Nicholas Pileggi, author of 'Casino

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Berkley

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0451409272

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9780451409270

Hollywood Godfather

My Life in the Movies and the Mob

By: Gianni Russo,Patrick Picciarelli

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My Life in the Movies and the Mob

By: Gianni Russo,Patrick Picciarelli

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My Life in the NYPD:

Jimmy the Wags

By: James Wagner,Patrick Picciarelli

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Jimmy the Wags

By: James Wagner,Patrick Picciarelli

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Jimmy the Wags

Street Stories of a Private Eye

By: James J. Wagner,Patrick Picciarelli

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Street Stories of a Private Eye

By: James J. Wagner,Patrick Picciarelli

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