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Re: Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
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08/25/05 01:17 PM
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Very good decision on getting the book. worth the read and money, one of the Best books about the Mafias. GoodFella
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Re: Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
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08/26/05 10:33 AM
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It's a wonderful book, you won't be able to put it down, it has so much more in it that Godfellas left out You made a wise coice in getting it You won't be dissapointed Joe Batters
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Re: Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
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08/27/05 10:50 AM
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By the way, Henry recently sweated out a badly written and mostly redundant followup to the book, "Gangsters and Goodfellas" (Yes, of course he used the title of the film ). It's an egocentric narrative of his life after "Wiseguy", with some newly added details of the stories covered in the first book (for instance, an implication of Gotti in De Simone's murder - strangely enough, added after Gotti had already died) and even more self-whitewashing. I absolutely wouldn't recommend it for the price that's asked for it, but if you can find it for, say, 25% of that, then you might consider it...
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Re: Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
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09/07/05 10:38 AM
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By far, the best book (that was the basis for a film) emulating the life of a mafiosi. I am reading it for the second time right now. (just picked it up 3 days ago along with a cigar).
P.S. Cusano 18 (a really nice cigar for a moderate price, $4.00 or less)
Bart, Is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving family? No. Well suppose you got a large starving family, is it wrong to steal a truckload of bread to feed them? Uh-uh. And what if your family don't like bread, they like cigarettes? I guess thats ok. Now what if instead of giving them away, you sold them at a price that was practically giving them away. Would that be a crime Bart?
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Re: Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
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09/07/05 03:08 PM
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I totally agree Enzo I've read it a second time and it is just as good if not better the second time around Joe Batters
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Re: Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
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09/08/05 12:21 PM
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I have found a similar apprecation when reading The Godfather for the second time. I have also noticed that I enjoy watching the film adaptation first, and then reading the novel. I am more interested in reading from cover to cover, and I have a deeper understanding of the plot; which makes for a more enjoiable experience.
Bart, Is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving family? No. Well suppose you got a large starving family, is it wrong to steal a truckload of bread to feed them? Uh-uh. And what if your family don't like bread, they like cigarettes? I guess thats ok. Now what if instead of giving them away, you sold them at a price that was practically giving them away. Would that be a crime Bart?
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Re: Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
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09/11/05 10:15 PM
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I've always found that after watching the movie and then reading the book in your mind while you read you have faces of characters and it makes it seem more alive.......I always imagine Ray Liotta talking it's good Joe Batters
Aspanu summon the all of the chiefs DEATH TO ALL WHO BETRAY GIULIANO!
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