Ok, I'm sure my friends are remarking -- you gave this a five! But I absolutely loved it. In fact, I read it all Christmas Day as the rest of the family was immersed in some all day television fest gorging on Game Show Network. Ugh! Anyways, this book, written in first person by an excellent author who spent several years interviewing a Mafia hitman, was compelling, amazing, and highly informative. Now I finally understand how spreads work in sports betting, and have an idea how to find a loansh
Ok, I'm sure my friends are remarking -- you gave this a five! But I absolutely loved it. In fact, I read it all Christmas Day as the rest of the family was immersed in some all day television fest gorging on Game Show Network. Ugh! Anyways, this book, written in first person by an excellent author who spent several years interviewing a Mafia hitman, was compelling, amazing, and highly informative. Now I finally understand how spreads work in sports betting, and have an idea how to find a loanshark, if I would ever need one. Very entertaining, especially from a criminal defense point of view (sadly, I've only had the opportunity to work on one mob case.) I actually bought this book for my 13 yo son who asks me daily questions about the mafia (I guess assuming that since we live in Little Italy and I'm an attorney I must be well-versed in the field) and I think he'll love it, though I'm thinking I might do away with the chapter about how to set up a porn film business. Just not as liberal a parent as some may think . . .
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