- Library Binding: 269 pages
- Publisher: Franklin Watts (April 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0531150739
- ISBN-13: 978-0531150733
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,376,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As he battles terminal cancer in a federal prison in Illinois, John Gotti, still the acting head of the Gambino Mafia family, is constantly in the news. Once Mr. Gotti ascends to Mafia heaven, he will be worldwide news-and Alpha will have the most up-to-date and comprehensive book on the subject.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.About the Author
Jerry Capeci is the author of Alpha's The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Mafia (12/01), and the co-author (with Gene Mustain) of Murder Machine and Gotti: Rise and Fall. He also hosts his own popular website on organized crime, ganglandnews.com. He is a former reporter for the New York Post and theNew York Daily News. He is currently the head of public relations for the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Gene Mustain is also a former New York Daily News reporter, and has written for McCALLS, The National Law Journal and New York magazine. He teaches investigative journalism in England.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If like me all you know about John Gotti is what you have read in the papers over the years then this is the book to fill in the gaps about his 'coming and goings' . Mob Star charts Gottis' life from his role as a respected 'boss' to his downfall and subsequent death. A lot of inside information surrounding the last 25 years of his life has been extracted and put into print, some of which has never been public knowledge. I was hoping for a full biography covering his childhood and teenage years, unfortunately this is where Mob Star fails to deliver. It is however an interesting insight into Gottis' life at the height of his 'career' and for anyone vaguely interested in the Mafia I recommend it as a detailed account of a man who became a legend in his own time, no matter how dubious his 'work' might have been.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is probably the best Gotti book available which isn't saying much when the main rival is by the same authors. It's a fairly decent book with plenty of information on Gotti and his crew but a lot of it is questionable.
The main problem with the book is that it's outdated. First printed in 1988 before the Gotti saga had ended or at least semi ended when the once named Telfon Don for his ability to avoid conviction finally was put away. This "updated" version is only updated with a few extra chapters at the end and they very much feel like they've been rushed and just slapped. Probably because John Gotti had recently died at the time and the authors wanted to cash in on it.
This book could have been a lot better if instead of sticking a few extra chapters at the end, the whole book was reworked. Because upto chapter 28 it is still based on information from 1988. You read it and you think they could have atleast updated it with all the information provided now.
But that's Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci, I wouldn't expect anything more from them.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i rate this book as ok , but he did not have the respect others had maybe because he didnt give it . but in the end he died very lonely im sory to say it . he created a whole world or success for his family especialy his daughter whou is a author now . rest in peace
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