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"The New York Times Book Review Wiseguy goes nonstop...absolutely engrossing.
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Nicholas Pileggi’s vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill—the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that “to be a wiseguy was to own the world,” who grew up to live the highs and lows of the gangster’s life—has been hailed as “the best book ever written on organized crime” (Cosmopolitan).
This is the true-crime bestseller that was the basis for Martin Scorsese’s film masterpiece GoodFellas, which brought to life the violence, the excess, the families, the wives and girlfriends, the drugs, the payoffs, the paybacks, the jail time, and the Feds . . . with Henry Hill’s crackling narration drawn straight out of Wiseguy and overseeing all the unforgettable action.
Read it and experience the secret life inside the mob—from one who’s lived it.
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HENRY HILL WAS INTRODUCED to life in the mob almost by accident. Read the first page
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Goodfellas is a great film, a classic. For a book to produce such an amazing film, the book's got to be something special in the first place. If you don't believe those people who claim that the book is better than the film read this and you'll soon join their line of thought. Pileggi is on a par with supreme author Mario Puzo - exemplified by his ability to mercutiously create each situation for the reader. It's such an easy read you'll be glued to it until you finish the final page. A true great, up there with the likes of other Mafioso classics such as The Godfather.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Blistering true life account of life within a mafia family. The film was superb, the book is even better. At time you actually feel like you are part of the family yourself. Marvellous!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Reading this book i was expecting it to be good however i was blown away fantastic book that expands on the film with some hilarious (and some harrowing) tales. A five star gem
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A fantastic story which makes a better film than biography
Wiseguy is the book upon which the Martin Scorcese 1990 movie Goodfellas is based. At the time journalist/biographer Pileggi, believed himself the foremost authority on the members... Read more
Published 26 days ago by R. A. Davison
Great read
Read this having seen Goodfellas a few times and it's a great read, I'm not a big reader but I read this very quickly, a real page turner for me.
Published 5 months ago by rfh198
Couldn't put it down
I read this a long time ago and have bought it for my daughters partner for christmas, i know he will love it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Patti D
Almost word for word the same as Goodfellas
This is a brilliant mafia exposé but if you have seen goodfellas I'm not sure there's much point because the screenplay narration scripts are pretty much taken from this... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. M. Livesley
gripping and oh so banal
THis is a great book about the underworld, a kind of parallel universe where men still act like shoot-em-up cowboys for their own gain. Read more
Published 10 months ago by rob crawford
mafia crime stuff
A good book.The problem I had was that I've already read books about Henry Hill before.So there wasn't much I didn't know.But for those who haven't it's a must.
Published 12 months ago by sammy soft
Goodfellas Plus
This inspired Goodfellas. The true story of gangster Henry Hill is compelling. Anyone familiar with the aforementioned movie will find aspects of Hill's story not included by the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Bianca White
Outstanding
Now this is what I call a book. I was transfixed, from the moment I picked it up until I turned the last page. This book isn't just you run of the mill offering. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ms. Alla Connelly
one of the best books on the mob
A must read for anyone interested in Paulie Vario's crew in the Lucchese family. I read it in no time at all and you could easily read this book in a few hours, it's that good! Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2007 by L. M. STOCKLEY
the best gangster biography available
Pileggi materfully interdisperses the quotes from the book's main protagonist, Henry Hill, and his wife, with thoughtful and dispassionate analysis. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2004
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