Donnie Brasco

by Joseph D. Pistone
Donnie Brasco
Author: Joseph D. Pistone
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Mafia
ISBN: 9780340922651
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In 1978, the US government waged a war against organised crime. One man was left behind the lines. From 1976 until 1981, Special Agent Pistone lived undercover with the Mafia. Only able to visit his young family once every few months, Pistone - under the alias Donnie Brasco - ate, drank, partied, worked and sometimes killed with the wiseguys. He got so close that his Mafia partner, Lefty Ruggiero, asked him to officiate as best man at his wedding. Pistone's eventual testimony, in such spectacular prosecutions as 'the Pizza Connection' and 'the Mafia Commission' resulted in more than 200 indictments and 100 convictions of members of organised crime.

Donnie Brasco

by Joseph D. Pistone
Donnie Brasco
Author: Joseph D. Pistone
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 433
Release: 1997-02-01
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1101154063
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Posing as jewel thief "Donnie Brasco," FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone carried out the most audacious sting operation ever, working undercover for six years to infiltrate the flamboyant community of mafia soldiers, "connected guys," captains and godfathers. Now his unforgettable eyewitness account brings to pulsating life the entire world of wiseguys—their code of honor and their treachery, their wives, girlfriends and whores, their lavish spending and dirty dealings. With the drama and suspense of a high-tension thriller, Joseph Pistone reveals every incredible aspect of the jealously guarded world he penetrated...and draws a chilling picture of what the mafia is, does, and means in America today.

Donnie Brasco

by Joseph D. Pistone
Donnie Brasco
Author: Joseph D. Pistone
Publisher: Onyx Books
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1999
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780451408815
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Undercover FBI Special Agent Donnie Brasco journeys to Florida to investigate a violent political conspiracy that has already cost the life of a fellow agent.

Snake Eyes

by Joseph D. Pistone
Snake Eyes
Author: Joseph D. Pistone
Publisher: Onyx Books
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2001
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780451410092
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Using a dead convict's name, FBI undercover specialist Donnie Brasco goes to L.A. to investigate the Russian Mafia's ties to illegal casinos, but the Russians have hired an assassin to kill him.

Making Jack Falcone

by Joaquin 'Jack' Garcia
Making Jack Falcone
Author: Joaquin 'Jack' Garcia
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2012-12-11
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 147110852X
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At 6'4" and 375 pounds, Jack Garcia looked the part of a mobster, and he played his part so perfectly that his Mafia bosses never suspected he was an undercover agent for the FBI. 'Big Jack Falcone', as he was known inside La Cosa Nostra, learned all the inside dirt about the Gambino organized crime syndicate and its illegal activities - from extortion and loan-sharking to assault and murder. The result was a string of busts and a quarter of a million dollar contract put out on his life. A fascinating inside look at the struggle between law enforcement and organized crime, MAKING JACK FALCONE sheds new light on two organizational cultures that continue to exert an unparalled grip on our imagination.

Way Of The Wiseguy

by Joe Pistone
Way Of The Wiseguy
Author: Joe Pistone
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2005-04-13
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 9780762423842
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Now in paperback, here's the first nonfiction work from Joe Pistone since his New York Times #1 bestseller and hit movie, Donnie Brasco. Perhaps no man alive knows the lifestyle of wiseguys better than Pistone does, having spent six years infiltrating the Mafia as an undercover FBI agent. Now, years later, Pistone reassesses the underworld. Often poignant, and in startling detail, THE WAY OF THE WISEGUY gives readers a first-hand look at the psychology and customs of the wiseguy.The book features 34 chapters that reveal key principles of wiseguy life, including “How Wiseguys Carry Out a Hit,” “How Wiseguys Get Straightened Out,” and “A Typical Day in the Life of a Wiseguy.” Pistone's spellbinding stories provide a first-hand look at this lawless realm of badguys, which is often uncannily relevant to the workings of legitimate big business and everyday social discourse.

Mobbed Up

by Joseph D. Pistone
Mobbed Up
Author: Joseph D. Pistone
Publisher: Onyx Books
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2000
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780451409102
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Posing as "Donnie Brasco", former FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone infiltrated the mob and brought it down. Now, he brings his experience to a series of novels that takes readers deep inside a covert FBI operation. In Mobbed Up, Donnie Brasco takes on both the Russian and Italian mobs. But this time it's not his life on the line...it's his daughter's.

Investigating the Mafia

by Carla Mooney
Investigating the Mafia
Author: Carla Mooney
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2010-05-14
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1420503618
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The mafia's code of silence has long made it difficult for police to convict major mafia figures. Low-level members who are caught in criminal activities rarely turn evidence on those above them, choosing instead to do their time. Police have had go to great lengths to take down the bosses, in many cases giving up their own lives to go undercover. Joe Pistone, the undercover FBI Agent known as "Donnie Brasco," was an FBI agent for 27 years. He spent 20 of those years as an undercover agent, sacrificing his own identity to bring justice to the mob. This book provides background information on organized crime, and gives your readers a revealing look into the tools and techniques used by investigators in mafia cases. Sidebars provide first-person accounts and biographies of famous criminals and investigators.

The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies

by George Anastasia
The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies
Author: George Anastasia
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-09-27
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0762443707
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The gangster movie is one of the most popular genres in film. From the Italian, Irish, and Russian "families" in America to similarly sinister groups in Europe, Japan, and beyond, the cinema has never shied away from portraying the evil exploits of these brutal outfits. In this highly entertaining and informative book, two accomplished and apropos authors put the genre in perspective like no other author or documentarian has done before. The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies provides extensive reviews of the Top 100 gangster films of all time, including sidebars like "Reality Check," "Hit and Miss," "I Know That Guy," "Body Count," and other fun and informative features. Also included are over a dozen stand-alone chapters such as Sleeper "Hits," "Fugazi" Flops, Guilty Pleasures, Lost Treasures, Q&A Interviews with top actors and directors (including Chazz Palinteri, Michael Madsen, Joe Mantagna, and more), plus over 50 compelling photographs. Foreword by Joe Pistone, the FBI agent and mob infiltrator who wrote the bestselling book and acclaimed movie, Donnie Brasco.