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Summary: my favorite book about the Gambinos so far
Review: I really liked this book, it seemed factual and was very well written. Has a lot of insight that the other books don't have. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: "A Rat On Steroids is still a RAT!!!"'
Review: Even though the man put the last true Mafioso, John Gotti Sr. in Marion, the second toughest prison now, due to the building of the Super-Max Pen in Colorado, for life without the possibility of a parole hearing. It gives you a perspective on what&why this man turned on his boss for and broke the code of OMERTA! Mobsters now a days are all like "Sammy Bull", they wanna play the tough and rough mobster, but when mister police man comes it's off to the wittness protection program to save one's own life and family, in his case just his own, RAT,RAT,RAT!
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Summary: ENGULFING
Review: This book is one of the best books I have read. It starts fast and continues to keep the reader completely engulfed in the details of life in the Mafia. A first rate page turner.
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Summary: true crime and a truly great story!
Review: I never got to really underdstand how they put the dapper don away until this book came along! Great work!
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Summary: What Sammy sez is no bull
Review: "Underboss" takes its place along with Nicholas Pillegi's "Wiseguy" and Joseph D. Pistone's "Donnie Brasco" as one of the best insider accounts of life in the mafia ever published. Unlike those other two books, however, "Underboss" presents the life from the perspective of a mafia leader, in this case the notorious Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, who was the number two to the reprehensible John Gotti in the Gambino crime family. Sure, Sammy's the rat who brought Gotti down, but to hear him tell the tale, he only did so because Gotti insulted Gravano's notions of "honor among thieves." As a reader, one should keep in mind that this account is solely Sammy's version of events. Nevertheless, as told by the masterful Peter Maas, his is one trully fascinating story indeed.
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Summary: STONE COLD KILLA
Review: AFTER READING THIS BOOK IT SHOWS ALOT ABOUT THE KIND OF MAN SAMMY THE BULL WAS.IT ALSO SHOWS HIS REASONS FOR TESTIFYING AGAINST JOHN GOTTI.ITS A GREAT BOOK AND A MUST READ FOR ALL MOB-ADDICTS OUT THERE.
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Summary: Good book by Peter Maas about Sammy
Review: If you saw the "Gotti" movie then I recommend that you read this book because it's from Sammy's point of view rather than from Gotti's. Very detailed about how Sammy got to be where he ended up and a good read for fans of the italian mafia.
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Summary: sammy the narc gravano
Review: underboss tells how sammy the bull gravano brought down the"teflon don"john gotti by becoming an informent.from the early days of sammys crime life to the job of gottis right hand man and hitman.sammy describes how they planned the murder of paul castellano so gotti could move up and become boss of the gambino crime family.a good mob book with whackings,racketeering,and all the mafias operations.peter mass does a good job like he did in the valachi papers.
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Summary: An Honourable Rat?
Review: Peter Maas does an excellent job of intertwining Salvatore Gravano's dialogue with his own informative writing. Every chapter is compelling; the story tells like a "Goodfellas" tale from the eyes of a made guy (Henry Hill was never, and could never be made, since his father was Irish). "The Bull" makes clear his attraction of "The Life" was the honour, living and dying by the codes of Omerta and yet he broke a large number of these very codes. Most were quite understandable, but the major and most interesting defection perhaps is harder to understand. Thus newspapers at the time reported on how sad it was that Sammy had turned rat. Sammy explains the situations leading to his "change of governments" but does not explain specifically, in his own words, why he did this or what was going through his mind at the time. This, I would have liked to have read more about. Gravano's tales seem mostly believable and are often enforced by Maas explaining the facts. Gravano does not hesitate in passing on his shortcomings, even situations which could be of embarrassment to him. However, I'm sure much of "The Bull's" supposed dialogue has been reworded by Maas to make the story flow in such a compelling manner. This does not make his accounts any less authenticate. On the whole, a brilliant piece of work my Maas with Salvatore Gravano being infinitely more truthfully than I first expected. This is a truly compelling story of a gangster rising through the ranks of the Gambino Family. If you enjoyed the Goodfellas movie, you'll love every page of this. Add it to your shopping basket now!
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Summary: Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano
Review: Fuggettaboutit. Pass it up. Don't waste your time. An obviously biased story trying to gain the reader's sympathy. My impression is that Sammy is attempting to make himself look like a victim. His side of the story just seems like fiction. This was not a gripping or believable version.
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