To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia

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Summary: To Kill An Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia
Review: Being a Clevelander I found this book to be wonderful. Being able to identify names and places made this book even more interesting. I definitely like the factual information instead of a "hollywood" reporting style. If you have read other mafia related stories, this one helps tie the names and places together during that era. I would defintely like to see this story portrayed in a movie.

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Summary: To Kill An Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia
Review: Being a Clevelander I found this book to be wonderful. Being able to identify names and places made this book even more interesting. I definitely like the factual information instead of a "hollywood" reporting style. If you have read other mafia related stories, this one helps tie the names and places together during that era. I would defintely like to see this story portrayed in a movie.

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Summary: fast-paced story, great real-life characters
Review: Having grown up and Youngstown, and now residing in Cleveland, this book was quite insiteful to me. A lot of familiar names and faces. A must read for anyone interested in organized crime, politics, history, etc... Makes you wonder "what if", regarding the hit on Danny Greene.

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Summary: fast-paced story, great real-life characters
Review: Having grown up in Youngstown, and now residing in Cleveland, this book was quite insiteful to me. A lot of familiar names and faces. A must read for anyone interested in organized crime, politics, history, etc... Makes you wonder "what if", regarding the hit on Danny Greene.

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Summary: I could not put this book down!
Review: I graduated in 1965 and lived 20 miles east of Cleveland. I worked in the Collinwood neighborhood,and married a " Murray Hill " girl.I had heard most of the names and seen a few of the "characters", but I didn`t really know the story of how they lived. I was amazed at the details the author gave in this very interesting book.Talk about doing your homework!! PS. I used to swim at Pineway Trails in the 60`s.

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Summary: A great read
Review: I lived in Cleveland during this period.
It was an amazing time.
As an Irish Catholic I had some affinity with Danny Greene, but realized he was basically a gangster no matter what his public persona as a community and labor leader.
Rick Porello does a fine job of telling this amazing tale.
I only hope the plan to make it a movie goes forward, I'll be first in line.

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Summary: Danny Greene and History
Review: I loved reading this book. As a young child I remember these events unfolding. The book is written superbly and is captivating. Wonderful job! Hope to see this in Theaters!!!

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Summary: Disjointed, one thought-one chapter,more hype than substance
Review: I'm sure I read the same book as these other guys. To me the writing was mediocre, the story disjointed, and the book not worth the price.

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Summary: One Helluva Mob Book
Review: If you are a mob-buff, then you are going to love this book. Cleveland was literally a war zone back in the 70's. Danny Greene muscled his way in, and gave the Mafia more than they could handle. He scared them to death in life, and continued to haunt them in death. This is a must read.

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Summary: Get me Rewrite
Review: If you want to know how the streets run in Cleveland then read this book. You get the history of the mob and how criminals work together to get ill gain.