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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: An accurate, well written account of a real life story!
Review: Read this from cover to cover in two evenings. It helps some if you were in Cleveland during the 70's, but is paced right and full of descriptions so you can know all the characters even if you're from out of town I was on the first-in responding fire crew when they blew up Danny and I testified at the first trial. I learned stuff I never even knew from this book and I was there! Well done Rick!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: A terrific story needs better telling
Review: The rise of Danny Greene and his battle with the Cleveland mafia makes for an interesting tale. As a relative newcomer to northeastern Ohio, I found the book to be a useful history lesson. However, the writing lacks polish. Porrello could use a good editor, and was ill-served by his publisher who allowed so many spelling and punctuation errors to go to print. It's also hard to keep track of the large number of players mentioned in the book, and sometimes their relation to events at hand is unclear, at best. Still, if you like to read about wise guys, it's a book worth picking up.
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