George Carpozi (1920–2000)
Auteur van The Mafia: The First 100 Years
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Werken van George Carpozi
Clinton Confidential: The Climb to Power : The Unauthorized Biography of Bill and Hillary Clinton (1995) 18 exemplaren
The Brigitte Bardot story 3 exemplaren
the hidden side of Jacqueline Kennedy 2 exemplaren
La Mafia de ayer a hoy. Los secretos tras la historia oficial del crimen organizado (2011) — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Under the Clock - The Inside Story of the Mafia's First 100 Years — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Crime Incorporated - The Inside Story Of The Mafia's First 100 Years — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Jackie & Ari, for Love or Money? 1 exemplaar
The Gulf War photo album, 1991 1 exemplaar
That's Hollywood volume 7 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1920-11-25
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2000-05-14
- Geslacht
- male
- Opleiding
- Dartmouth College
New York University - Beroepen
- Journalist
Biographer - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- New York Press Club Golden Typewriter Award
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- Werken
- 42
- Leden
- 323
- Populariteit
- #73,309
- Waardering
- 3.2
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 50
- Talen
- 6
- Favoriet
- 1
There is a mass of detail in here, and some of it makes for fairly unpalatable reading. If you were a member of the Mafia, then your chances of living to an old age were slim as you became the next victim of the infighting between gangs, given the number of murders that are reported in here. The author covers the different ages as the heads of the gangs rise in power, and there are chapters n the men who would become household names in America in their time, such as Al Capone.
I get the feeling that a proportion of this is fictionalised, in particular the details of conversations from a number of years ago, but it does make it read better. Later details of cases and the vile characters that are here can be substantiated from wiretaps. An interesting read, really only 2.5 stars.… (meer)