Free Underboss: Sammy The Bull Gravano's Story Of Life In The Mafia Ebooks To Download
Sammy the Bull Gravano is the highest-ranking member of the Mafia in America ever to defeat. In telling Gravano's story, Peter Maas brings us as never before into the innermost sanctums of the Cosa Nostra as if we were there ourselves--a secret underworld of power, lust, greed, betrayal, and deception, with the specter of violent death always waiting in the wings.
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial; 1st Edition, 9th Printing edition (January 27, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060930969
ISBN-13: 978-0060930967
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.8 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (204 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #35,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #50 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > True Crime > Organized Crime #119 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Specific Groups > Crime & Criminals
While I can't say that I admire Sammy Gravano -- his behavior for most of his life was reprehensible, -- I have to give him credit for calling a spade a spade. In this captivating true life story, Gravano describes his growing up as a tough kid and becoming a "made man" over time, only to go on to becoming "Underboss" of the Gambino Crime Family with John Gotti.Sammy tells his story with a thoroughness that seems to indicate he finally wants to come clean. Certainly turning "state's evidence" against Gotti and many other significant underworld crime figures was a matter of self preservation (likely literally his life), yet Gravano presents himself as a person with a strong degree of loyalty and honor -- despite the horror of "the life" and his part in it. John Gotti certainly doesn't come across very well in this account of how Gotti Became Godfather. Basically, a low-life, who's likely chances of becoming the Boss were slim to none, he kills his way to the top and proves himself to be an egotistical low class bum who actually believe's he's untouchable and attractive to 'his public'. An absolutely disgusting human being who belongs where he is -- in jail for life with no chance for parole. His prodigy has ended up in the same situation and his stupidity was so ridiculously blatant that it bordered on 'the gang that couldn't shoot straight.' May they enjoy their life 'on vacation!'Gravano served time so his helping as state's witness didn't wipe away everything, yet he makes a tremendous sacrifice in going in this direction -- including the loss of his wife and children. In the long run, perhaps there is a thread of hope and redemption in Gravano's decision; hopefully, he's living a decent life totally different than his past.
Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's Story of Life in the Mafia Sammy The Sheep Dog (Adventures of Sammy The Sheep Dog) (Volume 1) American Pit Bull Terrier Calendar - Only Dog Breed American Pit Bull Terriers Calendar - 2016 Wall calendars - Dog Calendars - Monthly Wall Calendar by Avonside The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball's Bluff, June-October 1861 (American Battle Series) Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story The Black Hand: The Story of Rene "Boxer" Enriquez and His Life in the Mexican Mafia The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia The Vatican Connection: The True Story of a Billion-Dollar Conspiracy Between the Catholic Church and the Mafia The Quiet Don: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino Sammy Spider's First Rosh Hashanah Sammy the Seal (I Can Read Level 1) Rat Pack Confidential: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Show Biz Party At the Plate with...Sammy Sosa (Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf) Sammy Spider's First Sukkot (Sukkot & Simchat Torah) Sammy Spider's First Yom Kippur Sammy Spider's First Passover Sammy Spider's First Shabbat Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy Chin: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante The Sinatra Club: My Life Inside the New York Mafia
