Six Years Inside The Mafias: how I worked my way through college: a true story
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (947 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1515309541 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 436 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book was just awful. Poorly written and unbelievable Amazon Customer This book was just awful. Poorly written and unbelievable. Nearly every chapter included something that screamed out as phony. For example--a killer screws a silencer on a .38 revolver .while in reality silencers are fit onto automatic handguns. Also the hero who is a low level jewish punk, is dealing directly Carlo Gambino, the legendary Mafia "boss of bosses". . Two Stars Alice M. A little boring. Entertaining true story Trina This book was a smart, entertaining true story about a young man (Yari) who through a series of bad choices ended up immersed in a life of crime. True life often makes the novels and this book is no exception. I found myself engrossed in the story from the first chapter, needing to know what happened next. Definitely worth a read!
Finally, indicted by the city, state and the Feds and forced to dig his own grave, there is nowhere for Jeffry to go but upward. Every event and character in the book is real. Within that maelstrom, Jeffry Weiss, the son of a prominent Philadelphia police officer, is trapped by his own selfish motivations and an environment that rewards money over morals. The City of Brotherly Love is being torn apart by personal greed and racial conflict. Disillusioned, Jeffry seeks a life of crime, becoming a master thief. Unable to escape the clutches of crime boss Sylvan Skolnick in New Jersey, Phil Testa in Philadelphia, and Carlo Gambino in New York, he is forced to participate in more and more dangerous offenses. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1964. In an effort to delve further into his chosen career, he ingratiates himself with the Black, Jewish and Italian Mafias, falling into a downward spiral of gr