Nicholas Pileggi Libros

Nadie sabía más sobre el mundo del juego y las apuestas que Frank «Lefty» Rosenthal, un genio matemático que, junto a su amigo Anthony «the Ant» Spilotro, un matón, llegó a Las Vegas con el objetivo de conquistarla para la mafia. Sin embargo, todo cambió cuando seis jefes del crimen fueron condenados a cadena perpetua, lo que llevó a la mafia a perder su control en el “paraíso” del desierto. Durante años, Lefty y Tony formaron un equipo perfecto: Lefty aportaba su inteligencia y atención al detalle, mientras Tony mantenía a los jefes satisfechos con maletas llenas de dinero. Su organización parecía destinada a perdurar, hasta que la bella Geri entró en sus vidas. Basada en hechos reales, esta obra es una intrigante mezcla de violencia, amor, matrimonio, adulterio, venganza y muerte. Además de ser un impactante relato sobre el crimen organizado, se presenta como una tragedia de proporciones “Shakespeareanas”. Reconocida por críticos como Mario Puzo y Gay Talese, se describe como una fascinante y colorida historia que narra las fechorías de la mafia, centrada en Frank Rosenthal y los casinos dominados por la mafia en los años 70, que vieron su ocaso a principios de los 80.

The enthralling story of Henry Hill's life as a gangster and notorious participation in the Witness Protection Programme, made into the hugely acclaimed Martin Scorsese film _________________________ 'Absolutely engrossing' - New York Times 'The best book ever written on organised crime' - Cosmopolitan 'A riveting account of organised crime as a way of life ... extraordinary' - Publishers Weekly _________________________ 'At the age of twelve my ambition was to be a gangster. To me being a wiseguy was better than being president of the United States. To be a wiseguy was to own the world.' GoodFellas is Henry Hill's own story, telling the fascinating and sometimes brutal details of the day-to-day life of a working New York mobster - the violence, wild spending sprees, his wife, his mistress, his code of honour. From the small-time scamming of his early years, his first arrest at the age of sixteen and initiation into the dealings of his wiseguy friends and bosses, Henry Hill tells of the good times, dodgy dealings, indulgences, and the insularity of the mob-controlled neighbourhoods. But things start to go too far. To save his own life, Hill turns into a Federal witness, and the mob is to this day still hunting him down for revealing their involvement in hundreds of crimes including arson, extortion, hijacking, the six-million dollar Lufthansa heist (the most successful cash robbery in US history), and murder.

Presents the story of Henry Hill's life as a gangster and notorious participation in the Witness Protection Programme.

A female Goodfellas—the true story of A supermodel turned getaway driver for the mob. All-American beauty Georgia Durante was one of the most photographed models in the country when she married mobster Joe Lamendola. It plunged her into a world she never dreamed of—and one she feared she’d never survive—as a getaway driver for the Mafia and an eyewitness to unspeakable violence, brutality, and murder, as she came to understand the terrifying risk of being married to the Mob.

Je to mistrně vylíčený příběh o lásce, manželství, podvodech, vraždě a pomstě uprostřed mafie. Je to příběh z prostredí heren a kasín, kde se otáčejí miliardy dolarů, a vypráví o tom, jak mafie ztratila moc nad hráčským průmyslem.