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    Wiseguy
    Wiseguy
    Wiseguy
    Audiobook8 hours

    Wiseguy

    Written by Nicholas Pileggi, Corey Brill, Hillary Huber and Martin Scorsese

    Narrated by Ari Fliakos

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    About this audiobook

    INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION WRITTEN AND READ BY MARTIN SCORSESE!

    Nicholas Pileggi’s vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill—the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that “to be a wiseguy was to own the world,” who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia gangster’s life—has been hailed as “the best book ever written on organized crime” (Cosmopolitan).

    This is the true-crime bestseller that was the basis for Martin Scorsese’s film masterpiece GoodFellas, which brought to life the violence, the excess, the families, the wives and girlfriends, the drugs, the payoffs, the paybacks, the jail time, and the Feds…with Henry Hill’s crackling narration drawn straight out of Wiseguy and overseeing all the unforgettable action. “Nonstop...absolutely engrossing” (The New York Times Book Review).

    Read it and experience the secret life inside the mob—from one who’s lived it.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateDec 3, 2019
    ISBN9781508295891
    Wiseguy
    Author

    Nicholas Pileggi

    Nicholas Pileggi is the author of several books on American gangsters including Casino: Love and Honour in Las Vegas and The Wiseguy Cookbook.

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    • 5/5
      This was an excellent listen! Highly recommend this binge worthy book!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Had to keep reminding myself , Ray wasn’t speaking . Perfect person for narrator.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Everything I'd hoped for from this detailed, inside view of "the life".

      The psychology of these individuals is undeniably fascinating to so many of us outsiders - hence the copious amount of books, plays, films, and shows.

      This book lives up to the promise of giving a behind-the-scenes look at decades of organised crime. And it tells the story from multiple angles too; wiseguy, girlfriend, and wife are all represented.

      I couldn't stop listening.
    • 5/5
      Great book and audio were on point in this novel
    • 5/5
      Better than the movie. 100x more detail and crazy stories.
    • 1/5
      Scrambled, unable to listen. The abridged version will be attempted.