Summary of Charles Brandt's I Heard You Paint Houses

By IRB Media

Get the Summary of Charles Brandt's I Heard You Paint Houses in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Sheeran learned to kill in the US Army, where he saw an astonishing 411 days of active combat duty in Italy during World War II. After returning home he became a hustler and hit man, working for legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino. Eventually Sheeran would rise to a position of such prominence that in a RICO suit the US government would name him as one of only two non-Italians in conspiracy with the Commission of La Cosa Nostra, alongside the likes of Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano and Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Nov 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638158172

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 26

Insights from Chapter 27

Insights from Chapter 28

Insights from Chapter 29

Insights from Chapter 30

Insights from Chapter 31

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The author was worried about his friend Jimmy Hoffa, who had been released from jail nine months prior, when he called him to discuss the union’s problems.

#2

Jimmy was a tough guy, and he didn't take threats lightly. He was not afraid to stand up for himself or his family.

#3

The author was a friend of both Russell and Jimmy, and he was worried about both their safety. He was worried that the FBI was wiretapping the mob, and that this information might end up in the wrong hands.

#4

The author was in the mafia and he was in charge of making calls for the union. He was trying to make peace with the mafia.

#5

The author knew Jimmy personally and knew he wasn’t serious about exposing any wrongdoing.

#6

After the murder of Don Grady, Jimmy wanted to meet with the only other person who knew his whereabouts that night, his bodyguard and driver Russell Bufalino.

#7

Jimmy called the author the next morning, asking him to come to Detroit to meet with the Little Guy, as he referred to Tony Pro.