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Book Synopsis The Men Behind Mob Wives: 10 Part Series by : Kiesha Joseph
Download or read book The Men Behind Mob Wives: 10 Part Series written by Kiesha Joseph and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-09-16 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Ebooks in This SeriesThe Men Behind Mob Wives: Sammy "The Bull" Gravano (Father of Karen Gravano)The Men Behind Mob Wives: Anthony "TG" Graziano (Father of Renee Graziano)The Men Behind Mob Wives: Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi (Uncle of Angela "Big Ang" Raiola)The Men Behind Mob Wives: Joseph Ferragamo, Louis Facciolo and Bruno Facciolo (Ex-husband, Father and Uncle of Carla Facciolo)The Men Behind Mob Wives: Benjamin "Lefty Guns" Ruggiero (Grandfather of Ramona Rizzo)The Men Behind Mob Wives: Lee D'Avanzo (Husband of Drita D'Avanzo)The Men Behind Mob Wives: Hector "Junior" Pagan (Ex-Husband of Renee Graziano)The Men Behind Mob Wives: Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi (Uncle of Angela "Big Ang" Raiola)The Men Behind Chicago Mob Wives: Frank "The German" Schweihs (Father of Nora Schweihs)The Men Behind Chicago Mob Wives: John A. "Big John" Fecarotta (Uncle of Renee Fecarotta)
Book Synopsis The Men Behind Mob Wives by : Kiesha Joseph
Download or read book The Men Behind Mob Wives written by Kiesha Joseph and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to "The Men Behind Mob Wives," a gripping series that delves deep into the lives, legacies, and untold tales of some of the most notorious figures in organized crime. In this introduction, we set the stage for an intriguing exploration of the individuals who shaped the underworld and the Mob Wives Series women who stood beside them. This six-part series includes the following true crime organized mob biographies: Salvatore "Sammy The Bull" Gravano: Father of Karen Gravano Lee D'Avanzo: Husband of Drita D'Avanzo Anthony "TG" Graziano: Father of Renee Graziano & Jennifer Graziano Hector Pagan, Jr. AKA Junior: Husband of Renee Graziano Joseph Ferragamo, Louis Facciolo & Bruno Facciolo: Husband, Father and Uncle of Carla Facciolo Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi: Uncle of Angela "Big Ang" Raiola Our journey begins with Salvatore "Sammy The Bull" Gravano, a name synonymous with the Mafia's inner workings. From his rise through the ranks to his notorious betrayal, Gravano's story is a testament to the complexities of loyalty and betrayal within the mob. Next, we uncover the enigmatic figure of Lee D'Avanzo, whose presence in the underworld leaves a trail of mystery and intrigue. As a key player in the Gambino crime family, D'Avanzo's influence and connections will be unraveled, shedding light on his pivotal role in Mob Wives' narrative. Anthony "TG" Graziano emerges as another central figure, renowned for his authority and respect within the mob hierarchy. Graziano's story is one of power, ambition, and the inevitable conflicts that arise in the pursuit of dominance. Hector Pagan, Jr., known by his alias Junior, adds another layer of complexity to our exploration. His dual identity as both a mobster and an informant offers a unique perspective on the inner workings of organized crime, showcasing the blurred lines between loyalty and self-preservation. We then turn our attention to Joseph Ferragamo, Louis Facciolo, and Bruno Facciolo, whose collective presence looms large in the shadowy underworld of New York City. Their alliances, rivalries, and schemes provide a gripping narrative that unfolds against the backdrop of a city entrenched in crime. Lastly, Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi completes our ensemble of characters, his cunning and resourcefulness making him a formidable force within the criminal underworld. Lombardi's story is one of survival and adaptation, as he navigates the treacherous landscape of mob politics with skill and finesse. As we embark on this journey, prepare to be captivated by the untold stories, hidden truths, and complex characters that define the world of the Mob Wives series. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of "The Men Behind Mob Wives," where loyalty is tested, alliances are forged, and the line between friend and foe blurs beyond recognition.
Download or read book Mob Daughter written by Karen Gravano and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Karen Gravano, a star of the hit VH1 reality show Mob Wives, comes a revealing memoir of a mafia childhood, where love and family come hand-in-hand with murder and betrayal. Karen Gravano is the daughter of Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, once one of the mafia's most feared hit men. With nineteen confessed murders, the former Gambino Crime Family underboss—and John Gotti's right-hand man—is the highest ranking gangster ever to turn State's evidence and testify against members of his high-profile crime family. But to Karen, Sammy Gravano was a sometimes elusive but always loving father figure. He was ever-present at the head of the dinner table. He made a living running a construction firm and several nightclubs. He stayed out late, and sometimes he didn't come home at all. He hosted "secret" meetings at their house, and had countless whispered conversations with "business associates." By the age of twelve, Karen knew he was a gangster. And as she grew up, while her peers worried about clothes and schoolwork, she was coming face-to-face with crime and murder. Gravano was nineteen years old when her father turned his back on the mob and cooperated with the Feds. The fabric of her family was ripped apart, and they were instantly rejected by the communities they grew up in. This is the story of a daughter's struggle to reconcile the image of her loving father with that of a murdering Mafioso, and how, in healing the rift between the two, she was able to forge a new life.
Book Synopsis How to Use a Meat Cleaver by : Renee Graziano
Download or read book How to Use a Meat Cleaver written by Renee Graziano and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food this good should be illegal. "Mob Wives," VH1's wildly successful hit show, follows the lives of six women affiliated with the mob. Now, show creator and Executive Producer Jennifer Graziano, star Renee Graziano, and their restaurateur sister, Lana Graziano, reveal their best-kept secrets yet. The Grazianos invite you into their world but this time through the kitchen door, with this full color cookbook featuring 100 of their favorite and most-coveted family recipes. From Lana's famous meatballs to Sunday Gravy to Lobster Arriagiatta, the secret recipes are on the table. Plus, the book is spiced throughout with personal never-before-told stories that will let you get to know the most famous real mob family a little better. Experience the Grazianos' lives from inside their kitchen where food and family are never far apart. Funny, outrageous, sentimental, and always authentic, the Grazianos leave you with the skills to talk the talk, cook pasta like there's no tomorrow, stir up a mean marinara—and use that meat cleaver to back it up.
Download or read book Bigger Is Better written by Big Ang and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything about Angela “Big Ang” Raiola is larger than life: her lips, her 36JJ breasts, and especially her personality! In a lifestyle guide as genuine and fun as Big Ang herself, the star of VH1’s Mob Wives, called the show’s “den mother” by the New York Times, serves up the hilarious and poignant wisdom she’s learned while running her bar, raising her family, and dating made men. Big Ang has rules to live by for beauty, food, family, friendship, and more. Here she is... ON HER KILLER BOOBS: I was on vacation with my family in the Catskills when out of nowhere, this bat flies right into my chest and then falls splat on the ground. Turned out, he died on impact. ON FAMILY TRADITIONS: Every Sunday, we do a feast for fifteen to twenty-five people. Last week, we went through seventy-five meatballs. Even by my family’s standards, that’s a lot of balls. ON DIETING: Swearing off lasagna to lose weight? You might fit into smaller jeans. But you’re still the same person— except hungrier and bitchier. ON HOBBIES: Would I rather cook for people or have sex? No hard-and-fast rule there. But I will say this: Cooking is always satisfying.
Book Synopsis Playing with Fire by : Renee Graziano
Download or read book Playing with Fire written by Renee Graziano and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reign Grazi is no stranger to dangerous men. Her whole life, they've been there. Grandfathers, uncles, cousins...she knows the difference between people who made the rules and those who broke them. But she has no idea why someone might want her dead. Nick Fattelli is handsome, sophisticated, and...an assassin. He doesn't know who hired him to take out Reign, but after they meet and sparks fly, he vows to protect her. Unless it's really him they are after... Thus begins PLAYING WITH FIRE, a sexy thriller by Renee Graziano, star of VH1's hit show Mob Wives. The author knows this lifestyle firsthand: She is the daughter of one of the most famous mobsters of our day, with an ex-husband now in witness protection, and a trail of "connected" boyfriends a mile long.
Download or read book Underboss written by Peter Maas and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1999-01-27 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Demystifying the Big House by : Katherine A Foss
Download or read book Demystifying the Big House written by Katherine A Foss and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays in this volume illustrate how shows such as Orange Is the New Black and Oz impact the public’s perception of crime rates, the criminal justice system, and imprisonment. Contributors look at prison wives on reality television series, portrayals of death row, breastfeeding while in prison, transgender prisoners, and black masculinity. They also examine the ways in which media messages ignore an individual’s struggle against an all too frequently biased system and instead dehumanize the incarcerated as violent and overwhelmingly masculine. Together these essays argue media reform is necessary for penal reform, proposing that more accurate media representations of prison life could improve public support for programs dealing with poverty, abuse, and drug addiction—factors that increase the likelihood of criminal activity and incarceration. Scholars from cultural and critical studies, feminist studies, queer studies, African American studies, media studies, sociology, and psychology offer critical analysis of media depictions of prison, bridging the media’s portrayals of incarcerated lives with actual experiences and bringing to light forgotten voices in prison narratives.
Book Synopsis No Questions Asked by : Clare Longrigg
Download or read book No Questions Asked written by Clare Longrigg and published by Miramax. This book was released on 2004-07-14 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eye-opening expose of the women at the deadly heart of the Mafia, reporter Claire Longrigg uncovers a fascinating subculture of American females - and their strategies for survival. Longrigg persuaded these women to break the code of silence with astonishing results. Based on in-depth interviews with the mothers, daughters, wives, sisters, and girlfriends of notorious mobsters, we are offered an unprecedented glimpse into a fiercely private and frightening world.
Book Synopsis This Family of Mine by : Victoria Gotti
Download or read book This Family of Mine written by Victoria Gotti and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* The No-Holds-Barred Truth About Life Inside the Gotti Dynasty—Told by Their Most Famous Daughter Victoria Gotti never intended to reveal the inside story of the Gotti household—the day-to-day life of a family that has sparked scandalous rumors and sensational headlines for decades. But with the pressing need to finally set the record straight came the realization that only she can do so, once and for all. Daughter to the late John Gotti, sister to John A. “Junior” Gotti and three other siblings, single mother to three sons with whom she shared reality television stardom on Growing Up Gotti, an outspoken columnist and bestselling author, Victoria Gotti delivers a candid, colorful, and brutally honest family portrait that reads like a confidential file, filled with deeply personal reflections, bombshell revelations, and stunning insider secrets. The explosive memoir that captures the Gottis as they are—unvarnished, raw, and real—This Family of Mine is the essential chronicle in the ultimate American family saga.
Download or read book Wife, Inc. written by Suzanne Leonard and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the changing role of wives in modern America After a half century of battling for gender equality, women have been freed from the necessity of securing a husband for economic stability, sexual fulfillment, or procreation. Marriage is a choice, and increasingly women (and men) are opting out. Yet despite these changes, the cultural power of marriage has burgeoned. What was once an obligation has become an exclusive club into which heterosexual women with the right amount of self-discipline may win entry. The newly exalted professionalized wife is no longer reliant on her husband’s status or money; instead she can wield her own power provided she can successfully manage the business of being a wife. Wife, Inc. tells a fiercely contemporary story revealing that today’s wives do not labor in kitchens or even homes. Instead, the work of wifedom occurs in online dating sites, on reality television, in social media, and on the campaign trail. Dating, marital commitment, and married life have been reconfigured. No longer the stuff of marriage vows, these realms are now controlled by brand management and marketability. To prosper, women must appear confident, empowered, and sexually savvy. Guiding readers through the stages of the “wife-cycle,” Suzanne Leonard follows women as they date, prepare to wed, and toil as wives, using examples from popular television, film, and literature, as well as mass market news, women’s magazines, new media, and advice culture. The first major study to focus on this new definition of “working wives,” Wife, Inc. reveals how marriage occupies a newly professionalized role in the lives of American women. Being a wife is a business that takes a lot more than a vow to maintain—this book tells that story.
Book Synopsis Sammy "The Bull" Gravano by : Kiesha Joseph
Download or read book Sammy "The Bull" Gravano written by Kiesha Joseph and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salvatore "Sammy" Gravano, also known as "Sammy the Bull", is a mobster who turned into a federal government witness. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 12, 1945. He grew up during a time when being a mob gangster was very popular. He was well known as a drug dealer and Mafia underboss who wanted to be able to pass something on to his children.Sammy Gravano wed his sweetheart, Debra Scibetta. Together, they had two beautiful, strong children. His son is Gerard Gravano. Karen Gravano, his daughter, is now one of the stars of a VH1 hit reality show, Mob Wives. The show is comprised of the wives, daughters and a niece of mobsters.This is the biography of Sammy The Bull. Get to know him, as a person, not just the "rat" that he's come to be known as. Find out about his background, his beginnings as a street thug, introduction to La Cosa Nostra and rise in the Colombo crime family and job as a hit man for the Gambino crime family. This is the story of one of the men behind "Mob Wives"... Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, the father of Karen Gravano.Image: Simon Howden / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Download or read book The Good Mothers written by Alex Perry and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES The electrifying, untold story of the women born into the most deadly and obscenely wealthy of the Italian mafias – and how they risked everything to bring it down. The Calabrian Mafia—known as the ’Ndrangheta—is one of the richest and most ruthless crime syndicates in the world, with branches stretching from America to Australia. It controls seventy percent of the cocaine and heroin supply in Europe, manages billion-dollar extortion rackets, brokers illegal arms deals—supplying weapons to criminals and terrorists—and plunders the treasuries of both Italy and the European Union. The ’Ndrangheta’s power derives from a macho mix of violence and silence—omertà. Yet it endures because of family ties: you are born into the syndicate, or you marry in. Loyalty is absolute. Bloodshed is revered. You go to prison or your grave and kill your own father, brother, sister, or mother in cold blood before you betray The Family. Accompanying the ’Ndrangheta’s reverence for tradition and history is a violent misogyny among its men. Women are viewed as chattel, bargaining chips for building and maintaining clan alliances and beatings—and worse—are routine. In 2009, after one abused ’Ndrangheta wife was murdered for turning state’s evidence, prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti considered a tantalizing possibility: that the ’Ndrangheta’s sexism might be its greatest flaw—and her most effective weapon. Approaching two more mafia wives, Alessandra persuaded them to testify in return for a new future for themselves and their children. A feminist saga of true crime and justice, The Good Mothers is the riveting story of a high-stakes battle pitting a brilliant, driven woman fighting to save a nation against ruthless mafiosi fighting for their existence. Caught in the middle are three women fighting for their children and their lives. Not all will survive.
Book Synopsis How to Use a Meat Cleaver Deluxe by : Renee Graziano
Download or read book How to Use a Meat Cleaver Deluxe written by Renee Graziano and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DELUXE EDITION: An Offer from the Graziano Sisters You Can’t Refuse Exclusive Video in this Edition Only: Recipe Demos and Behind-the-Scenes Kitchen Cut-Ups Food this good should be illegal. "Mob Wives," VH1's wildly successful hit show, follows the lives of six women affiliated with the mob. Now, show creator and Executive Producer Jennifer Graziano, star Renee Graziano, and their restaurateur sister, Lana Graziano, reveal their best-kept secrets yet. The Grazianos invite you into their world but this time through the kitchen door, with this full color cookbook featuring 100 of their favorite and most-coveted family recipes. From Lana's famous meatballs to Sunday Gravy to Lobster Arriagiatta, the secret recipes are on the table. Plus, the book is spiced throughout with personal never-before-told stories that will let you get to know the most famous real mob family a little better. Experience the Grazianos' lives from inside their kitchen where food and family are never far apart. Funny, outrageous, sentimental, and always authentic, the Grazianos leave you with the skills to talk the talk, cook pasta like there's no tomorrow, stir up a mean marinara—and use that meat cleaver to back it up. Jennifer Graziano is the creator and Executive Producer of the hit VH-1 show "Mob Wives," as well as its spinoffs "Big Ang", "Miami Monkey", and "Mob Wives Chicago". Renee Graziano is the star of "Mob Wives." She’s been the subject of feature articles in People, US Weekly, and OK!, and appeared on The View, Good Morning America, Extra, and many more. Lana Graziano is the oldest of the Graziano clan and has owned and successfully operated several restaurants and is working towards her own cooking show. Lana, Renee, and Jennifer are the daughters of Anthony Graziano. Together this is their first book, which joins their collective brands Mob Wives, Mob Candy, Grazie Wines, and Graziano Macaroni Company, their shared family food line.
Download or read book Brooklyn Story written by Suzanne Corso and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfectly evoking the sights and sounds of the summer of 1978 in Brooklyn, Suzanne Corso makes an acclaimed fiction debut with this powerful coming-of-age tale, told from an adult perspective, of family, best friends, first loves, and big dreams waiting to come true. Samantha Bonti is fifteen years old, half Jewish and half Italian, and hesitantly edging toward pure Brooklyn. She lives in Bensonhurst with her mother, Joan, a woman poisoned with cynicism and shackled by addictions; and with her Grandma Ruth, Samantha’s loudest and most opinionated source of encouragement. As flawed as they are, they are family. And this is home—a tight-knit community of ancestors and traditions, of controlling mobsters, compliant wives, and charismatic young guys willing to engage in anything illegal to get a shot at playing with the big boys. Yet Samantha has something that even her most simpatico girlfriend, Janice Caputo, doesn’t share—a desire to become a writer and to escape their insular, overcrowded little world and the destiny that is assumed for all of them. Then comes Tony Kroon. He’s a gorgeous mobster wannabe, a Bensonhurst Adonis whose seductive charms Samantha finds irresistible—even when she knows she’s too smart to fall this deep . . . but Samantha soon finds herself swallowed up by dangerous circumstances that threaten to jeopardize more than her dreams. Grandma Ruth’s advice: Samantha had better write herself out of this story and into a new one, fast.
Download or read book Mafia Prince written by Phil Leonetti and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MONEY, MURDER, AND MACHIAVELLIAN MAYHEM . . . CONTAINS A NEW EPILOGUE Mafia Prince is the first person account of one of the most brutal eras in Mafia history -- "Little Nicky" Scarfo's reign as boss of the Philadelphia family in the 1980s -- written by Scarfo's underboss and nephew, "Crazy Phil" Leonetti. The youngest-ever underboss at the age of 33, Leonetti was at the crux of the violent breakup of the traditional American Mafia in the 1980s when he infiltrated Atlantic City after gambling was legalized, and later turned state's evidence against his own. His testimony led directly to the convictions of dozens of high-ranking men including John Gotti, Vincent Gigante, and the downfall of his own uncle, Nick Scarfo -- sparking the beginning of the end of La Cosa Nostra (the insiders' term for the Mafia, translated as "This Thing of Ours").
Download or read book To Drop a Dime written by Paul Hoffman and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 1976 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A confessed Mafia hit man describes the New Jersey Campisi family's reckless and violent criminal doings and his own defiance of the code in working for their undoing
