Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Summary |
The wife of a member of the Gambino family chronicles the rise and fall of this underworld gang and describes her view inside the Mafia, her turbulent marriage, and her life following the 1988 disappearance of her husband. |
Contents |
1947-1964 -- Growing up is hard to do -- Keeping secrets -- Guilt and fantasy -- Peppermint twist -- Sex ed -- Meeting Louie -- 1964-1979 -- Leader of the pack -- Take a favor, give a favor -- What do you know, you're Jewish -- All in the family -- Straightened out -- A person would have to be in a coma -- The charge is murder -- Cash makes people smile -- Fat farm, with bars -- Sammy Gravano, animal lover -- 1980-1988 -- Tough guys fall -- Moving up to Todt Hill -- Burying the needle -- No longer bulletproof -- I know about Frankie -- Maybe we'll get a miracle -- No happy hour at Tali's -- The disappearance |
Subject |
Milito, Lynda.
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Mafia -- New York (State) -- Biography.
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Gangsters' spouses -- New York (State) -- Biography.
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Added Author |
Potterton, Reg.
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ISBN |
0066212618 |
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9780066212616 |
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