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Wiseguy

By: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese - introduction
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Corey Brill, Hillary Huber, Martin Scorsese - introduction
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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 best seller 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)

Listen to it and experience the secret life inside the mob - from one who's lived it.

©1987, 1990 Nicholas Pileggi (P)2019 Simon & Schuster
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Masterpiece in Crime

This book offers an honest view into a lifestyle of indulgence, violence, Drama, sarcastic humor...

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Fantastic account of Henry Hill’s life

What a journey and story. It takes you in and you will find yourself transported to another time.

10/10.

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Fantastic read!!! Awesome!!!

What a great read!!! Inspired the best movie of all time and the most underrated comedy ever (My Blue Heaven). Kudos!

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GREAT LISTEN!

THE STORY, THE CHARACTERS, AND ENEN THE READER'S VOICE FORM A TRIPOD OF EXCELLENCE!

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The Wisest of Guys

This is probably one of a very small handful of choice books that are unquestionably, and irrevocably neither better or worse than their film adaptations. it's a very rare and unique situation where the right people meet, at the right place, at the right time and actually work together so intently that the writing material is perfectly complimented by the filming and vise versa.

Truly riveting and impossible to put down.

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Everything

This was an amazing listen I recommend this for any goodfellas fan I’m ready to listen to it again!!

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Very accurate and its depiction of life with an organized crime. 

I strongly recommend this book. It’s very organized and methodical. It lays out the true life experiences of this unique individual. 

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This book is basically the narration of the movie.

It’s great and entertaining, but so was the movie. I feel if u listened to the movie with your eyes closed it would be the same thing.

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Goodfella Art!!

Like the movie? Haven’t seen it? Watch it... the movie is this book and just as great listening as it is watching. Great book especially if you like the mob (true) stories! Nuff said

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You talkin ta me

This is the book that inspired the film The Goodfellas. Prepare to take a step into the costa nostra, with this based on true events book.

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