Tough Guy: A Memoir by Louis Ferrante - Couverture souple

Ferrante, Louis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 055381947X ISBN 13 : 9780553819472

Editeur : Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group), 2009

Synopsis

Tough Guy Louis Ferrante was a young rogue who made his reputation on the streets of New York and later hooked up with the infamous John Gotti Jr and the Gambino crime family. When the law finally caught up with Louis, he faced a long stretch in some of the most notoriously dangerous penitentiaries. This is his memoir.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Louis Ferrante was a young rogue who made his reputation on the streets of New York and later hooked up with the infamous John Gotti Jr and the Gambino crime family. He pulled off some of the most lucrative robberies in US history, many of which are still unsolved. For Lou, life was sweet, and most of the time he had fun wisecracking his way around town and staying one step ahead of the law.

When the law finally caught up with Louis, he faced a long stretch in some of the most notoriously dangerous penitentiaries and ended up living amongst the most violent, not to mention insane, criminals incarcerated in the US prison system.

But life became more tolerable when, almost by accident, Louis read his first book and quite unexpectedly a new world opened up to him - a world which offered him a sanctuary from the brutal chaos of his everyday existence. During the course of his eight years in prison, he read everything from Danielle Steel to Caesar's Gallic Wars; he learned the art of writing and studied the major religions, eventually choosing to become an Orthodox Jew. And with only limited access to law books, he somehow managed to successfully appeal his own conviction and win his freedom.

Gritty, hard-hitting, and yet so often hilarious, Louis Ferrante's memoir is a poignant and incredibly moving slice of life from the insider's point of view, written in the bestselling tradition of Nicholas Pileggi's Goodfellas, Wiseguys and The Sopranos.

Quatrième de couverture :

Gritty and yet often hilarious, Tough Guy is a powerful, shocking true story of hope and transformation - a story you will never forget.

From an early age, fear and brutality defined Louis Ferrante's world. He made his reputation as a gang leader on the streets of New York and later, hooking up with the infamous Gambino crime family, he pulled off many lucrative robberies. Staying one step ahead of the law, Lou had money, girls, and a lot of fun as he wisecracked his way around town. Life was sweet, until the inevitable happened - the FBI caught up with him.

As prisoner 42365053 Louis spent nine long years amongst some of the most violent, not to mention insane, criminals incarcerated in the US prison system. Relying on his wits and wiseguy connections, he had to battle hard to simply stay alive each day. It was only when he had an unexpected 'exchange' with a prison guard that Lou's life took a sudden and dramatic turn.

Forced to confront the brutality of his past and the bleak future that lay ahead, Louis began a long and difficult fight to turn his life around. It was a fight he knew he had to win.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 055381947X
• ISBN 13: 9780553819472
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384