Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob

Delaney, Bob; Scheiber, Dave

ISBN 10: 1402767145 / ISBN 13: 9781402767142

Edité par Sterling Publishing, 2009

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Signed by nba referee author on Title page, "Joe-- all the best! Stay safe, Bob Delaney." Very good, with good covers. First Edition, 2nd printing softcover.

N° de réf. du vendeur covert-pc-17m

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob
• Éditeur: Sterling Publishing
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1402767145
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781402767142
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de l'article: Collectible; Very Good
• Signé: Signé par l'auteur

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Synopsis

In a riveting page-turner, NBA referee Bob Delaney reveals the clandestine life he led before becoming one of professional basketball's most respected referees. In 1975, whilst working as a New Jersey State Trooper, Delaney was approached with a tantalising yet dangerous undercover assignment: to infiltrate the Mob. He accepted. At the height of The Godfather era, Delaney wore a wire and lived among wise-guys who modelled themselves on their on-screen counterparts, quoting lines from 'The Movie' and boasting of how often they'd seen it. Delaney knew that all the while a single slip could get him killed, but he ultimately gathered enough evidence to convict 30 members of the Bruno and Genovese crime families. He struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder and traces of Stockholm syndrome after getting too close to those he investigated, which therapy helped him overcome. Once a college basketball star, Delaney began officiating high school games as a way to rebuild his life - eventually working his way up to the NBA, where he has been a referee for more than two decades. This is his amazing true story, with a foreword by NBA commentator Bill Walton.

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In a riveting page-turner, NBA referee Bob Delaney reveals the clandestine life he led before becoming one of professional basketball s most respected referees. In 1975, whilst working as a New Jersey State Trooper, Delaney was approached with a tantalising yet dangerous undercover assignment: to infiltrate the Mob. He accepted. At the height of The Godfather era, Delaney wore a wire and lived among wise-guys who modelled themselves on their on-screen counterparts, quoting lines from The Movie and boasting of how often they d seen it. Delaney knew that all the while a single slip could get him killed, but he ultimately gathered enough evidence to convict 30 members of the Bruno and Genovese crime families. He struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder and traces of Stockholm syndrome after getting too close to those he investigated, which therapy helped him overcome and once a college basketball star, Delaney began officiating high school games as a way to rebuild his life - eventually working his way up to the NBA, where he has been a referee for more than two decades. This is his amazing true story, with a foreword by NBA commentator Bill Walton.