Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia (Pocket Books True Crime)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439195838 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Born to a Japanese-American family in ritzy suburban Orange County, California, Kenny “Kenji” Gallo was a bookish, hyperactive kid who lived a double life as a car-bombing, gun-toting international drug trafficker. Then, after more than two daredevil decades, Gallo voluntarily wired up as an undercover FBI informant in exchange for a fresh start, nearly losing his life in the process. THE EXPLOSIVE TRUE STORY OF ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL, VIOLENT, AND UNLIKELY GANGSTERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND HOW HE FLIPPED TO HELP THE FBI BRING THE MOB DOWN. He owned a nightclub, produced porn movies, and was arrested for the murder of his own best friend—all before he could legally drink. From 1980s cocaine cowboys, to the modern mob and its Tony Soprano wannabes, to the porn industry’s dirty secrets, this riveting and redemptive memoir captures the American underworld in all its tawdry spectacle.. Gallo graduated to life as a jet-setting playboy thug, refining his gangster style under Mafia legends, marrying a legendary porn star, and making millions in credit and stock fraud, extortion, gambling, and the sex trade
J. L. Fernandez said A different first-person view of the underworld. Very entertaining book about the most unlikely gangster you could ever find: a Japanese-American kid from a good family who did it just for the thrill of it, Kenji Gallo recounts his memories as a teenage drug trafficker, porno entrepreneur, elite escort pimp, mafia associate and, in the end, FBI informant.Kenji narrates things as he sees them today from confinement and, as opposed to most crime books out there, this one does not glorify the mafio. "Five Stars" according to Johnny Wright. Perfect. Gangster Zach Lemke I had no idea this would be a good book. I read it in 3 days! I could not put it down. The cocaine filled 80's, the 90's porn game and the Mafia make this a must read book on crime!This is one of the best true crime books ever. I do not agree with being a rat and turning on friends,but this Kenji is gangster.Anyone who claims it is a bad read never read the book.The cocaine cowboys in this book jump out at you. The grind of the Mafia comes through
Honest, critical, occasionally remorseful and always entrancing, this criminal memoir will keep readers on the edge of their seats. . Gallo’s ability to capture the absurdity of a situation gives the book a fast, no-nonsense pace: for instance, mob boss “Jackie,” “one of the Colombo Family’s toughest enforcers,” also did voiceover work for Sizzler’s TV ads. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Impressing various mafia family members with his success and arrogance, Gallo moved into the big leagues. Straying far from his roots—an Orange County, CA childhood with parents in publishing—Gallo made so much money selling drugs that he was owner of a Palm Springs night club months before he could legally drink. Crammed with the kind of characters and detail that make pages turn and moviemakers salivate, self-described “mobster, drug