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Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps-Volume 1 - New York City Kindle Edition

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EXCELLENT BOOK ON ORGANIZED CRIME!

- Mathew J. Mari - New York City Criminal Attorney - Joe Bruno has hit the mark in presenting Old New York the way it really was. Rough and bloody! -

GREAT BOOK FOR A TRUE CRIME FIX!

– RJ Parker - “Bestselling Author” - Author of 7 True Crime Books - Top 500 Reviewer

MOBSTERS, GANGS, CROOKS, AND OTHER CREEPS by Joe Bruno is packed with crimes and criminal stories that took place in NYC. This author captured some of the bigger names in criminal history. The book is well-written. If you're a true crime reader, you will enjoy the stories of mobsters, gangs, outlaws, creeps, crimes and criminals. A brilliant book to add to my collection.

GREAT READ!

– Desmond Gill - If you're a mobster fan, this is the book for you. There are dozens of short bios on mobsters, gangs, riots and natural disasters, some of which I never heard of before.

Especially interesting are the articles that took place in the 1800's, like the Civil War Riots of 1863, and the Astor Place Theater Riots of 1849.

BEST INVESTMENT YOU CAN MAKE!!!

– J. Sebastian - I loved all three volumes. The author writes in a way that brings all of these nonfiction characters to life. I especially loved learning about these old time New York born and bred criminals, especially the small timers I had never heard of.

Thank you for writing such colorful books and pricing them so reasonably!

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I have read five books by Joe Bruno and I am indeed hooked. I can't wait to read more. One of the best writers ever!

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I hope you enjoy reading about some of the worst human beings God has ever created.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0058J44QO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knickerbocker Publishing Company (August 8, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 8, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 629 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
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Joe Bruno, a former New York City sportswriter, is the author of 60 books, including true crime, crime novels, crime screenplays, political science, and sports biographies.

In 2020, Bruno, a Vietnam Veteran, was voted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in the media section.

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Mathew J. Mari, New York City criminal lawyer for 40 years, says, "Joe Bruno and I grew up in the same neighborhood on the Lower East Side of New York City. We met and know the most of the same people, some of whom are alleged to be organized crime figures. And I emphasize the word 'alleged.'

"That's why Joe Bruno's insight and style makes it easy for the reader to understand the colorful yet brutal characters that dominated the crime scene in America for two centuries. He knows what he's talking about because he's lived through it.

"Joe Bruno's mob books are 'A composite of characters and events, which weaves the denizens of the underworld with the rich history of New York City, as well as in other parts of the country.'"

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Joe Bruno's five-part series "Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps," finished runner-up in the 2013 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent Ebook Awards in the category "Nonfiction."

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eponym
5.0 out of 5 stars Mobology 101
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2012
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I absolutely loved this book. In fact I could not put it down. As the title describes, when I finished it I really felt as if I just took an introductory course about this subject. Mr. Bruno' explanations and descriptions and quite detailed. As you get through the book, his narrative is very consistent. I really didn't find any contradictions. I am a medical researcher and don't know why I find this material so fascinating. The book is also written in both a serious and comedic mannerI I am already on the second volume. Joe is quite the master. His stories are very accurate and consistent with other books I have read. Great work, Joe.
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3.0 out of 5 stars mobsters, gangs, crooks and other creeps
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2013
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This book is really a collections of short stories, about 4 or 5 pages each, on various crime fiqures in the early days in New York. Many of the names will be recognized by the reader and there are some little known facts. It is an easy read, interesting if you like short biographies of crime fiqures.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A fine introductory reference to New York's underbelly
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2013
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3.75 stars. An encyclopedia of shady characters from New York City history, as compiled and written by your Italian uncle. :) Well, that's how it read. I quite enjoyed Mr. Bruno's less-than-dispassionate recounting of the more colorful underworld figures of the 1800's and early 1900's. The author includes an extensive bibliography if you're inclined to read more about these characters, and you probably will be, because these stories are real doozies! You can't make this stuff up.

This was the perfect book to read while I was watching season 3 of "Boardwalk Empire" on HBO. I knew for example that Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, and Al Capone were real, but had no idea how many other characters on the show were also drawn from real life, and I loved learning more about them.

Because the book is organized like an encyclopedia, there is some repetition among the entries; however, Mr. Bruno has skillfully edited his material to keep each entry fresh and to provide new tidbits of information, so that we almost get a "Rashomon"-like view of particular events. First you see it from one character's perspective, then you get it again from another's. Nicely done.

I would have liked to have had each entrant's birth year and death year listed right below their names so that I could more easily orient myself as to which time period we were in. Although this info is often given in the first few paragraphs, that is not always the case, so there were some points where I was lost for a while regarding where we were in time.

I also would have liked more thorough proofreading of the book, particularly in the last 25%, where the errors seemed to markedly increase. For example, errors like "trail" for "trial" and "McCarty" vs. "McCarthy" in one entry and the names "Dropper" and "Orgen" (if I recall correctly) being transposed in another entry tends to undermine my confidence in the accuracy of the source. I hold nonfiction to a very high standard, since less-than-stellar editing/attention to detail would seem to indicate possible mistakes with the facts themselves.

That said, I do believe the book is highly accurate and makes a fine reference for someone looking for an introduction to the subject; the massive bibliography is almost worth the price alone. This book clearly is a labor of love and must have taken years to compile. Well done, Mr. Bruno!
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JJ Sebastian
5.0 out of 5 stars Best 99 cent investment in a book you can make...
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2012
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I loved all three volumes. The author writes in away that brings all of these non fiction characters to life. All 3 volumes were great reads and I loved learning about these old time new york born and bred criminals, especially the small timers i had never heard of.

I especially enjoyed the authors describing how characters would travel all around the ny metro area when they were on the lam, including hiding out in upstste ny.

Thank you for writing such colorful books and pricing them so reasonably.
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Cinisajoy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great crime book
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2015
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Picked up this book the other day. If you like reading about criminals this is a great book. Very detailed.
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Susan Rice
3.0 out of 5 stars Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2013
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The book is very informative, but jumps around a lot. It might have been an easier read if it was broken down by the mob people, the gangs, crooks, etc. I found myself having to go back and forth to keep all the information strait.

The information was detailed and interesting about the people. I did enjoy reading how the "bad guys" interacted with the "good guys" or police if you can say that's what they were. I would definitely recommend it to real true crime buff or to those who are interested in gangsters.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good short stories about the history of crime in New York
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2015
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Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps, Volume 1, as it implies, covers a number of underworld activities throughout the history of New York City. It does so in the form of short stories, each chapter telling a different one. This was a good, straight-forward way to tell these stories, in my opinion, and they really seemed to have a lot of credibility. The author lists his sources at the end of the book, and there was enough detail, (and I also know a lot about some of these stories,) to believe they're quite accurate.

My only criticism would be that the writing often used slang which sometimes came across a little unprofessional for a non-fiction book. However, ironically, these moments gave the book a little more credibility as the type of slang was the kind you'd expect to hear gangsters use. It therefore gave me the impression that the author was either somehow related to these underworld stories, or he just became so closely connected to them that he began sounding like them.

My review on Youtube is here:

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Eric Matthew Parmenter
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing.
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2012
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I was really hoping for an in depth, non-fiction on one of my favorite subjects to read on smoke breaks at work. This book seems like it was thrown together quickly and without much thought. The author writes in a manner that seems as if it is assumed that the figures are known by the reader before any background is given (and none ever is given anyway.) It's as if he is sitting around with a bunch of guys from the neighborhood spinning yarns. "Hey, you hear about Vito getting pinched?" Tell me who Vito is and some of the other events in Vito's life leading up to him getting pinched, huh? Lame read. Glad it was just a buck, but over priced at that rate. Even if it had been free, the megs it takes up on your reader is too high a price too pay. Garbage.
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KEVIN
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2014
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Brilliant. I was hooked from the first page. Joe Bruno has a delightful way of painting images and characters of the past. I am definitely going to download the other volumes in this series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in Germany on February 10, 2014
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An interesting and colourful read although some of the information seems to provide more enter-tainment value rather than proven historical facts. But seeing the time frame when most of these incidents took place, a lot of the information would stem from legend as well as newspapers who would often spice up their reports to sell more papers.
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Ben Bainbridge
4.0 out of 5 stars Eye opener!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2014
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This book to shows what character's were about then! It was a crazy time with people just has bad. Each person is broken down into short chapters, this keeps it interesting. It you want to read deeper, I read the monk Eastman book which goes into details of the time. Read this first tho to enjoy that one more. Looking forward to volume 2 now
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3.0 out of 5 stars MORE GANGS
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2013
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INTERESTING TO READ ABOUT GANG CULTURE.IT IS SOMETHING WHICH WILL NEVER GO AWAY.BECAUSE HUMAN NATURE IS TO COME TOGETHER LIKE THIS IF YOU THINK THE WORLD OWES YOU.IT IS USUALLY POOR AREAS THAT SUFFER.
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Mr. R. H. B. Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2013
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A good combination of history and crime writing an easy read I found even though I knew most of the subjects covered in this book it was well written and researched
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