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November 2023 Leftovers

Catch and Release by Lawrence Block

We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba

The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched an Empire by John Eisenberg

Ghosts of West Baltimore by David Simmons

Mob Star: The Story of John Gotti by Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci

Hit Me by Lawrence Block

Donnie Brasco by Joseph D. Pistone

November 30, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Happy Thanksgiving to all who observe! Catch and Release *** Been angling to read more LB lately so I figured I’d knock out this short story collection for my monthly HCC read. Sadly, the results were predictable: a repetition of serial killers, hit men and un-sexy sex. I just can’t sink my teeth into books featuring short stories and this one was no exception. I enjoyed visiting Matt and Mick at Grogan’s again and the last story was fun but beyond that? Who lotta eh and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Sports Tagged With: #memoir, Baltimore, Catch and Release, crime, Criminal Justice, David Simmons, Donnie Brasco, football, Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci, ghosts of west baltimore, hard case crime, hit me, hitman, horror, John Eisenberg, John Gotti, Joseph D. Pistone, Keller, lawrence block, mafia, Mariame Kaba, Mob Star, New York City, nfl, organized crime, Prison Abolition, Racism, short stories, sports, the league, true crime, We Do This Til We Free Us

Jake's CBR15 Review No:166 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Short Stories, Sports · Tags: #memoir, Baltimore, Catch and Release, crime, Criminal Justice, David Simmons, Donnie Brasco, football, Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci, ghosts of west baltimore, hard case crime, hit me, hitman, horror, John Eisenberg, John Gotti, Joseph D. Pistone, Keller, lawrence block, mafia, Mariame Kaba, Mob Star, New York City, nfl, organized crime, Prison Abolition, Racism, short stories, sports, the league, true crime, We Do This Til We Free Us ·
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Law and Law with some Order

The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster by John Gleeson

May 25, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

There’s an overabundance of text written about John Gotti, which is kind of wild when one considers he reigned as the head of the Gambino Crime Family for barely five years. Hell, the man was even one of the last subjects of Andy Warhol’s legendary career. His bombastic, publicity-hunting personality made him the most compelling mobster in the public eye since Al Capone but if you subtract that context, he was an uninspiring thug in a bureaucrat’s job (albeit the bureaucracy of a criminal syndicate) […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, John Gleeson, John Gotti, legal, mafia, The Gotti Wars, true crime

Jake's CBR14 Review No:85 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, John Gleeson, John Gotti, legal, mafia, The Gotti Wars, true crime ·
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La Famiglia

Mafia Dynasty by John Davis

November 15, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

Since watching The Irishman, I’ve had a yen for Mafia crime stories. I’ve always wanted to know more about the Gambino family since they were the most powerful of the five families during the time the mob ran everything. So I picked this lauded work up. It gave me everything I need in the best way possible: being detailed without being tedious. It covers the families coming over from Italy and Sicily, how what we know to be the “mafia” came into existence and how the […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Carlo Gambino, Gambino Family, John Davis, John Gotti, mafia, Mafia Dynasty, New York City, organized crime, Paul Castellano, true crime

Jake's CBR11 Review No:119 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Carlo Gambino, Gambino Family, John Davis, John Gotti, mafia, Mafia Dynasty, New York City, organized crime, Paul Castellano, true crime ·
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