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The Last Testament of Bill Bonanno: The Final Secrets of a Life in the Mafia
Contributor(s): Bonanno, Bill (Author), Abromovitz, Gary B. (Author)
ISBN: 006199202X     ISBN-13: 9780061992025
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
OUR PRICE:   $20.89  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
- True Crime | Organized Crime
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.36" W x 8.07" (0.65 lbs) 368 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
 
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Publisher Description:
An eye-opening look at life--and death--inside the Mafia, The Last Testament of Bill Bonanno is a stunning document written by the son of notorious crime boss Joe Bonanno. Published at the author's request after his death, The Last Testament of Bill Bonanno provides highly confidential secrets about the inner workings of La Cosa Nostra--offering a behind-closed-doors look at the secret Commission meetings of the '30s through '60s and clandestine details of the Mafia's most venerable rituals, techniques, and indoctrination ceremonies...plus pages of never-before-seen photos. Bonanno's Last Testament stands alongside Talese's Honor Thy Father, Pileggi's Wiseguys, Maas's The Valachi Papers and Underboss, The Good Rat by Jimmy Breslin, and T.J. English's Havana Nocturne as an essential work of contemporary crime history--a must-read for fans of The Sopranos and The Godfather.

Contributor Bio(s): Bonanno, Bill: -

Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno (1932-2008) was the son of Joseph Bonanno, the head of the powerful Bonanno crime Family. He was the author of Bound by Honor and coauthor of the novel The Good Guys with Joseph Pistone and David Fisher, and he collaborated with Gay Talese on Honor Thy Father, a nonfiction chronicle of the Bonanno family.

Abromovitz, Gary B.: -

Gary B. Abromovitz is a retired Arizona attorney whose practice involved industrial espionage cases and interaction with criminal profilers from the FBI's renowned Behavioral Science Unit. He gained access to the real history of the Mafia through in-depth interviews with Bill Bonanno over a twelve-year period.