Wiseguy

De: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese - introduction

Narrado por: Ari Fliakos, Corey Brill, Hillary Huber, Martin Scorsese - introduction

INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION WRITTEN AND READ BY MARTIN SCORSESE!

Nicholas Pileggi's vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill - the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that "to be a wiseguy was to own the world," who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia gangster's life - has been hailed as "the best book ever written on organized crime" (Cosmopolitan).

This is the true crime best seller that was the basis for Martin Scorsese's film masterpiece GoodFellas, which brought to life the violence, the excess, the families, the wives and girlfriends, the drugs, the payoffs, the paybacks, the jail time, and the Feds...with Henry Hill's crackling narration drawn straight out of Wiseguy and overseeing all the unforgettable action.

"Nonstop...absolutely engrossing." (The New York Times Book Review)

Listen to it and experience the secret life inside the mob - from one who's lived it.

©1987, 1990 Nicholas Pileggi (P)2019 Simon & Schuster

GREAT LISTEN!

THE STORY, THE CHARACTERS, AND ENEN THE READER'S VOICE FORM A TRIPOD OF EXCELLENCE!

The Wisest of Guys

This is probably one of a very small handful of choice books that are unquestionably, and irrevocably neither better or worse than their film adaptations. it's a very rare and unique situation where the right people meet, at the right place, at the right time and actually work together so intently that the writing material is perfectly complimented by the filming and vise versa.

Truly riveting and impossible to put down.

Fantastic read!!! Awesome!!!

What a great read!!! Inspired the best movie of all time and the most underrated comedy ever (My Blue Heaven). Kudos!

Everything

This was an amazing listen I recommend this for any goodfellas fan I’m ready to listen to it again!!

Masterpiece in Crime

This book offers an honest view into a lifestyle of indulgence, violence, Drama, sarcastic humor...

Fantastic account of Henry Hill’s life

What a journey and story. It takes you in and you will find yourself transported to another time.

10/10.

Very accurate and its depiction of life with an organized crime. 

I strongly recommend this book. It’s very organized and methodical. It lays out the true life experiences of this unique individual. 

As good as Martin says

Man, this listen went by so fast that I was shocked it was over. A must listen!

Everyone wants to be a gang$ter

Great story to fill in truth gaps from the film. Shows why we all have the itch to “ play ball”.

wild

the narrator did fantastic job he sound really close to the actor in felt like an extended movie truly the story so bonkers that u can't really believe that it was a real life that it happened would recommen