the good rat: a true story

Breslin thoroughly skewers NYPD for issuing badges to Caracappa and Eppolito. The author writes a great book and seems to capture the moment perfectly in describing some of the worst of the worst criminals and their eventual downfall. There is a long tradition of good, solid New York cop/Mafia tales but the "Good Rat" can stand with any-and at hardcover prices no less. If you love stories, crime and a little dark humour, pick up this book. Please try your request again later. This is one of the more difficult books to judge. The Good Rat: A True Story Hardcover â February 5, 2008. by. Eppolito, we are informed, "had the shoulders of a goat". Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2017. It will assuredly not increase one's respect for local law enforcement in New York City. Shop Now. There had been so many years when it was so secret that nobody knew it existed. The gladhanding and fawning all around may make him seem to appear without a moral compass, but this is a man on a mission and understands the worlds, boundaries and dangers he writes about. I've read the Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight as a teen and loved it. That is an honorable Brooklyn neighborhood. Breslin comes from the same Queens streets as mob bosses John Gotti and Vito Genovese. Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2017. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. And, in such memorable terms.” -- New York Daily News. Incredibly, Ms. Giacalone's boss-one Andrew Maloney- knew of the jury rat and did nothing! In his inimitable New York voice, Breslin, "the city's steadiest and most accurate chronicler" (Tom Robbins, Village Voice), gives us a look through the keyhole at the people and places that define the mafia—characters like Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Gaspipe Casso (named for his weapon of choice), Thomas "Three-Finger Brown" Lucchese, and Jimmy "The Clam" Eppolito, interwoven with the good rat himself, Burt Kaplan of Bensonhurst, the star witness in the recent trial of two New York City detectives indicted for acting as hit men in eight gangland executions. The Good Rat: A True Story Jimmy Breslin. There's other books available on the same subject that is more factual and in an orderly manner. This realism largely stems from the fact that, unlike films such as The Godfather and Once Upon A Time In America, Goodfellas is based on a true story of one gangster, his associates, and one of the most daring heists in American history. Worth the cost -- in print as well as digital. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. In his inimitable New York voice, Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin gives us a look through the keyhole at the people and places that define the Mafiaâcharacters like John Gotti, Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso (named for his weapon of choice), and Jimmy "the Clam" Eppolitoâinterwoven with the remarkable true-crime saga of the good rat himself, Burt Kaplan of â¦ 0120-0100000. Praise For The Good Rat: A True Storyâ¦ âBreslin chronicles the copsâ sordid tales with a mixture of awe, repugnance and perfect diabolical detail. Save your time and money. His bestselling and critically acclaimed books include The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight; Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? But there's also an honesty beneath it all. Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2017. JB also portrays the mob's stranglehold on snow removal at JFK airport. But I declared that it took tremendous courage and talent to do the story. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Something went wrong. This is the most convoluted mess that I have ever tried to read. Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2008. Other reviewers have criticized the length of transcripts from the Kaplan trial. This book follows that story telling style. This item will ship to United States, but the seller has not specified shipping options. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Members: Reviews: Popularity: Average rating: Mentions: 163: 3: 126,254 (3.35) 3: A street-savvy journey behind the scenes of the Mafia during its golden era chronicles the people, places, and events that defined organized crime and traces the rise and fall of the mob in New York. That is one of the one liners at which this author excels. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Facing hard time, Kaplan rats out two of the most heinous bad guys we may ever read about. Author Jimmy Breslin, who has spent his writing life among and about tough guys, has no use for these two losers. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. But even they couldn't match Kaplan in crime—and neither could anybody else. "The Good Rat" is an entertaining and fast reading story of the New York Mafia. How thin is that line twixt law enforcement and law breaking? Please try again. 4.0 out of 5 stars 61 ratings. Knows how to let his characters tell their story. $40.90 â Paperback "The Good Rat" is an entertaining and fast reading story of the New York Mafia. His style is that of a newspaper man; punchy. They are the actual congressional or legislative districts in several US states as determined by their GOP- controlled state legislatures. "The Good Rat' will be a good, hard cynical read. He lives on Broadway, the Big Street, in New York City. "The Good Rat" is an entertaining and fast reading story of the New York Mafia. You know these people. I've read the Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight as a teen and loved it. Please try again. Download books for free. That is one of the one liners at which this author excels. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. "The Good Rat" is an entertaining and fast reading story of the New York Mafia. And Breslin describes Federal prosecutor Diane Giacalone as a "soft flower and a bundle of steel wiring". GR mainly revolves around one Burton Kaplan, a connected guy from Bensonhurst. Distracted some on the punctuation, hard to follow in some parts where his subject jumped back and forth in their timeline. There's a reason he lived to tell such tales. His bestselling and critically acclaimed books include The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight; Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? Non-Breslin readers may find the (over)use of court transcriptions as... errr... lazy. (RIP) Jimmy was a heck of a writer and his story telling and getting us to know is subjects is amazing. That is an honorable Brooklyn neighborhood. He reported so many organized crime stories that he was on a first-name basis with most of its key figures. I really like the author's tongue in cheek style of writing and I highly recommend this book to all. Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017. Distracted some on the punctuation, hard to follow in some parts where his subject jumped back and forth in their timeline. If you love stories, crime and a little dark humour, pick up this book. The Good Rat: A True Story Kindle Edition by Jimmy Breslin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. In his inimitable New York voice, Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin gives us a look through the keyhole at the people and places that define the Mafia-characters like John Gotti, Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso (named for his weapon of choice), and Jimmy "the Clam" Eppolito-interwoven with the remarkable true-crime saga of the good rat himself, Burt Kaplan of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, â¦ It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Given that background, the story is good overall. This is an interesting story told by a master storyteller. Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2017. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Something went wrong. It was a well-written, interesting read from a journalist who knows his way around the east coast mob. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind The Secret Plan To Steal America's Democracy by. The graphics on the inside covers of RAT F**KED are not Rorschach drawings. Please try your request again later. I really like the author's tongue in cheek style of writing and I highly recommend this book to all. GR mainly revolves around one Burton Kaplan, a connected guy from Bensonhurst. GR mainly revolves around one Burton Kaplan, a connected guy from Bensonhurst. She hailed from Gotti's Ozone Park turf. Of course Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin recognized Burton Kaplan right away as the Mafia witness of the ages. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, $12.30 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to France. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. It was a well-written, interesting read from a journalist who knows his way around the east coast mob. Find books Going further afield, Breslin informs us that when John Gotti plotted his takeover the Gambino clan, "he wanted to move the Boss, Paul Castellano, into a new home-a funeral parlor". JB also portrays the mob's stranglehold on snow removal at JFK airport. ; The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutiérrez; several anthologies; and the memoir, I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me. "The Good Rat' will be a good, hard cynical read. They would be Louis Eppolito and Steven Caracappa, two New York cops in the pocket of the Mafia. There are several of those gems. Cynics will have a field day here! Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. That is an honorable Brooklyn neighborhood. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Jimmy Breslin was born in Jamaica, Queens. It's made worse by Breslin's pawning off his uses with some sort of preface that no one but the testifiers could tell it better. Sold by MOTIF CAFE and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. Solely on that issue, this reviewer deducted a star from the rating above. She hailed from Gotti's Ozone Park turf. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Jimmy wrote about the streets and told the untold stories. The only possible weakness in GR is how it will be received the further one lives from NYC. It will assuredly not increase one's respect for local law enforcement in New York City. His style is that of a newspaper man; punchy. How many bad apples are out there as prosecutors or cops? The Good Rat: A True Story Jimmy Breslin, Author. Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Breslin writes with a sure hand in this one. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. The Good Rat : A True Story by Jimmy Breslin (2008, Hardcover) The lowest-priced brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2017. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. That is in Queens. Solely on that issue, this reviewer deducted a star from the rating above. Facing hard time, Kaplan rats out two â¦ Most compelling of all, Breslin captures the moments in which the Mafia was made and broken—Breslin was there the night John Gotti celebrated his acquittal at his Ravenite Social Club on Mulberry, having bribed his way to innocence only to incite the wrath of the FBI, who would later crush Gotti and others with the full force of the RICO laws. Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2017. March 4, 2008 â¢ Legendary writer Jimmy Breslin has spent a lifetime telling the story of New York, describing gritty happenings of the criminal underworld. But I am not acquainted with most of his other works. This was a great book but a great old school beat writer. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2013, fantastic, really happy with this because its great, brilliant, magical, fabulously wonderful, superb, im totally ecstaticly over the moon YESSSSSSSSSS. They would be Louis Eppolito and Steven Caracappa, two New York cops in the pocket of the Mafia. Ms. Giacalone lost her conviction of Gotti to a crooked juror who caused a hung decision. Incredibly, Ms. Giacalone's boss-one Andrew Maloney- knew of the jury rat and did nothing! In his inimitable New York voice, Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin gives us a look through the keyhole at the people and places that define the Mafia—characters like John Gotti, Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso (named for his weapon of choice), and Jimmy "the Clam" Eppolito—interwoven with the remarkable true-crime saga of the good rat himself, Burt Kaplan of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, the star witness in the recent trial of two NYPD detectives indicted for carrying out eight gangland executions. Please try again. Please try again. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Kaplan is The Good Rat, and while Breslin doesn’t put a gloss on his crimes, he uses him wisely and well to tell us once again about New York’s underbelly. These quiffs took part in 8 gangland killings. The gladhanding and fawning all around may make him seem to appear without a moral compass, but this is a man on a mission and understands the worlds, boundaries and dangers he writes about. ARTICLES. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. He was awarded the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2017. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. How easy it must have been for these cowards with badges to lure victims to their demises. This is an interesting story told by a master storyteller. Publication Date: February 1, 2009; Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime; Paperback: 304 pages; Publisher: Harper â¦ He remains a master at transforming crookery into opera.â Though Kaplan is no Sammy Gravano, his own participation in mob activities and hits over the â¦ Non-Breslin readers may find the (over)use of court transcriptions as... errr... lazy. The tabloid columnist Jimmy Breslin covered the New York mafia for decades. â¦ How many bad apples are out there as prosecutors or cops? We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Shipping and handling. This is one of the more difficult books to judge. Breslin writes with a sure hand in this one. : The Improbable Saga of the New York Met's First Year, I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me: A Memoir, Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires, The World According to Breslin by Jimmy Breslin (1988-11-01), “Breslin put his notes to brilliant use in a colorfully nuanced depiction of Burt Kaplan. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Breslin thoroughly skewers NYPD for issuing badges to Caracappa and Eppolito. As President Nixon would have asked: "How will it play in Peoria"? Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Jimmy wrote about the streets and told the untold stories. There's a problem loading this menu right now. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. I've read the Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight as a teen and loved it. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. This reader believes they are not mere filler, but very much a key part of a fascinating story. The Good Rat: A True Story by Jimmy Breslin starting at $0.99. Jimmy Breslin was born in Jamaica, Queens. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. There are several of those gems. Ecco $24.95 (270p) ISBN 978-0-06-085666-3. Other reviewers have criticized the length of transcripts from the Kaplan trial. The Good Rat: A True Story by Jimmy Breslin. Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Knows how to let his characters tell their story. Based on the 2006 trial of the NYPD Mafia cops, Eppolito and Caracappa, "The Good Rat" details the documented testimony of Burton Kaplan: government witness, informant, stool pigeon, rat, and criminal. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: A Novel, Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2008. Author Jimmy Breslin, who has spent his writing life among and about tough guys, has no use for these two losers. Breslin takes us to the old-time hangouts like Pep McGuire's, the legendary watering hole where reporters and gangsters (all hailing from the same working-class neighborhoods) rubbed elbows and traded stories; the dog-fight circles and body dumps at Ozone Park; and the back room at Midnight Rose's candy store, where Murder, Inc., hired and fired. As President Nixon would have asked: "How will it play in Peoria"? Condition is Good. This was a great book but a great old school beat writer. How easy it must have been for these cowards with badges to lure victims to their demises. Please try again. A must for anyone who likes to read about organized crime. That is an honorable Brooklyn neighborhood. Jimmy Breslin can sniff out a story like he can sniff out a rat. Eppolito, we are informed, "had the shoulders of a goat". Cynics will have a field day here! The Good Rat: A True Story | Jimmy Breslin | download | Z-Library. This reader believes they are not mere filler, but very much a key part of a fascinating story. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. The only possible weakness in GR is how it will be received the further one lives from NYC. Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017. The author writes a great book and seems to capture the moment perfectly in describing some of the worst of the worst criminals and their eventual downfall. I've read the Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight as a teen and loved it. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The Good Rat: A True Story has 8 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace Find all the books, read about the author, and more. That's his style, and his observations and characterization make his characters breathe and their pulse quicken. (RIP) Jimmy was a heck of a writer and his story telling and getting us to know is subjects is amazing. Henry Hill Jr. (June 11, 1943 â June 12, 2012) was an American mobster who was associated with the Lucchese crime family of New York City between 1955 and 1980. Please try again. He did exactly that on December 16, 1985 in a spectacular public rubout at the height of the evening rush hour. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. (The former had a youthful burglary conviction, the latter's uncle was the Mafiosi "Jimmy the Clam"). In a recent interview with GQ, Leto, 49, sat down to discuss some of his most iconic roles and addressed the alleged story of gifting "Suicide Squad" co-star Margot Robbie a dead rat â¦ A must for anyone who likes to read about organized crime. But there's also an honesty beneath it all. How thin is that line twixt law enforcement and law breaking? Ms. Giacalone lost her conviction of Gotti to a crooked juror who caused a hung decision. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: A Novel, Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? GR mainly revolves around one Burton Kaplan, a connected guy from Bensonhurst. ; The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutiérrez; several anthologies; and the memoir, I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me. His voices are true and mundane and colorful. : The Improbable Saga of the New York Met's First Year, I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me: A Memoir, Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires, The World According to Breslin by Jimmy Breslin (1988-11-01), Breslin, renowned journalist and author of, “Breslin put his notes to brilliant use in a colorfully nuanced depiction of Burt Kaplan. The Good Rat: A True Story by Jimmy Breslin starting at $1.99. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. It's made worse by Breslin's pawning off his uses with some sort of preface that no one but the testifiers could tell it better. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! This is the most convoluted mess that I have ever tried to read. See search results for â¦ That's his style, and his observations and characterization make his characters breathe and their pulse quicken. And Breslin describes Federal prosecutor Diane Giacalone as a "soft flower and a bundle of steel wiring". David Daley. Given that background, the story is good overall. "The Good Rat" is an entertaining and fast reading story of the New York Mafia. The Good Rat: A True Story has 8 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace Amazon Price New from Used from Kindle "Please retry" $12.99 â â Hardcover "Please retry" $62.95 . As in his unforgettable novel The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, Breslin brings together these real-life and long-forgotten Mafia stories to brilliantly create a sharp-eyed portrait of the mob as it lived and breathed, as it sounded and survived. Ecco; Reprint edition (February 10, 2009). Facing hard time, Kaplan rats out two â¦ Save your time and money. Worth the cost -- in print as well as digital. Through these unforgettable real-life and long-forgotten Mafia stories, Jimmy Breslin captures the moments in which the mob was made and broken. There's other books available on the same subject that is more factual and in an orderly manner. Unable to add item to List. Jimmy Breslin (Author) âº Visit Amazon's Jimmy Breslin Page. Facing hard time, Kaplan rats out two of the most heinous bad guys we may ever read about. You know these people. Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017. That is in Queens. Unable to add item to List. More By and About This Author. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2013, fantastic, really happy with this because its great, brilliant, magical, fabulously wonderful, superb, im totally ecstaticly over the moon YESSSSSSSSSS. There's a reason he lived to tell such tales. Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017. These quiffs took part in 8 gangland killings. His voices are true and mundane and colorful. There is a long tradition of good, solid New York cop/Mafia tales but the "Good Rat" can stand with any-and at hardcover prices no less. Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2017. In his inimitable New York voice, Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin gives us a look through the keyhole at the people and places that define the Mafiaâcharacters like John Gotti, Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso (named for his weapon of choice), and Jimmy "the Clam" Eppolitoâinterwoven with the remarkable true-crime saga of the good rat himself, Burt Kaplan of â¦ He did exactly that on December 16, 1985 in a spectacular public rubout at the height of the evening rush hour. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. GR mainly revolves around one Burton Kaplan, a connected guy from Bensonhurst. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. The Good Rat: A True Story by Jimmy Breslin . But I am not acquainted with most of his other works. And, in such memorable terms.” -- New York Daily News. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. (The former had a youthful burglary conviction, the latter's uncle was the Mafiosi "Jimmy the Clam"). He was awarded the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. This book follows that story telling style. âThe Good Rat,â a book that combines personal anecdotes about the Mafia with the story of two really dirty Brooklyn cops, reminds us that by the time he quit, Breslin had lost his gangsters. He lives on Broadway, the Big Street, in New York City. Going further afield, Breslin informs us that when John Gotti plotted his takeover the Gambino clan, "he wanted to move the Boss, Paul Castellano, into a new home-a funeral parlor".

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