Gangsters and Goodfellas: Wiseguys . . . and Life on the Run - Softcover

Hill, Henry; Russo, Gus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840188812 ISBN 13: 9781840188813

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

'In 1980, my life as a "Goodfella" came to an end...I traded my Brioni and Armani suits for T-shirts and jeans. I became a normal citizen. I became Joe Schmoe,' says Henry Hill, author of Gangsters and Goodfellas and subject of Wiseguy, which was the inspiration for the blockbuster film Goodfellas. After a quarter of a century of silence, Hill can finally tell us the rest of the story. Gangsters and Goodfellas picks up where Wiseguy left off, taking readers on the crazy ride of Henry's life - hiding out in the Witness Protection Programme, doing prison time for drug charges, testifying in high-profile, heavily guarded mafia trials, leaving his wife and children and eventually ending up in the entertainment business. Including an exclusive selection of photographs from Henry's personal collection, Gangsters and Goodfellas also reveals Henry's lifelong struggle with addiction, his 'business' relationships that have ranged from mob bosses to movie producers and how, through everything, he survived: 'It's been a hell of a journey, and if I hadn't lived it myself, I never would believe it. I survived the mob. I survived the government, now I'm trying to survive Hollywood.'

About this title

About the Author:

Henry Hill, the inspiration for the book Wiseguys and movie Goodfellas is the co-author of A Goodfella's Guide to New York and The Wiseguy Cookbook. He lives in Los Angeles. Gus Russo, a critically-acclaimed investigative reporter ands author of The Outfit and Live By The Sword, lives in Baltimore.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1840188812
• ISBN 13: 9781840188813
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320