Gangsters and Goodfellas

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'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 Hili, author of Gangsters and Goodfellas and subject of Wiseguy, which was the inspiration for the blocl<buster 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 with characters ranging from mob bosses to movie producers and how,... Tovább

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'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 Hili, author of Gangsters and Goodfellas and subject of Wiseguy, which was the inspiration for the blocl<buster 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 with characters ranging 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.'
Henry Hill, the inspiration for the book Wiseguy and movie Goodfellas is the co-author of A Goodfella's Guide to New York and Tfie Wiseguy Cookbook. He lives in Los Angeles.
Gus Russo, a critically acclaimed investigative reporter and author of The Outfit an6 Live by the Sword, lives in Baltimore. Vissza