Author: S. J. Peddie
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 0806541628
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
“Couldn’t put it down.” —Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy (Goodfellas) and Casino The extraordinary life and times of a legendary crime boss who refused to squeal—but who finally agreed to talk to an award-winning New York Newsday reporter shortly before his death at age 103 . . . John “Sonny” Franzese reportedly committed his first murder at the age of fourteen. As a “made man” for the Colombo crime family, he operated out of his Long Island home specializing in racketeering, fraud, loansharking, and other illicit deeds he would deny to his dying day. His career in organized crime spanned over eight decades—and he was sentenced to fifty years in prison for robbery charges. But even behind bars, Sonny Franzese never stopped doing business . . . This is the true story of an old-school mafioso as it’s never been told before. Newsday reporter S. J. Peddie interviewed Franzese in prison—and uncovered a lifetime of shocking secrets from the legend himself: * Why FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a very personal interest in Sonny. * How Sonny managed to juggle numerous affairs with women, including a famous model. * How Sonny spent a third of his life in prison—and still managed to earn untold millions for the mob. * How Sonny accidentally revealed some of his worst crimes—to a “friend” wearing a wire. Through it all, Franzese refused to break the Mafia’s code of silence. Authorities believe he may have murdered, or ordered the murders of, forty to fifty people. Yet he earned a grudging respect from law enforcement and an absolute reverence from his fellow gangsters. Eventually he managed to outlive them all—until his death in 2020 of natural causes, a rare event in the Mafia. Thanks to a series of exclusive firsthand interviews, the astonishing life story of John “Sonny” Franzese can be told in all its bold, brutal, and blood-spattered glory. This is a must-read for anyone fascinated with Mafia history—and a rare look inside a criminal mind that has become the stuff of legend.
Sonny
Author: S. J. Peddie
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 0806541628
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
“Couldn’t put it down.” —Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy (Goodfellas) and Casino The extraordinary life and times of a legendary crime boss who refused to squeal—but who finally agreed to talk to an award-winning New York Newsday reporter shortly before his death at age 103 . . . John “Sonny” Franzese reportedly committed his first murder at the age of fourteen. As a “made man” for the Colombo crime family, he operated out of his Long Island home specializing in racketeering, fraud, loansharking, and other illicit deeds he would deny to his dying day. His career in organized crime spanned over eight decades—and he was sentenced to fifty years in prison for robbery charges. But even behind bars, Sonny Franzese never stopped doing business . . . This is the true story of an old-school mafioso as it’s never been told before. Newsday reporter S. J. Peddie interviewed Franzese in prison—and uncovered a lifetime of shocking secrets from the legend himself: * Why FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a very personal interest in Sonny. * How Sonny managed to juggle numerous affairs with women, including a famous model. * How Sonny spent a third of his life in prison—and still managed to earn untold millions for the mob. * How Sonny accidentally revealed some of his worst crimes—to a “friend” wearing a wire. Through it all, Franzese refused to break the Mafia’s code of silence. Authorities believe he may have murdered, or ordered the murders of, forty to fifty people. Yet he earned a grudging respect from law enforcement and an absolute reverence from his fellow gangsters. Eventually he managed to outlive them all—until his death in 2020 of natural causes, a rare event in the Mafia. Thanks to a series of exclusive firsthand interviews, the astonishing life story of John “Sonny” Franzese can be told in all its bold, brutal, and blood-spattered glory. This is a must-read for anyone fascinated with Mafia history—and a rare look inside a criminal mind that has become the stuff of legend.
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 0806541628
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
“Couldn’t put it down.” —Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy (Goodfellas) and Casino The extraordinary life and times of a legendary crime boss who refused to squeal—but who finally agreed to talk to an award-winning New York Newsday reporter shortly before his death at age 103 . . . John “Sonny” Franzese reportedly committed his first murder at the age of fourteen. As a “made man” for the Colombo crime family, he operated out of his Long Island home specializing in racketeering, fraud, loansharking, and other illicit deeds he would deny to his dying day. His career in organized crime spanned over eight decades—and he was sentenced to fifty years in prison for robbery charges. But even behind bars, Sonny Franzese never stopped doing business . . . This is the true story of an old-school mafioso as it’s never been told before. Newsday reporter S. J. Peddie interviewed Franzese in prison—and uncovered a lifetime of shocking secrets from the legend himself: * Why FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a very personal interest in Sonny. * How Sonny managed to juggle numerous affairs with women, including a famous model. * How Sonny spent a third of his life in prison—and still managed to earn untold millions for the mob. * How Sonny accidentally revealed some of his worst crimes—to a “friend” wearing a wire. Through it all, Franzese refused to break the Mafia’s code of silence. Authorities believe he may have murdered, or ordered the murders of, forty to fifty people. Yet he earned a grudging respect from law enforcement and an absolute reverence from his fellow gangsters. Eventually he managed to outlive them all—until his death in 2020 of natural causes, a rare event in the Mafia. Thanks to a series of exclusive firsthand interviews, the astonishing life story of John “Sonny” Franzese can be told in all its bold, brutal, and blood-spattered glory. This is a must-read for anyone fascinated with Mafia history—and a rare look inside a criminal mind that has become the stuff of legend.
Mailman Sonny
Author: Sonny Workman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735698359
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Sonny Workman, former factory worker now city mail carrier for Fremont, Ohio the 43420 zip code. Sonny is a US patent holder of the world's first hand held Runner's Calculator. Sonny is married to Denise. With 3 daughters and 3 grandchildren. Jaden, Avery and Emma. With negativity in almost every facet of our lives, Sonny strives to always find some goodness on every street at every house. Daily life as a city mail carrier can offer many opportunities that showcase such goodness. Please enjoy the first book of many planned that will highlight goodness with true everyday events as Mailman Sonny. Mailman Sonny series is dedicated to my many wonderful customers I have met on my mail routes in Fremont, Ohio. Every day is better serving the great people in the 43420 zip code. Many thanks to my wife Dee for her continued support along the way and to daughters Chelsea, Courtney and Summer for their input and suggestions. God bless you always. Sonny Workman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735698359
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Sonny Workman, former factory worker now city mail carrier for Fremont, Ohio the 43420 zip code. Sonny is a US patent holder of the world's first hand held Runner's Calculator. Sonny is married to Denise. With 3 daughters and 3 grandchildren. Jaden, Avery and Emma. With negativity in almost every facet of our lives, Sonny strives to always find some goodness on every street at every house. Daily life as a city mail carrier can offer many opportunities that showcase such goodness. Please enjoy the first book of many planned that will highlight goodness with true everyday events as Mailman Sonny. Mailman Sonny series is dedicated to my many wonderful customers I have met on my mail routes in Fremont, Ohio. Every day is better serving the great people in the 43420 zip code. Many thanks to my wife Dee for her continued support along the way and to daughters Chelsea, Courtney and Summer for their input and suggestions. God bless you always. Sonny Workman
Sonny
Author: Danny Falcone
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1481715690
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
What happens when you mix a beautiful socialite and a mafia solider? Sonny is an insider's view of a mobster's world torn by different loyalties, competing priorities and above all, the need to stay alive. It's a fast-paced tale of romance, passion, violence, revenge and betrayal where paradoxically the Mafia underworld and the world of high society mix perfectly. With its roots in the New York Mafia, the story unfolds against the counterpoint of high society and wealth. The two worlds collide and lives change, some for better, some for worse. All scores are settled and the stage is set for the next battle as the book concludes with a happy ending, for most Sonny is the debut novel in a continuing series where Santino Caperelli (Sonny Cap) has one foot in the upper echelons of organized crime and the other foot out the door, running the streets and answering to no one. Sonny is capable, charming, and ruthless when he has to be. The story begins with a chance encounter in Central Park between Sonny and a little girl. Her socialite mother and psychopathic stockbroker boyfriend weave an unexpected and dangerous relationship into Sonny's life. A mob war, a high energy trial and the score of a lifetime pull him from the grim reaper's grasp and catapult him to the top of the world, Sonny's World Sonny is one of a series of four.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1481715690
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
What happens when you mix a beautiful socialite and a mafia solider? Sonny is an insider's view of a mobster's world torn by different loyalties, competing priorities and above all, the need to stay alive. It's a fast-paced tale of romance, passion, violence, revenge and betrayal where paradoxically the Mafia underworld and the world of high society mix perfectly. With its roots in the New York Mafia, the story unfolds against the counterpoint of high society and wealth. The two worlds collide and lives change, some for better, some for worse. All scores are settled and the stage is set for the next battle as the book concludes with a happy ending, for most Sonny is the debut novel in a continuing series where Santino Caperelli (Sonny Cap) has one foot in the upper echelons of organized crime and the other foot out the door, running the streets and answering to no one. Sonny is capable, charming, and ruthless when he has to be. The story begins with a chance encounter in Central Park between Sonny and a little girl. Her socialite mother and psychopathic stockbroker boyfriend weave an unexpected and dangerous relationship into Sonny's life. A mob war, a high energy trial and the score of a lifetime pull him from the grim reaper's grasp and catapult him to the top of the world, Sonny's World Sonny is one of a series of four.
Sonny the Book
Author: Sonny Arguinzoni
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462865291
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462865291
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Sonny's Wonderful Wellies
Author: Lisa Stubbs
Publisher: Piccadilly Press
ISBN: 9781853404955
Category : Picture books for children
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Sonny loves his new red wellies and just won't take them off. But what Sonny really wants to do is splash around in the rain. As the sun shines brighter and brighter, Sonny gets sadder and sadder. Then Grandma has an idea.
Publisher: Piccadilly Press
ISBN: 9781853404955
Category : Picture books for children
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Sonny loves his new red wellies and just won't take them off. But what Sonny really wants to do is splash around in the rain. As the sun shines brighter and brighter, Sonny gets sadder and sadder. Then Grandma has an idea.
Sonny
Author: Virginia Hudson Brightman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airedale terrier
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Though essentially the story of a dog's love for a man this book is a comination of three things, A dog story; A love story; A western story.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airedale terrier
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Though essentially the story of a dog's love for a man this book is a comination of three things, A dog story; A love story; A western story.
Sonny Sez!
Author: Sonny Eliot
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814333358
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Sonny Sez! contains one hundred one-minute stories from Sonny Eliot, popular broadcaster and Detroit personality. Well known for his weather segments on WWJ-TV (now WDIV) and for hosting a variety of programs including At the Zoo and the annual Hudson's Thanksgiving Day Parade broadcast, Eliot's unique weather presentation can currently be heard on WWJ Newsradio 950 in Detroit. The stories included in this volume were carefully selected from over 750 that Sonny broadcast on his syndicated radio show over the years and concern "the strange, the humorous, and the useless." Sonny's stories address questions like, why do empty rooms get dusty? What is the meaning and origin of the phrase "the whole nine yards"? And why is a dog's nose moist? The answers are often fascinating, and Sonny promises that they are also mostly true. Sonny's trademark wit and wisdom is enhanced by over seventy amusing illustrations from renowned political cartoonist Draper Hill. Hill's intricate and humorous drawings bring Sonny's stories to life, guaranteeing that they will bring a smile, raise an eyebrow, and satisfy the reader's curiosity at the same time. A foreword by famed cartoonist Dick Guindon completes this one-of-a-kind collection. Sonny Sez! will make a truly unique keepsake, perfect for displaying or giving as a gift. This volume will appeal to everyone from longtime Sonny Eliot fans to first-time readers.
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814333358
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Sonny Sez! contains one hundred one-minute stories from Sonny Eliot, popular broadcaster and Detroit personality. Well known for his weather segments on WWJ-TV (now WDIV) and for hosting a variety of programs including At the Zoo and the annual Hudson's Thanksgiving Day Parade broadcast, Eliot's unique weather presentation can currently be heard on WWJ Newsradio 950 in Detroit. The stories included in this volume were carefully selected from over 750 that Sonny broadcast on his syndicated radio show over the years and concern "the strange, the humorous, and the useless." Sonny's stories address questions like, why do empty rooms get dusty? What is the meaning and origin of the phrase "the whole nine yards"? And why is a dog's nose moist? The answers are often fascinating, and Sonny promises that they are also mostly true. Sonny's trademark wit and wisdom is enhanced by over seventy amusing illustrations from renowned political cartoonist Draper Hill. Hill's intricate and humorous drawings bring Sonny's stories to life, guaranteeing that they will bring a smile, raise an eyebrow, and satisfy the reader's curiosity at the same time. A foreword by famed cartoonist Dick Guindon completes this one-of-a-kind collection. Sonny Sez! will make a truly unique keepsake, perfect for displaying or giving as a gift. This volume will appeal to everyone from longtime Sonny Eliot fans to first-time readers.
Sonny's World
Author: Danny Falcone
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1420893769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
"Sonny's World" is an epic tale of romance, passion, violence, revenge, betrayal, and, ultimately, healing. Each scene is an intense (but never gratuitous) glimpse into the human psyche. Its characters are believable and likable (if not always ethical). It is a wild ride on the rollercoaster of Fate, where what is "right" and what is "meant to be" are not always the same. Paradoxically the Mafia underworld and the world of high society mix perfectly. Danny Falcone has created a commercially appealing and always enthralling masterpiece.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1420893769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
"Sonny's World" is an epic tale of romance, passion, violence, revenge, betrayal, and, ultimately, healing. Each scene is an intense (but never gratuitous) glimpse into the human psyche. Its characters are believable and likable (if not always ethical). It is a wild ride on the rollercoaster of Fate, where what is "right" and what is "meant to be" are not always the same. Paradoxically the Mafia underworld and the world of high society mix perfectly. Danny Falcone has created a commercially appealing and always enthralling masterpiece.
Sonny
Author: Ruth MacEnery STUART
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Sonny Baca Novels
Author: Rudolfo Anaya
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504041453
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1095
Book Description
Four suspenseful southwestern mysteries featuring a Chicano PI in New Mexico, by the “extraordinary” author of Bless Me, Ultima (Los Angeles Times Book Review). These four novels starring detective Sonny Baca are set against the terrain of the American Southwest, blending its Spanish, Mexican, and Native American cultures. Zia Summer: Sonny Baca’s cousin Gloria is brutally slain, her body found drained of blood with a Zia sun sign—the symbol on the New Mexican flag—carved on her stomach. His quest to find her killer leads Baca across New Mexico’s diverse South Valley to an environmental compound and a terrifying brujo. Rio Grande Fall: A woman plummets to her death from a hot air balloon during Albuquerque’s famous Balloon Fiesta—and Baca recognizes it as no accident. Shaman Winter: Baca, confined to a wheelchair after a violent encounter, is haunted by chilling dreams, but has no choice but to go to work when the Santa Fe mayor’s teenage daughter disappears and the trail leads to a charismatic and dangerous shaman. Jemez Spring: A high-profile murder ignites a hotbed of political treachery and terrorist threats that take Baca to Los Alamos, pitting him against a formidable foe—and a nuclear bomb. Unrelentingly suspenseful, with vivid details of the physical and spiritual landscape of northern New Mexico, these mysteries are perfect for fans of Margaret Coel or James D. Doss and star “a fascinating hero” (Edmonton Journal).
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504041453
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1095
Book Description
Four suspenseful southwestern mysteries featuring a Chicano PI in New Mexico, by the “extraordinary” author of Bless Me, Ultima (Los Angeles Times Book Review). These four novels starring detective Sonny Baca are set against the terrain of the American Southwest, blending its Spanish, Mexican, and Native American cultures. Zia Summer: Sonny Baca’s cousin Gloria is brutally slain, her body found drained of blood with a Zia sun sign—the symbol on the New Mexican flag—carved on her stomach. His quest to find her killer leads Baca across New Mexico’s diverse South Valley to an environmental compound and a terrifying brujo. Rio Grande Fall: A woman plummets to her death from a hot air balloon during Albuquerque’s famous Balloon Fiesta—and Baca recognizes it as no accident. Shaman Winter: Baca, confined to a wheelchair after a violent encounter, is haunted by chilling dreams, but has no choice but to go to work when the Santa Fe mayor’s teenage daughter disappears and the trail leads to a charismatic and dangerous shaman. Jemez Spring: A high-profile murder ignites a hotbed of political treachery and terrorist threats that take Baca to Los Alamos, pitting him against a formidable foe—and a nuclear bomb. Unrelentingly suspenseful, with vivid details of the physical and spiritual landscape of northern New Mexico, these mysteries are perfect for fans of Margaret Coel or James D. Doss and star “a fascinating hero” (Edmonton Journal).