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Mob Father

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There have been many books that have recounted the trials and tribulations of the gangster lifetyle. The author's previous work, Blood and Honor, is one of the finest to illustrate the day to day life of the wiseguy as he manuevers to make a buck and stay out of harms way from his supposed friends. "Mobfather" takes a different course. It tells the mafia story from a family perspective. The Del Giornos are an average couple who marry in the mid-60's and have two sons. Tommy works at UPS but soon starts to make money on the side bookmaking. Their marriage crumbles as Tommy Del gets deeper into the Philadelphia underworld, eventually rising to the position of caporegime in the organization. His ex-wife hates the viloent, pompous man he has become. Tommy Del's sons are torn as one sees the father as the criminal that he is and the other wants to be just like him, "a man of respect".

The book does a wonderful job of illustrating in human terms the personal effect a father's choice to be a criminal and a murderer have on the people who love him. Soon the hunter becomes the hunted as Tommy Del sours in his position and becomes a marked man. He becomes a witness and drags his fractured family through the nightmare of witness protection. This fascinating book compliments Anastasia's other works on the mafia and is worth reading by anyone who comes across a copy.

Save your money,these people should stop looking for sympathy,he is a grown man and has been crying for years about his father, or trying to make a buck off him, either way this book is not worth it.... Show a little dignity Baby Bobby