Superfly: The True, Untold Story of Frank Lucas, American Gangster [Mass Market Paperback]

Ron Chepesiuk and Anthony Gonzalez (Author), None (Editor, Illustrator)

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"SuperFly is a riveting, compelling work that reveals and exposes the gross exaggerations, myths and lies about the Frank Lucas "SuperFly" story, while supporting and letting stand that which is true and factual. A remarkable and enjoyable read." --Louis Diaz, DEA undercover agent, who was a principal player taking down Nicky Barnes, Frank Lucas' archenemy

"A fascinating story of the enigmatic "Superfly" Frank Lucas. A balanced portrait that will hopefully be an antidote to the Hollywood version to be released later this year." --Stephen Brodt, criminologist and book review editor for Trends in Organized Crime

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Street Certified Entertainment; 1st edition (October 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615153844
• ISBN-13: 978-0615153841
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #534,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not worth the purchase, February 8, 2008

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Dorian Smith "reyroy" (Alexandria, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superfly: The True, Untold Story of Frank Lucas, American Gangster (Mass Market Paperback)

After seeing the movie American Gangster, I was really interested in learning more about the story of Frank Lucas and finding out what details of the movie were true or false. Unfortunately, this book was a big letdown. This book seemed to be fairly well researched, but the way that the author presents the information, he seems to have a personal dislike towards the story of Frank Lucas. However, worst of all, this book is very poorly written, with many grammatical errors. You would think that it would have been proof read before it was published.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE REAL DEAL!!, January 15, 2008

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M. Toussaint "mat123" (Uniondale, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superfly: The True, Untold Story of Frank Lucas, American Gangster (Mass Market Paperback)

This book gave true facts on an amazing story in Harlem's history. While Frank Lucas has always been labeled one of Harlem's most notorious kingpins for decades, few people knew the true story behind who he really was. This was an excellent read and provided a lot of insight...the DVD was even better, I purchased them both. Putting out the truth is always met with resistence, but in the end it's worth it.
I look forward to reading more stories like this one from Street Certified Entertainment.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's real, January 15, 2008

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A. Bascombe "AB" (New York City, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superfly: The True, Untold Story of Frank Lucas, American Gangster (Mass Market Paperback)

I'd seen the movie and then caught a documentary on the History channel featuring the real Frank Lucas. I found him to be very different than the Hollywood portrayal. This book stripped the gloss off of the story and told the truth. It's real. In my opinion, editorial slip ups are a small price to pay for authenticity. I'd rather deal with a few slips and read truth, than some pretentious pretend story put out by a major corporation. I kind of like the fact that this is an independent work because it clearly hasn't been tampered with to sell more books. There's a lot of stuff in here that you won't get anywhere else. I think I'm going to get the DVD too. Keep doing what you're doing Street Cred Entertainment. Bring more of our stories out.