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ANOTHER CHANCE: Tales of South Philadelphia Paperback – November 20, 2006

by Dominic Biello (Author)

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In 1972, gambling is on the horizon for Atlantic City. Joey "the Gimp" Giampietro, afortyish Mafioso in the Vecchio Crime Family of Philadelphia, and Johnny "GaGa"Bellino from New York, have plans-big plans-to get themselves a piece of the action.Bellino's plan was simple. The Gimp made it complex.Amid the bustling streets of South Philadelphia the Gimp slips in and out of arevengeful psychotic funk. The abandonment by his mother at a young-age left theGimp vulnerable to the abuse of his foster father-an original capo in the VecchioCrime Family. In an attempt to settle old scores first, the Gimp never contemplates therippling effect that his actions could have on his life. Finally, his double-dealing questfor satisfaction backfires into a fight for survival. As more and more people becomeentangled in the web of the criminal subculture perpetuated by the Gimp and hisgang, many contemplate killing this fearsome rogue Mafioso. The most unlikely onewill succeed.Inevitably everyone who falls prey to the Gimp's contrivances is forced to seekresolution in the labyrinth of his or her conflicted lives. Some find sorrow and pain.Others find hope and love. A few find tragic death. The lucky ones get another chance.

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352 pages
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English
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iUniverse
Publication date

November 20, 2006
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6 x 0.88 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

0595406122
ISBN-13

978-0595406128
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Dominic T. Biello was born in South Philadelphia and graduated La Salle University. He is an alumnus of the American Film Institute TV Writers Program in Los Angeles, and he presently writes articles and does historical research about the U.S. Airborne Division during World War II.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ iUniverse; 0 edition (November 20, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0595406122
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0595406128
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.88 x 9 inches

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Bruce L. Goodwin

Bruce Goodwin - Frequent Flyer/Frequent Reader

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2007

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I am not a reviewer...I just like good stories. I look for great reads to mitigate the stress of frequent travel. "Another Chance" is a terrific book. Mr. Biello did a great job developing his characters and putting the reader in the heart of South Philadelphia. It reminded me of my Baltimore roots.

I could see the tight streets and the row houses...the stores with apartments above...the ethnic neighborhoods. There were characters that I grew to identify with and those that I loathed.

I could tell that this may be the author's first published novel due to some overuse of some adjectives, but because he did such a great job developing his charaters, I quickly forgot about this minor issue.

Enjoy it....I did.

Bruce Goodwin

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Larry

Another Chance: Tailes of South Philadelphia

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2012

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This book was a fun book, an interesting tale of an area and life I know nothing about. I found keeping the players straight a little hard at first but when my mind worked that out it I was good to go. I found the players very interesting and the story held my interest throughout the whole book. I read it on Kindle

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Chris T

I have questions ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2013

I came across this book while looking up my husbands grandfather and found his name as a character in this book...as him name is not at all random I question the authors relationship to him. This book also talks about our neighborhood and church, etc.. I have lived in South Philly my whole life, in Saint Monica's Parish and within the Girard estate area...I can't get over such a coincidence that he lived there too! It would be interesting to hear from the author on this! Thanks, Kelly Teti

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Gary Mastro

Intrigue and suspense wrapped in a Philly Cheese Steak

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2007

If you know anything about South Phila., or grew up in a neighborhood city like Chicago, St. Louis, New York ,L.A. or San Francisco.
This is a book for you.
Mr. Biello captures the very essence of a local neighborhood.
You can smell the wood burning in the 55 gallon drums on 9th Street and the cheese hanging from the rafters in the Italian market.
For many it will bring back heartfelt memories.
Particularly if you grew up in the 60's -80's,or if you are a Rocky(the movies),fan.
The author manages to give you a vivid insight of this neighborhood to bring you into the book, he then takes you on an odyssey that will have you turning pages like an addicted James Patterson fan.
Good storyline and style.. Very lifelike.
Although it could have had a bit more editing , some words too repetitive others out of context.
That aside a very, very good read, I highly recommend it.

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Gracie

Not Really a Gangster Tale

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2007

This book is a snapshot view of life in South Philadelphia. It's realistic right down to the streets and accents and captures the mindset of this microcosmic world circa 1972. A great read!

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