Sonny

Author : S. J. Peddie
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 0806541628
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sonny written by S. J. Peddie and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.

Author : Lisa Stubbs
Publisher : Piccadilly Press
ISBN 13 : 9781853404955
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sonny's Wonderful Wellies written by Lisa Stubbs and published by Piccadilly Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Danny Falcone
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1420893769
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sonny's World written by Danny Falcone and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410337278
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide to James Baldwin 's Sonny's Blues written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide to James Baldwin 's Sonny's Blues, excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Judy Delton
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0307799948
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sonny's Secret written by Judy Delton and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2012-01-25 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprises keep coming for the Pee Wee Scouts. Sonny Betz's mother is getting married! Molly is excited. Larry Stone, the fire chief, will make a terrific dad for Sonny. Getting ready for the wedding takes practice. The Pee Wees have a special rehearsal! Good manners are important for the wedding and a new badge too. Here comes the bride. Rat's knees! Is Molly getting married too?

Author : Carol Lynne
Publisher : Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)
ISBN 13 : 1784306835
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sonny's Salvation written by Carol Lynne and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sonny Good loved his life as an FBI agent, but when his father died and he was needed back home he quit the agency and became a rancher. Now several years later, Summerville, Nebraska is starting to seem a little isolated. An openly gay rancher in the middle of Nebraska just doesn't have many prospective dates. That is until Garron Greeley moves to town. Garron is the town's newest resident and bad boy bartender with shoulder-length dark brown hair and tribal tattoos. Sonny is struck by lust at first sight. Things between the two of them take off like a rocket until Sonny learns Garron is also the brother of the man who owns the neighbouring ranch. The man Sonny considers his enemy, which leaves Sonny to decide what's more important—the feud with his neighbour or a potentially blazing passion with Garron?

Author : James Trueman
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411684834
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uncle Sonny's Settee written by James Trueman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in a series of children's stories to leave you spell bound! An ancient run down house, an old settee and an eccentric uncle... These elements lead Marissa, and her family in a series of roller-coaster adventures into the past to learn about the future and what is to come...Hold onto you seats for the ride of your life...!

Author : Lilach Tzingoker
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1609119274
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sonny's Adventure in Mystery Park written by Lilach Tzingoker and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Mystery Park where magical things can happen, and do, all the time... On his very first visit to Mystery Park, Sonny makes a wonderful new friend; one of a kind! To Sonny's delight, his new friend takes him for a ride in the sky. While they play, a fierce wind comes and blows them apart. Sonny is alone but his courage, strength and insight lead him out of the storm. He's not home yet, as another magical realm awaits him and more adventures. Sonny is on top of the world! Adventure such as this has to be magic; what else can it be? But when Sonny is spontaneously blown out of the magical world, he can't help but wonder if it was all just a dream... This book can help introduce the concept of positive thinking to young children. Read more about it in the preface. Lilach Tzingoker was raised in Jerusalem and now lives on the north shore of Sydney, Australia. She has been writing all her life. Tzingoker is currently completing the next in the series of the Sonny's Adventures books, titled Sonny and the Skateboard-like Slide. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/SonnysAdventuresInMysteryPark .htm

Author : George Ella Lyon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781439132579
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sonny's House of Spies written by George Ella Lyon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sonny is only one of the spies at the Bradshaw house in Mozier, Alabama. But as a child he saw a tray full of dinner come flying across the front hall at his father. His mother's aim was dead on. And Daddy's departure promptly followed. Loretta, Sonny's older sister, spies by eavesdropping. As she tells him, "How else am I going to survive in a family tight-lipped as tombs?" But the kids' spying only scratches the surface of what's really going on in this 1950s family in the deep South. While Deaton, the youngest, worries about pirates and vampires, and Uncle Marty, family protector, serves up scripture with every bite at the Circle of Life donut shop, somebody is watching. Somebody unsuspected by Sonny. But at thirteen he knows something's fishy, and he intends to find out what. That's why one Friday after Uncle Marty pays him for dishwashing at the Circle of Life, he sneaks out of town, first by bike and then by bus. Selma, his mama; Mamby; Nissa; Uncle Sink; Aunt Roo; his sister and brother -- nobody from that all-too-serious but often hilarious crew has a clue where he's gone. And even Sonny can't say exactly what he's after, until those tight-lipped tombs start talking, and life in the house on Rhubarb changes for good.

Author : Barry Wittenstein
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1580898815
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sonny's Bridge written by Barry Wittenstein and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groovy, bebopping picture book biography chronicles the legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins's search for inspiration on the Williamsburg Bridge after quitting the jazz scene in 1959. Rollins is one of the most prolific sax players in the history of jazz, but, in 1959, at the height of his career, he vanished from the jazz scene. His return to music was an interesting journey--with a long detour on the Williamsburg Bridge. Too loud to practice in his apartment, Rollins played on the New York City landmark for two years among the cacophony of traffic and the stares of bystanders, leading to the release of his album, The Bridge. Written in rhythmic prose with a bebop edge, this picture-book biography of Sonny Rollins's journey to get his groove back will delight young and old fans alike.