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Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family is a 1985 non-fiction book by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi that chronicles the life of Henry Hill, a Mafia associate turned informant. The book is the basis for the 1990 Oscar –winning film Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese .
- 256 pp (hardcover)
- Nicholas Pileggi
- 1985
- Simon & Schuster
Apr 16, 2019 · by Nicholas Pileggi (Author), Martin Scorsese (Introduction) 4,540. See all formats and editions. Nicholas Pileggi’s vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill—the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that “to be a wiseguy was to own the world,” who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia ...
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- $12.99
- Nicholas Pileggi
- Simon & Schuster
Jan 1, 2001 · Nicholas Pileggi's non fiction book, Wiseguy, is the basis for the film, GoodFellas, directed by Martin Scorsese (1990). It's the true story of Henry Hill, a member of the Lucchese organised crime family in New York.
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- Paperback
- Nicholas Pileggi
May 25, 2010 · 4.7 4,568 ratings. See all formats and editions. Nicholas Pileggi’s vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill—the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that “to be a wiseguy was to own the world,” who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia gangster’s life—has been hailed as “the ...
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- Nicholas Pileggi
Nicholas Pileggi’s vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill—the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that “to be a wiseguy was to own the world,” who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia gangster’s life—has been hailed as “the best book ever written on organized crime ...
- Paperback
- April 16, 2019
Apr 16, 2019 · Simon and Schuster, Apr 16, 2019 - True Crime - 304 pages. Nicholas Pileggi’s vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill—the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from...
Being a wiseguy was better than being President of the United States. To be a wiseguy was to own the world." -- Henry Hill "Wiseguy" is Nicholas Pileggi's remarkable bestseller, the...
