A sworn member of the Colombo crime family in New York City, Michael Franzese was considered the biggest moneymaker in the mob since Al Capone.
At age 35, he was number eighteen on Fortune magazine's list of the fifty most wealthy and powerful Mafia bosses in America. But then he did the unthinkable. He quit the mob.
Franzese met Camille Garcia, who turned his world upside down with her innocent beauty. He fell in love with her, married her, and began a new life that didn't include the Mafia. Nobody of Franzese's rank ever just walked away from the mob and lived to tell about it. But Franzese has somehow managed to avoid the grave after he turned his back on the past. But what made him leave the lavish lifestyle of the Mafia? And how has he escaped what should have been sure death after he quit the mob? Now, in one of the most fascinating books ever written about today's Mafia, Michael Franzese reveals the answers to the many mysteries surrounding his incredible life. Walk the streets with him and find out how and why he has done what no one else managed to do--and live.
Journey with him through a life defined by two blood covenants...
...The first bound him to the mob. The second set him free.
0 有用 塩 2022-02-15 02:15:01
这个大部分他interview都讲过了。而且很碎，更像是录音笔记录的。但是图片有不少，看看也蛮有趣的。回忆录一样的感觉。个人觉得什么遇见老婆都是美化，是形势不好干不下去了激流勇退吧。
1 有用 wxp3927 2016-06-16 07:15:47
读的时候总提醒：这不是小说《教父》。两本书的主角都是Michael。神奇的命运把这个Michael变成“教父”，正如小说中的Michael成为教父一样。从sinner成为Christian，这种人对“sinner”有直观的理解。前加入黑手党立血约，后成为基督徒接受耶稣的宝血，这样的人对“blood covenant” 也有另种深度和高度的认识。Michael退出mob，不是在棺材里，而且活到了可以... 读的时候总提醒：这不是小说《教父》。两本书的主角都是Michael。神奇的命运把这个Michael变成“教父”，正如小说中的Michael成为教父一样。从sinner成为Christian，这种人对“sinner”有直观的理解。前加入黑手党立血约，后成为基督徒接受耶稣的宝血，这样的人对“blood covenant” 也有另种深度和高度的认识。Michael退出mob，不是在棺材里，而且活到了可以讲述退出的故事，以及那之后的故事。这样的悔改容易引起怀疑，不过我更愿意在真理光照下，去发现有限的人上的闪光点。或许光越强，衬托出背后的阴影更强。但圣经里也有很多争议的人物，可以从人性的弱点的角度审视，也可以从软弱中所彰显的人性最真实、可贵的一面去看。我希望走向后者。 (展开)