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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: A Novel
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: A Novel
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jimmy Breslin
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780316111744
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.54 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Little, Brown & Company
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| Imprint |
Little, Brown and Company
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| Publication Date |
1 October 1997 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
It was a big bestseller when it was originally published in 1969. It became a major motion picture that provided Robert DeNiro with his first film role. Its title has entered into the language as a catch phrase. And it's terrific fun!The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is the story of Papa Baccala, a Brooklyn Mafia boss, and Kid Sally Palumbo, a would-be capo who "couldn't run a gas station at a profit even if he stole the customers' cars". There's also Kid Sally's grandmother, who will go to extravagant lengths to see her boy make his mark. A love interest? Sure. Kid Sally's sister tumbles for an artistic type who rides a bicycle and has recently arrived from Calabria...The high adventure begins with a six-day bike race that is only partly responsible for a rash of obituary notices reading: "Died. Suddenly". Eventually it all gets worked out in fine Sicilian fashion -- and, in the end, everybody gets his, in a manner of speaking.
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