Louis Ferrante

The first hundred years of the American Mafia s existence would come to be seen as a golden age From small town Sicily to glittering Las Vegas the mob had carefully expanded and consolidated their power until their influence touched almost every aspect of American society But in the 1960s everything changed In CLASH OF TITANS the second volume of former Mafia associate Louis Ferrante s groundbreaking Borgata trilogy we discover for the first time the true scale of the conflicts that rocked the organisation between 1960 and 1985 From Robert F Kennedy s personal crusade against the unexpecting mob to covert assassinations betrayal by government informants and full blown insurrections we follow the Mafia from the apex of their power to their descent into civil war This story takes place against the backdrop of a changing America where shadowy CIA conspiracies brutal Justice Department battles and J Edgar Hoover s FBI all leave their mark on the Mafia tale Ferrante s insider history sheds new light on men so powerful they have since become household names Jimmy Hoffa Crazy Joe Gallo Carlo Gambino and more And as ruthless infighting leads to rebellion we watch as a bitter power struggle between Paul Castellano and the young John Gotti begins

The American mafia has long held powerful sway over our collective cultural imagination. But how many of us truly understand how a clandestine Sicilian criminal organisation came to exert its influence over nearly every level of American society?In BORGATA: RISE OF EMPIRE, former mafia member Louis Ferrante pulls back the curtain on the criminal organisation that transformed America. From the potent political cauldron of nineteenth-century Sicily to American cities such as New Orleans, New York and the gangsters paradise of Las Vegas, Ferrante traces the social, economic and political forces that powered the mafias unstoppable rise. We follow the early mob as they provide alcohol to the American public during prohibition, aid U. S. Naval Intelligence during the Second World War, establish a gambling mecca in the Nevada desert - and unofficially take control of the island of Cuba.Ferrantes vivid portrayal of early American mobsters - among them Lucky Luciano, Vito Genovese, Frank Costello and Meyer Lansky - fills in crucial gaps of mafia history to deliver the most comprehensive account yet of the worlds most famous criminal fraternity.This volume is the first in a groundbreaking new trilogy from a man who has seen it all from the inside. Ferrantes masterful account journeys from the groups inauspicious beginnings to the height of their power as the most influential organised criminal network in America.

The first hundred years of the American Mafias existence would come to be seen as a golden age. From small-town Sicily to glittering Las Vegas, the mob had carefully expanded and consolidated their power until their influence touched almost every aspect of American society. But in the 1960s, everything changed.In CLASH OF TITANS, the second volume of former Mafia associate Louis Ferrantes groundbreaking Borgata trilogy, we discover for the first time the true scale of the conflicts that rocked the organisation between 1960 and 1985. From Robert F. Kennedys personal crusade against the unexpecting mob to covert assassinations, betrayal by government informants and full-blown insurrections, we follow the Mafia from the apex of their power to their descent into civil war.This story takes place against the backdrop of a changing America, where shadowy CIA conspiracies, brutal Justice Department battles and J Edgar Hoovers FBI all leave their mark on the Mafia tale.Ferrantes insider history sheds new light on men so powerful they have since become household names: Jimmy Hoffa, Crazy Joe Gallo, Carlo Gambino and more. And, as ruthless infighting leads to rebellion, we watch as a bitter power struggle between Paul Castellano and the young John Gotti begins.

The Mob is notorious for its cruel and immoral practices, but its most successful members have always been extremely smart businessmen. Now, former mobster Louis Ferrante reveals its surprisingly effective management techniques and explains how to apply them-legally-to any legitimate business. As an associate of the Gambino family, Ferrante relied on his instincts to pull off some of the biggest heists in U.S. history. By the age of twenty-one, he had netted millions of dollars for his employers. His natural talent for management led Mafia bosses to rely on him. After being arrested and serving an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence, Ferrante went straight. He realized that the Mobs most valuable business lessons would allow him to survive and thrive in the real world. Now he offers eighty-eight time-tested Mafia strategies, including: * Go get your own coffee!: Respecting the chain of command without being a sucker. * The walls have ears: Never bad-mouth the boss. * Is this phone tapped?: Watch what you say every day. * How to bury the hatchet-but not in someones head. * Dont split yourself in half: The wrong decision is better than none at all. * Dont build Yankee stadium, just supply the concrete: Spotting new rackets. * Leave the gun, take the cannolis...and beware of hubris. Ferrante brings his real-life experiences to the book, offering fascinating advice that really works and sharing behind-the-scenes episodes almost as outrageous as those occurring on Wall Street every day.

Un capo de la mafia sabe más sobre el auténtico liderazgo que cualquier consejero delegado de una empresa grande.A pesar de que la Mafia sea conocida por sus métodos expeditivos e inmorales, sus capos siempre han sido unos hombres de negocios extraordinariamente habiles. Louis Ferrante, antiguo mafioso, nos revela sus eficaces tecnicas de gestion y muestra como aplicarlas, de forma completamente legal, en cualquier tipo de empresa.Tras una carrera fulgurante y exitosa en la Mafia de la ciudad de Nueva York y cumplir una condena posterior de ocho años y medio en prision, Ferrante consiguio enderezar su vida al comprender que lo que habia aprendido en el mundo del negocio mafioso podia ayudarle a alcanzar el exito en la "vida real". Aprenda de la Mafia ofrece una serie de consejos valiosos y sumamente practicos que ayudan a desenvolverse sin problemas en el mundo de la empresa. Los acompaña de historias impactantes de situaciones reales que pueden parecerse bastante a los metodos aplicados en el Wall Street de hoy.

Un capo de la mafia sabe más sobre el auténtico liderazgo que cualquier consejero delegado de una empresa grande. A pesar de que la Mafia sea conocida por sus métodos expeditivos e inmorales, sus capos siempre han sido unos hombres de negocios extraordinariamente habiles. Louis Ferrante, antiguo mafioso, nos revela sus eficaces tecnicas de gestion y muestra como aplicarlas, de forma completamente legal, en cualquier tipo de empresa. Tras una carrera fulgurante y exitosa en la Mafia de la ciudad de Nueva York y cumplir una condena posterior de ocho años y medio en prision, Ferrante consiguio enderezar su vida al comprender que lo que habia aprendido en el mundo del negocio mafioso podia ayudarle a alcanzar el exito en la "vida real". Aprenda de la Mafia ofrece una serie de consejos valiosos y sumamente practicos que ayudan a desenvolverse sin problemas en el mundo de la empresa. Los acompaña de historias impactantes de situaciones reales que pueden parecerse bastante a los metodos aplicados en el Wall Street de hoy.