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MPN
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ISBN
0061122696
Publication Year
2006
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
Brutal : the Untold Story of My Life inside Whitey Bulger's Irish Mob
Author
Kevin Weeks, Phyllis Karas
Publisher
HarperCollins
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, Social Science
Topic
Organized Crime, Criminals & Outlaws, Criminology, Sociology / Urban

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I grew up in the Old Colony housing project in South Boston, a tough, working class, mostly Irish neighborhood. I went from being a Golden Gloves boxer to a bouncer in a popular Southie bar called Triple O's. I got into many fights, knocked out a lot of people, and got noticed by one person in particular. People paid him a great deal of respect, came to him with their problems. Sure, I knew who he was. I'd heard stories. He was tough. He could be vicious. He ran the rackets in Southie. His name was James "Whitey" Bulger, although I always called him Jimmy. In 1982 I went with Jimmy full time. We became partners, running legitimate businesses and some not-so-legitimate businesses. Basically, we were gangsters. We took what we wanted. We shook down drug dealers, bookmakers, like that. What were they gonna do -- go to the police? We beat people up; shot and stabbed them. And we made people disappear -- permanently. We were smart -- experts at avoiding microphones and cameras. We made millions through extortion and loan sharking and protection. And if someone ratted us out, we killed him. We were not nice guys. I was there when Jimmy went on the lam in 1994 and I was his contact after he'd left Boston for good. With Jimmy gone, I ran things. Shortly before my own arrest in 1999, I found out that Jimmy had been an FBI informant even before I entered the scene. My life was never the same. When the feds finally got me, I found myself faced with something Jimmy would have killed me for -- cooperating with the authorities. Do I have any regrets? Nah, not really -- only that I should have spent more time with my wife and sons. But I've got a second chance now, and I gotta tell what happened -- what really happened. It's a lot different from what you read in the newspapers. I was brutally honest on the witness stand, and this book is brutally honest, too -- the brutal truth that was never before told. How could it? Only three people could tell the true story. With one on the run and one in jail for life, it falls on me.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061122696
ISBN-13
9780061122699
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50231957

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Book Title
Brutal : the Untold Story of My Life inside Whitey Bulger's Irish Mob
Author
Kevin Weeks, Phyllis Karas
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Organized Crime, Criminals & Outlaws, Criminology, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, Social Science

Dimensions

Item Length
9in.
Item Height
1in.
Item Width
6in.
Item Weight
20.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Hv6452.M4
Reviews
Weeks lands a knockout punch with this compelling look at one of the most intriguing figures in the American underworld., A Dazzling Story...Brutal Is the Most Revealing and Chilling True Crime Story That I Have Ever Read., …most interesting and accurate. When Weeks talks about Bulger, he's got the goods and he makes clear the others don't., Rarely have the nuts-and-bolts of 'the gangster life' been laid bare in such shocking, unvarnished detail., Mesmerizing and fascinating ... no organized crime fiction I have read has anything on this book. I couldn't put it down., .most interesting and accurate. When Weeks talks about Bulger, he's got the goods and he makes clear the others don't.
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-283128
Dewey Decimal
364.1092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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  • by Uycr3vimTVu@Deleted
    Apr 08, 2008

    Brutally Great

    I love everything about this book. It has everything Murder, Violence, Love, Hate, everything that has to do with the mob. The book is so good that i try to only read a little but i get so in to it i cant put it down. i bought this book because it caught my eye the most. well the name did "BRUTAL", and the book is vary brutal. from the first chapter to the last. This book gets 5 out of 5 stars

  • by pudge2326pgh
    Sep 23, 2016

    Great read

    Fast great price love it

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: vikingmediallc

  • by adulttoysource
    Jan 14, 2010

    Perfect name.

    There are several reasons to read this if you are at all intrigued by the stories you may have heard about growing up in Southie. This is a tell all book by a man that lived and ruled South Boston with his partner Whitey. I worked in the area and saw the aftermath of some of thier dealings, and always wondered exactly who, what, why? Brutal is full of these answers. Get the truth here. Do not believe the media.

  • by DxL9UtQDT0K@Deleted
    Dec 23, 2016

    it is actually a gift but I did page through it and know that my husband will love it! he buys lots of books from you already.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: rockymtntext

  • by kevmom22
    May 07, 2008

    Irish Mob

    Kevin weeks tells an interesting story of his involvement in organized crime. It's very interesting to hear this story first hand. It seems very honest and I could have read more.

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