America's Underdog Gangsters

America's Underdog Gangsters
Author: G-Code
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2011-06-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1462879772

This project is delivered from my experiences and visions. My life my movie, from the master mind tactic's to street.

Irving Berlin: America's Underdog Songwriter

Irving Berlin: America's Underdog Songwriter
Author: Paul M. Kaplan
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2022-10-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 145562540X

Irving Berlin and his family fled anti-Jewish Russia before he went on to become one of America's most popular commercial composers. As a self-taught pianist, Berlin is responsible for many hit songs such as "God Bless America," "White Christmas," as well as the musical Annie Get Your Gun. Author Paul Kaplan traces the path of the man behind the songs through this rags-to-riches story and Berlin's place in the music business in the early twentieth century, including the tragedies that befell him on this journey.

American Gangster Cinema

American Gangster Cinema
Author: F. Mason
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2002-11-28
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0230596398

Much analysis of gangster movies has been based upon a study of the gangster as a malign figuration of the American Dream, originally set in the era of the Depression. This text extends previous analysis of the genre by examining the evolution of gangster movies from the 1930s to the contemporary period and by placing them in the context of cultural and cinematic issues such as masculinity, consumerism and technology. With a close examination of many films from Scarface and Public Enemy to Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction , this book provides a fascinating insight into a topical and popular subject.

American Underdog

American Underdog
Author: David Brat
Publisher: Center Street
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2016-06-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1455539902

From David Brat, the college professor who made political headlines when he unseated Majority Leader Eric Cantor, comes his plan for restoring fiscal liberty for America. Congressman David Brat's odds-defying win against Eric Cantor -- a triumph of a modest $200,000 campaign fund against a $5 million war chest -- immediately brought David Brat, heretofore a liberal arts college economics professor, into the political limelight. Now, in his first book, American Underdog, Brat examines how we brought down the status quo by tapping into moral and economic lessons as old as our civilization and discusses how Washington can learn from history instead of ignoring it. A fighter for children, he illuminates how our current fiscal policies are selling their future, and outlines new ways to move forward with a conservative agenda that provides fairer treatment for all.

Gangs of America

Gangs of America
Author: Ted Nace
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2005-09-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1576753190

'Gangs of America' traces the evolution of the corporation, one of the core institutions of the modern world. It ties political debates about multi-national trade agreements, financial scandals and scores of other specific issues into the narrative account.

Youth Violence and Gangs

Youth Violence and Gangs
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1992
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Reel Winners

Reel Winners
Author: Richard Crouse
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2005-10-22
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1770701990

Do you know which televised awards show gives a prize for "Favourite Smile"? Or which Oscar host announced that he was going to raffle off a car during the ceremony? Do you know who won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress of the 20th Century? In Reel Winners, Richard Crouse, Reel to Real movie critic and CBC Radio’s "titan of trivia," gives you the lowdown on movie awards, from eight decades of Hollywood self-congratulation to international awards to the toasts from the fringe (like The Skinnies, which celebrate actors and their skin conditions). Reel Winners is the definitive guide to the inside scoop on movie awards.

Jewish Gangsters of Modern Literature

Jewish Gangsters of Modern Literature
Author: Rachel Rubin
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2000
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780252025396

In the hands of Jewish literary communists - themselves engaged in transgressing cultural boundaries - the figure of the Jewish gangster provides an occasion to craft a virile Jewish masculinity, to consider the role of vernacular in literature, to interrogate the place of art within a political economy, and to explore the fate of Jewishness in the "new worlds" of the United States and the Soviet Union."--BOOK JACKET.

The Gangster Film

The Gangster Film
Author: Ron Wilson
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2014-12-16
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0231850670

This volume examines the gangster film in its historical context with an emphasis on the ways the image of the gangster has adapted and changed as a result of socio-cultural circumstances. From its origins in Progressive-era reforms to its use as an indictment of corporate greed, the gangster film has often provided a template for critiquing American ideas and values concerning individualism, success, and business acumen. The gangster genre has also been useful in critically examining race and ethnicity in American culture in terms of "otherness." Films studied include Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912), The Racket (1928), The Captive City (1952), The Godfather, Part Two (1974), Goodfellas (1990), and Killing Them Softly (2012).

The Accidental Gangster

The Accidental Gangster
Author: Ori Spado
Publisher: WildBlue Press
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2019-11-12
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1948239450

The true story of a Hollywood fixer who wound up in the sights of the FBI. In this memoir, Orlando (Ori) Spado honestly recounts his humble beginnings from the small town of Rome in upstate New York, and his journey to becoming known as “The Mob Boss of Hollywood.” It is a candid account documenting his fall from a well-known Hollywood fixer mixing with A-list celebrities to serving 62 months in Federal prison, and ultimately making a determined comeback. “For nearly forty years Orlando ‘Ori’ Spado was a friend and associate of John ‘Sonny’ Franzese, underboss of the Colombo organized crime family. His relationship with Sonny brought him to the attention of the FBI, and eventually led to his being indicted with Sonny on federal RICO charges, and imprisoned. In The Accidental Gangster Ori provides the details of his time in ‘the life’ and his long battle with the FBI—whose overwhelming resources made it a fight that was impossible to win.”—Nick Pileggi, author of Wiseguy “Orlando ‘Ori’ Spado had been a thorn in the side of the Los Angeles field office of the FBI for almost two decades before they finally took him down. Accidentally or not, Ori was a quintessential Mob character, complete with a pinkie ring and a slow, steady deliberate voice whether speaking with friends or foes. But like so many other ‘Good Fellas,’ he was set up by a friend’s son. You will have to read the book to find out who set him up. Enjoy!”—John Connolly, New York Times-bestselling author of Filthy Rich