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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

by Jimmy Breslin

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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!<P>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...<P>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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ISBN:
9780316111744
Author:
Breslin, Jimmy
Publisher:
Back Bay Books
Location:
Boston :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Criminals
Subject:
New york (state)
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery & detective
Subject:
Mafia -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
New York (N.Y.) Fiction.
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Edition Number:
1st Back Bay ed.
Edition Description:
BACK BAY
Publication Date:
19970931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
8.50x5.60x.65 in. .75 lbs.

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