The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
by Jimmy Breslin
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- Paperback
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight by Jimmy Breslin
9th printing June 1970
Publisher is Bantam
First published January 1, 1969
Paperback
4.25 x 7 inches, 312 pages
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Jimmy Breslin
A madcap novel of the sloppiest turf war ever launched by the Brooklyn mob
Kid Sally Palumbo has been a loyal servant to the Brooklyn Mafia for years. His specialty is murder, and he is so skilled at it that he has gotten the attention of Mafia boss Papa Baccala. But unfortunately for Kid Sally, murder pays poorly. He wants to make real dough, to get respect, and to be able to tell his colleagues where to sit when they eat dinner. In short, he wants to be boss. The job would be his for the taking--if only Kid Sally weren't a Grade A moron. To keep Sally from stirring up trouble, Baccala tosses him an easy assignment: Organize a bicycle race through Brooklyn, and keep the profits. Kid Sally bungles it, setting off a turf war that quickly engulfs the borough. The dimwitted mobsters are masters in the art of murder, and they are about to put on a show. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.
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Jimmy Breslin was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American columnist and author. He wrote numerous novels, and pieces of his have appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City. He was a regular columnist for the newspaper Newsday until his retirement on November 2, 2004.
Among his notable columns, perhaps the best known was published the day after John F. Kennedy's funeral, focusing on the man who had dug the president's grave. The column is indicative of Breslin's style, which often highlights how major events or the actions of those considered "newsworthy" affect the "common man."
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
- Author
- Jimmy Breslin
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- condition - light front cover soiling & wear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 9th printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Date Published
- 1970 - First published January 1
- Pages
- 312
- Size
- 4.25 x 7 inches
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, novel, humor, cinema
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