{"product_id":"tough-jews-fathers-sons-and-gangster-dreams-paperback","title":"Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRich Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an L.A. delicatessen, a group of Brooklyn natives gets together to discuss basketball, boxing, the weather back east, and the Jewish gangsters of yesteryear. Meyer Lansky. Bugsy Siegel. Louis Lepke, the self-effacing mastermind of Murder, Inc. Red Levine, the Orthodox hit man who refused to kill on the Sabbath. Abe \"Kid Twist\" Reles, who looked like a mama's boy but once buried a rival alive. These are just some of the vibrant, vicious characters Rich Cohen's father reminisced about and the author evokes so pungently in Tough Jews. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracing a generation of Jewish gangsters from the candy stores of Brownsville to the clubhouses of the Lower East Side--and, occasionally, to suites at the Waldorf--Cohen creates a densely anecdotal and gruesomely funny history of muscle, moxie, and money. Filled with fixers and schlammers, the squeal of tires and the rattle of gunfire, his book shatters stereotypes as deftly as its subjects once shattered kneecaps.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an L.A. delicatessen, a group of Brooklyn natives gets together to discuss basketball, boxing, the weather back east, and the Jewish gangsters of yesteryear. Meyer Lansky. Bugsy Siegel. Louis Lepke, the self-effacing mastermind of Murder, Inc. Red Levine, the Orthodox hit man who refused to kill on the Sabbath. Abe \"Kid Twist\" Reles, who looked like a mama's boy but once buried a rival alive. These are just some of the vibrant, vicious characters Rich Cohen's father reminisced about and the author evokes so pungently in Tough Jews. \u003cbr\u003eTracing a generation of Jewish gangsters from the candy stores of Brownsville to the clubhouses of the Lower East Side--and, occasionally, to suites at the Waldorf--Cohen creates a densely anecdotal and gruesomely funny history of muscle, moxie, and money. Filled with fixers and schlammers, the squeal of tires and the rattle of gunfire, his book shatters stereotypes as deftly as its subjects once shattered kneecaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eTough Jews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Avengers, Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, and (with Jerry Weintraub) \u003ci\u003eWhen I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a co-creator of the HBO series \u003ci\u003eVinyl \u003c\/i\u003eand a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Harper's Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eamong others. Cohen has won the Great Lakes Book Award, the Chicago Public Library's 21st Century Award, and the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for outstanding coverage of music. His stories have been included in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755631771936,"sku":"9780375705472","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9bca95bfc5dadc03973b9c38b2dd3560.webp?v=1780064143","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tough-jews-fathers-sons-and-gangster-dreams-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}