Goodfellas. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1985 book, Wiseguy
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Wiseguy
Nicholas Pileggi, 1985
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Martin Scorsese, 1990

In 1955, a young Henry Hill becomes enamored of the criminal life and Mafia presence in his working class Italian-American neighborhood in Brooklyn. Henry starts dating Karen Friedman, a Jewish woman. In 1970, Billy Batts, a made man in the Gambino crew who was recently released from prison, repeatedly insults Tommy at a nightclub owned by Henry; Tommy and Jimmy then beat, stab and shoot him to death.


Casino. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Casino
Nicholas Pileggi, 1995
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Martin Scorsese, 1995

In 1973, sports handicapper and Mafia associate Sam Ace Rothstein is sent by the Chicago Outfit to Las Vegas, Nevada to run the Teamsters-funded Tangiers Casino, while Philip Green serves as the mob’s hotel CEO front man.


Raging Bull. Poster of the 1980 movie and cover of the 1970 book, Raging Bull: My Story
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Raging Bull: My Story
Jake LaMotta, Peter Savage, Joseph Carter, 1970
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Martin Scorsese, 1980

In 1941, LaMotta is in a major boxing match against Jimmy Reeves, where he suffered his first loss. Jake’s brother, Joey LaMotta, discusses a potential shot for the middleweight title with one of his Mafia connections, Salvy Batts. That’s the starting point of the life story of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.