The gang that couldn't shoot straight. [large print]
The gang that couldn't shoot straight. [large print]
By
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Breslin, Jimmy.
Publication Date
:
1969
Subject Term
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Large type books.
Crime -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
New York -- Fiction.
Genre
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Mystery fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Summary
:
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! 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... 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.
Language
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English
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult Fic LP | Adult Fiction Large Print | FIC BRE | Checked In |