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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 364.1092 EAN: 9781582343891 ISBN: 1582343896 Label: Bloomsbury USA Manufacturer: Bloomsbury USA Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 592 Publication Date: September 05, 2006 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Release Date: September 05, 2006 Studio: Bloomsbury USA Sales Rank: 358603
Investigative reporter Gus Russo returns with his most explosive book yet, the remarkable story of the “Supermob”—a cadre of men who, over the course of decades, secretly influenced nearly every aspect of American society. Presenting startling, never-before-seen revelations about such famous members as Jules Stein, Joe Glaser, Ronald Reagan, Lew Wasserman, David Bazelon, and John Jacob Factor—as well as infamous, scrupulously low-profile members—Russo pulls the lid off of a half-century of criminal infiltration into American business, politics, and society. At the heart of it all is Sidney “The Fixer” Korshak, who from the 1940’s until his death in the 1990s, was not only the most powerful lawyer in the world, according to the FBI, but the enigmatic player behind countless 20th century power mergers, political deals, and organized crime chicaneries. As the underworld’s primary link to the corporate upperworld, Korshak’s backroom dominance and talent for anonymity will likely never be equaled. And as Supermob proves, neither will his story…
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Rating: - Some interesting information but take with a grain of salt
I have little to add to existing Amazon reviews except to say that I found some information that I had not seen elsewhere. However, there are glaring inaccuracies that even a casual student of the general ... Read More
Rating: - Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers
Intensively researched, poignantly written, a compelling read...it makes a can't-put-down book. Russo makes history read like a mystery novel cum film noir. Who would have thought non-fiction could be so hypnotic? ... Read More
Rating: - The Myth
In Bob Evans iconic Hollywood autobiography "The Kid Stays In The Picture", frequent mention was made of his mentor, who he would refer to as simply "The Myth".
The Myth bailed him out of situations in ... Read More
Rating: - Missing the Key Chapter
This book tells a story that should have been explained long ago. Now it's a bit late. Considering it's a story about control of the media it's more than late. It shows what a sham the whole media is. We were told the ... Read More
Rating: - A Peek Under the Covers
America loves mob melodramas, guys getting whacked because they crossed somebody or other. No one much cares whether the culprits get caught since it's all part of the underworld game. No one in authority much cares either, ... Read More
- Some interesting information but take with a grain of salt
- Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers 