{"product_id":"tough-guy-a-memoir-by-louis-ferrante","title":"Tough Guy: A Memoir by Louis Ferrante","description":"\u003cp\u003eLouis Ferrante was a young rogue who made his reputation on the streets of New York and later hooked up with the infamous John Gotti Jr and the Gambino crime family. He pulled off some of the most lucrative robberies in US history  many of which are still unsolved. For Lou  life was sweet  and most of the time he had fun wisecracking his way around town and staying one step ahead of the law. When the law finally caught up with Louis  he faced a long stretch in some of the most notoriously dangerous penitentiaries and ended up living amongst the most violent  not to mention insane  criminals incarcerated in the US prison system.But life became more tolerable when  almost by accident  Louis read his first book and quite unexpectedly a new world opened up to him - a world which offered him a sanctuary from the brutal chaos of his everyday existence. During the course of his eight years in prison  he read everything from Danielle Steel to Caesars Gallic Wars; he learned the art of writing and studied the major religions  eventually choosing to become an Orthodox Jew. And with only limited access to law books  he somehow managed to successfully appeal his own conviction and win his freedom. Gritty  hard-hitting  and yet so often hilarious  Louis Ferrantes memoir is a poignant and incredibly moving slice of life from the insiders point of view  written in the bestselling tradition of Nicholas Pileggis Goodfellas  Wiseguys and The Sopranos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966595264565,"sku":"ByrdShop_055381947X","price":174.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780553819472.jpg?v=1770570433","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tough-guy-a-memoir-by-louis-ferrante","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}