Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 1991 |
| About/Subject | Mafia: American, Mafia: Jewish, Charley "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, Prohibition |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | The United States of America |
| Copyright | 1991 |
| First Hardback Printing | 1991 |
| First Printing | 1991 |
| This Edition Published | 1991 |
| Pages / Font | 547 pages |
| Barcode | 9-780316-511681 |
| ISBN | 0-316-51168-4 |
| Edition No. | 1st |
| Impression/Printing No. | 2nd |
| Chapters | Contents
Godfather, Retired. Page 3
Part One — The Gangster Life
Chapter One: "Little Child, Close Your Eyes. If God Will, You'll Be a Rabbi". Page 15
Chapter Two: Growing Up on Grand Street. Page 26
Chapter Three: "A Gray Rat, Waiting for His Cheese". Page 44
Chapter Four: "There Was Never Anything We Wanted". Page 68
Chapter Five: "Gambling Pulls at the Core of a Man". Page 79
Chapter Six: The Carpet Joints. Page 97
Chapter Seven: "I'll Help You. It's Patriotism". Page 112
Chapter Eight: "Maybe It Was My Fault". Page 129
Chapter Nine: "Benny Siegel . . . He Knocked Out Plenty". Page 140
Chapter Ten: "I Don't Sail Under No False Colors". Page 160
Part Two — The Chairman of the Board
Chapter Eleven: "Haven't You Ever Said to Yourself, 'I Hate the Hellish Business'?". Page 183
Chapter Twelve: "Do You Notice Anything Funny About Marvin?". Page 208
Chapter Thirteen: Dance of the Millions. Page 223
Chapter Fourteen: "I Crapped Out". Page 238
Chapter Fifteen: "This Little Man — What Could He Do to You?". Page 260
Chapter Sixteen: "Bigger Than U.S. Steel". Page 282
Chapter Seventeen: Three Hundred Million Dollars. Page 302
Chapter Eighteen: Sanctuary in Zion. Page 324
Chapter Nineteen: "A Jew Has a Slim Chance in the World". Page 351
Chapter Twenty: "The Biggest Damn Crook in the Whole Wide World". Page 366
Chapter Twenty-One: "Shalom, Meyer . . .". Page 385
Chapter Twenty-Two: A Legend in His Lifetime. Page 401
Chapter Twenty-Three: "If There's a Life After Death . . .". Page 422
Author's Note and Acknowledgements: Page 441
Source Notes: Page 449
Bibliography: Page 515
Index: Page 529
Contents
Godfather, Retired. Page 3
Part One — The Gangster Life
Chapter One: "Little Child, Close Your Eyes. If God Will, You'll Be a Rabbi". Page 15
Chapter Two: Growing Up on Grand Street. Page 26
Chapter Three: "A Gray Rat, Waiting for His Cheese". Page 44
Chapter Four: "There Was Never Anything We Wanted". Page 68
Chapter Five: "Gambling Pulls at the Core of a Man". Page 79
Chapter Six: The Carpet Joints. Page 97
Chapter Seven: "I'll Help You. It's Patriotism". Page 112
Chapter Eight: "Maybe It Was My Fault". Page 129
Chapter Nine: "Benny Siegel . . . He Knocked Out Plenty". Page 140
Chapter Ten: "I Don't Sail Under No False Colors". Page 160
Part Two — The Chairman of the Board
Chapter Eleven: "Haven't You Ever Said to Yourself, 'I Hate the Hellish Business'?". Page 183
Chapter Twelve: "Do You Notice Anything Funny About Marvin?". Page 208
Chapter Thirteen: Dance of the Millions. Page 223
Chapter Fourteen: "I Crapped Out". Page 238
Chapter Fifteen: "This Little Man — What Could He Do to You?". Page 260
Chapter Sixteen: "Bigger Than U.S. Steel". Page 282
Chapter Seventeen: Three Hundred Million Dollars. Page 302
Chapter Eighteen: Sanctuary in Zion. Page 324
Chapter Nineteen: "A Jew Has a Slim Chance in the World". Page 351
Chapter Twenty: "The Biggest Damn Crook in the Whole Wide World". Page 366
Chapter Twenty-One: "Shalom, Meyer . . .". Page 385
Chapter Twenty-Two: A Legend in His Lifetime. Page 401
Chapter Twenty-Three: "If There's a Life After Death . . .". Page 422
Author's Note and Acknowledgements: Page 441
Source Notes: Page 449
Bibliography: Page 515
Index: Page 529
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