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The Godfather Effect

Tom Santopietro
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Author : Tom Santopietro
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781493068869

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The Godfather Effect by Tom Santopietro Pdf

Fifty years and one billion dollars in gross box-office receipts after the initial release of The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola's masterful trilogy continues to fascinate viewers old and new. The Godfather Effect skillfully analyzes the reasons behind this ongoing global phenomenon. Packed with behind-the-scenes anecdotes from all three Godfather films, Tom Santopietro explores the historical origins of the Mob and why they thrived in America, how Italian-Americans are portrayed in the media, and how a saga of murderous gangsters captivated audiences around the globe. Laced with stories about Brando, Pacino, and Sinatra, and interwoven with a funny and poignant memoir about the author's own experiences growing up with an Italian name in an Anglo world of private schools and country clubs, The Godfather Effect is a book for film lovers, observers of American life, and Italians of all nationalities.

The Godfather

Mario Puzo,Chris Rice
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Author : Mario Puzo,Chris Rice
Publisher : Penguin Longman
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Corleone family (Fictitious characters)
ISBN : 0582402417

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The Godfather by Mario Puzo,Chris Rice Pdf

Don Corleone is the Godfather, head of one of the richest families in New York and a gangster. His favourite son Michael is a lawyer who wants to lead a quiet life, but when Don Corleone is nearly killed by a rival Mafia family, Michael is soon drawn into the family business.

The Godfather Doctrine

John C. Hulsman,A. Wess Mitchell
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Author : John C. Hulsman,A. Wess Mitchell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400829859

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The Godfather Doctrine by John C. Hulsman,A. Wess Mitchell Pdf

The Godfather Doctrine draws clear and essential lessons from perhaps the greatest Hollywood movie ever made to illustrate America's changing geopolitical place in the world and how our country can best meet the momentous strategic challenges it faces. In the movie The Godfather, Don Corleone, head of New York's most powerful organized-crime family, is shockingly gunned down in broad daylight, leaving his sons Sonny and Michael, along with his adopted son, consigliere Tom Hagen, to chart a new course for the family. In The Godfather Doctrine, John Hulsman and Wess Mitchell show how the aging and wounded don is emblematic of cold-war American power on the decline in a new world where our enemies play by unfamiliar rules, and how the don's heirs uncannily exemplify the three leading schools of American foreign policy today. Tom, the left-of-center liberal institutionalist, thinks the old rules still apply and that negotiation is the answer. Sonny is the Bush-era neocon who shoots first and asks questions later, proving an easy target for his enemies. Only Michael, the realist, has a sure feel for the changing scene, recognizing the need for flexible combinations of soft and hard power to keep the family strong and maintain its influence and security in a dangerous and rapidly changing world. Based on Hulsman and Mitchell's groundbreaking and widely debated article, "Pax Corleone," The Godfather Doctrine explains for everyone why Francis Ford Coppola's epic story about a Mafia dynasty holds key insights for ensuring America's survival in the twenty-first century.

The Godfather and American Culture

Chris Messenger
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Author : Chris Messenger
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780791488706

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The Godfather and American Culture by Chris Messenger Pdf

Mario Puzo's The Godfather is an American pop phenomenon whose driving force is reflected not only in book sales and cable television movie marathons but also in such related works as the hit television series The Sopranos. In The Godfather and American Culture, Chris Messenger offers an important and comprehensive study of this classic work of popular fiction and its hold on the American imagination. As Messenger shows, the Corleones have indeed become "our gang," and we see our family business in America reflected in them. Examining The Godfather and its many incarnations within a variety of texts and contexts, Messenger also addresses Puzo's inconsistent affiliation with his Italian heritage, his denial of the multiethnic literary subject, and his decades-long struggle for respect as a writer in contemporary America. The study ultimately offers a way of looking at the much-maligned genre of popular or bestselling fiction itself. By placing both the novel and films within a number of revealing critical situations, Messenger addresses the continuing problem of how we talk about elite and popular fiction in America—and what we mean when we take sides.

Arkansas Godfather

Graham Nown,Mike Keckhaver
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Author : Graham Nown,Mike Keckhaver
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781935106579

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Arkansas Godfather by Graham Nown,Mike Keckhaver Pdf

Owney Madden lived a seemingly quiet life for decades in the resort town of Hot Springs, Arkansas, while he was actually helping some of America's most notorious gangsters rule a vast criminal empire. In 1987, Graham Nown first told Madden's story in his book The English Godfather, in which he traced Madden's boyhood in England, his immigration to New York City, and his rise to mob boss. Nown also uncovered a love story involving Madden and the daughter of the Hot Springs postmaster. Before his arrival in Hot Springs, Madden was one of the most powerful gangsters in New York City and former owner of the famous Cotton Club in Harlem. The story of his life shows us a world where people can break the law without ever getting caught, and where criminality is so entwined in government and society that one might wonder what is legality and what isn't.

The Godfather Notebook

Francis Ford Coppola
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Author : Francis Ford Coppola
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781942872313

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The Godfather Notebook by Francis Ford Coppola Pdf

THE PUBLISHING SENSATION OF THE YEAR FOR EVERY FILM FAN The never-before-published edition of Francis Ford Coppola’s notes and annotations on The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo reveals the story behind one of the world’s most iconic films. The most important unpublished work on one of the greatest films of all time, The Godfather, written before filming, by the man who wrote and directed it—Francis Ford Coppola, then only thirty-two years old—reveals the intense creative process that went into making this seminal film. With his meticulous notes and impressions of Mario Puzo’s novel, the notebook was referred to by Coppola daily on set while he directed the movie. The Godfather Notebook pulls back the curtain on the legendary filmmaker and the film that launched his illustrious career. Complete with an introduction by Francis Ford Coppola and exclusive photographs from on and off the set, this is a unique, beautiful, and faithful reproduction of Coppola’s original notebook. This publication will change the way the world views the iconic film—and the process of filmmaking at large. A must-have book of the season. Nothing like it has ever been published before

The Making of the Godfather

Mario Puzo
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Author : Mario Puzo
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781455548934

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The Making of the Godfather by Mario Puzo Pdf

In this entertaining and insightful essay, Mario Puzo chronicles his rise from struggling writer to overnight success after the publication of The Godfather. With equal parts cynicism and humor, Puzo recounts the book deal and his experiences in Hollywood while writing the screenplay for the movie. Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, Peter Bart, Marlon Brando, and Al Pacino all make appearances-as does Frank Sinatra, in his famous and disastrous encounter with Puzo. First published in 1972, the essay is now available as an ebook for the first time. A must-have for every Godfather fan! Featuring a foreword by Ed Falco, author of The Family Corleone.

The Godfather and Sicily

Raymond Angelo Belliotti
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Author : Raymond Angelo Belliotti
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781438484327

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The Godfather and Sicily by Raymond Angelo Belliotti Pdf

In this interdisciplinary work, Raymond Angelo Belliotti presents an interpretation of The Godfather as, among other things, a commentary on the transformation of personal identity within the Sicilian and Italian immigrant experience. The book explores both the novel and the film sequence in terms of an existential conflict between two sets of values that offer competing visions of the world: on the one hand, a nineteenth-century Sicilian perspective grounded in honor and the accumulation of power within a culturally specific family order; and on the other, a twentieth-century American perspective that celebrates individualism and commercial success. Analyzing concepts such as honor, power, will to power, respect, atonement, repentance, forgiveness, and a meaningful life, Belliotti applies these analyses to the cultural understandings transported to America by nineteenth-century Italian immigrants, casting fresh light on Old World allegiances to l'ordine della famiglia (the family order), la via vecchia (the old way), and the patriarchal ideal of uomo di pazienza (the man of patience), as well as the Sicilian code of honor. The two sets of values—Old World Sicilian and twentieth-century American—coalesce uneasily in the same cultural setting, and their conflict is irresolvable.

Godfather Of Night

Kevin Pappas
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Author : Kevin Pappas
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-05
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780748114832

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Godfather Of Night by Kevin Pappas Pdf

Growing up in Tarpon Springs, Florida - the seaside headquarters of the Greek mafia - Kevin Cunningham fell in love with Greek culture and hoped to become part of it. But when he was seventeen his world turned upside-down: from his deathbed, the man he'd always called dad told him he was the illegitimate son of the local crime boss. When Kevin's attempts to gain recognition from his real father failed, he entered into a life of crime, adopting the family name and quickly escalating from swindling tourists to moving cocaine, gun running and racketeering. Having squared off against the FBI and the DEA, and with most of his crew dead, Kevin was locked up on two consecutive life terms. But that's only the beginning of the story - from helping authorities capture major criminals, outwitting the system, and ultimately finding redemption, Kevin's story will leave true crime buffs shaking their heads.

Harlem Godfather

Mayme Hatcher Johnson,Karen E. Quinones Miller
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Author : Mayme Hatcher Johnson,Karen E. Quinones Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : African American criminals
ISBN : NWU:35556039374988

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Harlem Godfather by Mayme Hatcher Johnson,Karen E. Quinones Miller Pdf

"The first and only full biography on legendary Harlem gangster, Bumpy Johnson who was depicted in the movies Cotton Club, Hoodlum, and American Gansgster. ... Bumpy was a man whose contradictions are still the root of many an argument in Harlem. But there is one thing on which both his supporters and detractors agree in his lifetime, Bumpy was the man in Harlem." --p. [4] of cover.

The Family Corleone

Anonim
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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781455521616

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The Family Corleone by Anonim Pdf

An exhilarating and profound novel of tradition and violence and of loyalty and betrayal, The Family Corleone will appeal to the legions of fans who can never get enough of The Godfather. New York, 1933: The city and the nation are in the depths of the Great Depression. The crime families of New York have prospered in this time, but with the coming end of Prohibition, a battle is looming that will determine which organizations will rise and which will face a violent end. For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important that his family's future. While his youngest children, Michael, Fredo, and Connie, are in school, unaware of their father's true occupation, and his adopted son Tom Hagen is a college student, he worries most about Sonny, his eldest child. Vito pushes Sonny to be a businessman, but Sonny-17 years-old, impatient and reckless-wants something else: To follow in his father's footsteps and become a part of the real family business.

The Supernatural in Short Fiction of the Americas

Dana Del George
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Author : Dana Del George
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313073991

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The Supernatural in Short Fiction of the Americas by Dana Del George Pdf

The continuing cultural encounters of the Americas, between European and indigenous cultures, and between scientific materialism and premodern supernaturalism, have originated new narrative forms. While supernatural short fiction of the Americas belongs to the broad category of the fantastic, which is generally approached synchronically, reading audiences of the past 200 years have shifted their beliefs about the supernatural several times. While nineteenth-century readers understood science as real and the supernatural as imaginary, modern audiences recognize both as inaccurate, a shift which allows authors of supernatural fiction to celebrate premodern indigenous beliefs which were once disdained by a materialist culture. This book situates supernatural short fiction of the Americas within the changing cultural and epistemological contexts of the last 200 years and explores how authors have drawn upon a wealth of indigenous traditions. The book begins with a discussion of theories of the supernatural and the fantastic. It then looks at some of the first encounters of European and Native American supernatural beliefs and points to the common elements of these early traditions. The volume next focuses on American literature of the nineteenth century, which has a complex fusion of materialist biases and metaphysical fascinations. The final portion of the book gives greater attention to Spanish-American literature and the blending of the supernatural with attitudes of nostalgia and uncertainty.

The Godfather Effect

Tom Santopietro
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Author : Tom Santopietro
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781429952620

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The Godfather Effect by Tom Santopietro Pdf

A brilliant examination of our forty year obsession with the classic film trilogy—and a personal reflection on what it means to be Italian-American Forty years and one billion dollars in gross box office receipts after the initial release of The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola's masterful trilogy continues to fascinate viewers old and new. The Godfather Effect skillfully analyzes the reasons behind this ongoing global phenomenon. Packed with behind-the-scenes anecdotes from all three Godfather films, Tom Santopietro explores the historical origins of the Mob and why they thrived in America, how Italian-Americans are portrayed in the media, and how a saga of murderous gangsters captivated audiences around the globe. Laced with stories about Brando, Pacino, and Sinatra, and interwoven with a funny and poignant memoir about the author's own experiences growing up with an Italian name in an Anglo world of private schools and country clubs, The Godfather Effect is a book for film lovers, observers of American life, and Italians of all nationalities.

Beyond the Godfather

A. Kenneth Ciongoli,Jay Parini
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Author : A. Kenneth Ciongoli,Jay Parini
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0874518881

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Beyond the Godfather by A. Kenneth Ciongoli,Jay Parini Pdf

A long overdue collection of memoirs and scholarlyreflections on growing up Italian and American.

The Godfather

Mario Puzo
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Author : Mario Puzo
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593542590

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The Godfather by Mario Puzo Pdf

A special deluxe hardcover edition of The Godfather—the unforgettable saga of an American crime family that became a #1 bestseller and global phenomenon. This deluxe edition of The Godfather includes: • A jacket featuring a new take on the iconic original cover • Printed cover boards with art that will titillate hardcore fans • Stained edges • Beautifully illustrated endpapers Since its release in 1969, The Godfather has made an indelible mark on American crime fiction. From the mind of master storyteller Mario Puzo, it traces the Corleone family, whose brilliant and brutal portrayal illuminated the violent and seductive allure of power in American society. A tale of family and loyalty, law and order, obedience and rebellion, it has stood the test of time as the definitive novel of the Mafia underworld. Beyond the bestselling novel, Francis Ford Coppola’s incomparable film adaptation and Academy Award winner for Best Picture cemented The Godfather's reputation as a triumph in storytelling and a seminal classic for the ages. With a legacy of blood and honor, it is a cultural touchstone that has resonated for generations, and still mesmerizes readers to this day.