The Luciano Story
by Sid Feder, Joachim Joesten
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Author: Joachim Joesten, Sid FederEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-08-22
ISBN: 0306805928
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Da Capo Press
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Book Review: "Lucky Luciano: SUB-ROSA"
Summary: 3 Stars
The book is a very quick read, and by no means a tome of information. Sometimes, it is nice to read a quick-flowing book as opposed to an exhaustive work. However, one can still learn from a novel like this: "Salvatore was careful not to get drawn into a real discussion or exchange of views... He remained non-committal until he had thoroughly cased the situation". Most people just talk, and talk...BUT the real guys allow you to continue speaking, so that you hang yourself with your own words.... They are the ones `taking the backseat' so they can watch everything unveil.
All the usual players are mentioned here: Arnold Rothstein, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, Frank Costello, Murder Inc. and much more... Having roots in East Harlem, I found it interesting to finally see a book with some mention of the 107th Street Mob, and the infamous `Murder Stable' on 125th street as well. If you weren't born in the East Harlem neighborhood, you would never believe there was a stable located there with all kind of animals: horses, chickens, etc. If you could deem that much to be true, then it is another stretch to imagine that anybody who entered the `Murder Stable' never came out alive.
Lucky above all things was `Sub-Rosa', acting below the radar at all times. This word is mentioned many times in the book. In the business of illegitimacy, you must be removed many times over to last as long as Luciano did in this `world of corruption'. In addition, I would say you need a little bit of Luck as well. He made it known that his name was not to be used in the street. Lucky was way ahead of his time. He was more situated in the shadows then everyone we read about in the newspapers today. I was once told, `Every generation loses a little something from the previous one' (that street-savy stemming from a unique education). When you add the fact that police authorities are much more sophisticated today, the result is a `recipe for disaster'. If you're looking to live the life of a street hoodlum in today's society; the odds are stacked against you. The `glory days' mentioned in this book are long gone, and they will never be seen again...
One downfall to this publication is that you get the feeling of uncertainty with specific issues that arise in Lucky's life. Towards the end of the book especially, it assumes that Lucky had his hand in every major conspiracy around the globe. I think if the authors were able to tighten up the latter part of the book (after Lucky gets deported); the novel would have been a much better read. I would not consider this to be the definitive biography of Lucky Luciano. I don't know if one has been released yet. I guess we will have to wait for bigger and better to come...
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