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Five-Finger Discount: A Crooked Family History by Helene Stapinski (2001, Hardcover)
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Five-Finger Discount: A Crooked Family History by Helene Stapinski (2001, Hardcover)
Author: Helene StapinskiPublisher: Random House, Inc.Language: English
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In this author's study of the dynamics of her own tough-luck, working-class family in 1970s Jersey City, she reveals the character of her childhood community at large-- a corrupt government leading a corrupt population, where alcoholism, gambling, and petty theft are the norm.
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A hilarious memoir chronicles the seedy adventures of a Jersey City family of criminals, bookies, con artists, embezzlers, and mobster-wannabes and the author's dramatic experiences growing up in such an environment.
A hilarious memoir chronicles the seedy adventures of a Jersey City family of criminals, bookies, con artists, embezzlers, and mobster-wannabes and the author's dramatic experiences growing up in such an environment. 75,000 first printing.
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"[A] touching memoir....In spite of her riveting stories of crime and scandal, the book's most tender moments unfold when Stapinski explores the naive perceptions of youth...."
Book - Ann Stephenson
In this author's study of the dynamics of her own tough-luck, working-class family in 1970s Jersey City, she reveals the character of her childhood community at large-- a corrupt government leading a corrupt population, where alcoholism, gambling, and petty theft are the norm.
| Key Details | |
| Author: | Helene Stapinski |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Random House, Inc. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| ISBN-10: | 0679463062 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780679463061 |
| Size | |
| Length: | 260 pages |
| Height: | 9.5 in |
| Width: | 6.3 in |
| Thickness: | 0.9 in |
| Weight: | 18.4 oz |
Publisher's Note
A hilarious memoir chronicles the seedy adventures of a Jersey City family of criminals, bookies, con artists, embezzlers, and mobster-wannabes and the author's dramatic experiences growing up in such an environment.
A hilarious memoir chronicles the seedy adventures of a Jersey City family of criminals, bookies, con artists, embezzlers, and mobster-wannabes and the author's dramatic experiences growing up in such an environment. 75,000 first printing.
Industry Reviews
Book - Ann Stephenson
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