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Donnie Brasco

My Undercover Life in the Mafia

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Donnie Brasco

By: Joseph D. Pistone
Narrated by: Joseph D. Pistone
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Posing as a jewel thief Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone worked undercover for six years to infiltrate the flamboyant and deadly community of Mafia wise guys, captains, and bosses. Now his eyewitness account brings to pulsing life the code of honor, loyalties, treacheries, and dirty dealings of unforgettable characters.©1987 Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley (P)2009 Audio Holdings, LLC Organized Crime True Crime
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"So entertaining you have to remind yourself it's deadly serious." (Boston Globe)

"Compelling and gripping....Raw, hard-hitting non-fiction at its best....A revealing investigative work." (Toronto Star)

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The Audiobook Tells The Incredible And Harrowing True Story Of Fbi Agent Joe Pistone, Who Went Undercover As "donnie Brasco" To Infiltrate The American Mafia. It Provides Fascinating Details About His Dangerous Six-year Operation, Including Real Wiretap Recordings Of Conversations With Mobsters. However, Many Reviewers Felt That The Abridged Version Lacked Important Details And Was Too Condensed, Leaving Out Significant Parts Of Pistone's Remarkable Story.
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great listen

great story.
was interested in the story due to finding michael franzese in you tube. pistone narrates his own story excellently

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Interesting story with real wiretap audio included

amazing story, but the narration was a little stilted. Joe would be giving quotes from a two-sided conversation but due to his somewhat monotone delivery, it could be hard at times to keep up. despite that, this includes quite a few audio clips from real wiretaps with Pistone (Donnie Brasco) and mobsters and it worth the listen.

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Good story but the audio lol

Joe Pistone is one monotone guy. Lol
Like bro- you lived this- spice it up.

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Interesting reporter style narrative

This was not a great literary work, but was strangely engaging. It’s narrated by the author in a stiffly read, factual tone. He recounts conversations and incidents from his time working undercover in the mafia. I enjoyed it.

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Phenomenally SAD story...

An excellent book written and read by Joe Pistone A.K.A. Donnie Brasco. There are great recordings of phone calls between Donnie and various made men woven within the actual story. Its very sad to me to hear about the end of that amazing and traditional culture known as La Cosa Nostra.

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After listening you’ll know why they trusted Pistone

Just listening to Joe Pistone you can see why the mafia believed him. He sounds like a wise guy. His reading of the text is strained, but it actually lends itself to his credibility. He wasn’t taken under Sonny Blacks wings because of his oratory skills but because he was an earner.

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Amazing for those who never heard of Donnie Brasco

This is an amazing audio book dont get me wrong, and Mr.Pistone does a superb job narrating but it loses one star from my end because If you have already done research on pistones "Donnie Brasco" character then you would know most of the stuff he talks about here , not all but most. Other than that you will definitely have a good time listening to his old timer New Yorker accent and actual audio recordings from mobsters whom he encountered while undercover.

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ehhhhh

just sounded like the guy was reading from a script. the story was good but the Performance was lacking.

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Amazing

I read this book as a kid and when I found it had to listen to it. Joseph Pistone does an amazing job at telling his story, but you can tell he is reading. It gets choppy in certain spots like he is trying to catch up.

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Excellent Story

Joe Pistone must have ice water running through his veins. It was great to hear the true story from the man himself. My only issue was with Pistone’s narration. The narration was choppy, it lacked a smoothness. Overall, the material was excellent and it was worth the listen.

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