An edition of The Last Don (1996)

The last don

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An edition of The Last Don (1996)

The last don

1st ed.
  • 3.3 (3 ratings) ·
  • 30 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

The last don is Domenico Clericuzio, a ferocious old man who is determined to secure his family's future in an era of legalized gambling, motion picture investments, and the threat of government informers. The Don is close to achieving his vision when secrets buried in his family's past threaten to undermine his plan and spark a war between two blood cousins.

Only a two-time Academy Award winner with an insider's knowledge of Hollywood could write such a sizzling and scathing portrait of the movie business and show how a film really gets made. Only a writer who has gambled in the private rooms of the best casinos could reveal the secrets of business in Las Vegas. And only a writer who understands the hearts of thieves could describe Mafia life with such sparkling authenticity.

Publish Date
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Pages
482

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Edition Availability
Cover of: El último don
El último don
2014-04-30, Ediciones B
in Spanish
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The last Don =: Godfather terakhir
2004, Gramedia Pustaka Utama
in Indonesian
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The last don: The dark arena
1998, Cresset Editions
in English
Cover of: The Last Don
The Last Don
July 7, 1997, Arrow Books Ltd
in English
Cover of: Mo dai jiao fu
Mo dai jiao fu: the last don
1997, Yi lin chu ban she
in Chinese - Di 1 ban
Cover of: The last don
The last don
1996, Random House
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The last Don
The last Don
1996, Random House Large Print in association with Random House, Inc.
in English - Large print ed.
Cover of: Le dernier parrain
Le dernier parrain
November 1, 1996, J.-C. Lattès
Paperback
Cover of: El último don
El último don
January 1, 1996, Ediciones B
Hardcover in Spanish
Cover of: The last don
The last don
1996, Random House
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3566.U9, PS3566.U9 L3 1996b

The Physical Object

Pagination
482 p. ;
Number of pages
482

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL21611272M
ISBN 10
0679401431
LCCN
96003401
OCLC/WorldCat
34150830
Library Thing
62512
Goodreads
533104

First Sentence

"BOZ SKANNET'S RED cap of hair was sprayed by the lemon-colored sunlight of California spring."

Work Description

"PUZO IS IN TOP FORM." TimeThe Last Don is Mario Puzo at his finest, thrilling us with his greatest Mafia novel since The Godfather a masterful saga of the last great American crime family and its powerful reach into Hollywood and Las Vegas."THE MOST ENTERTAINING READ SINCE THE GODFATHER." The New York Times Book ReviewThe Last Don is Domenico Clericuzio, a wise and ruthless old man who is determined to see his heirs established in legitimate society but whose vision is threatened when secrets from the family's past spark a vicious war between two blood cousins."SKILLFULLY CRAFTED . . . IT GIVES US HOLLYWOOD, LAS VEGAS, AND THE MOB IN ONE SWEET DISH." Los Angeles Times Book ReviewThe Last Don is a mesmerizing tale that takes us inside the equally corrupt worlds of the mob, the movie industry, and the casinos where beautiful actresses and ruthless hitmen are ruled by lust and violence, where sleazy producers and greedy studio heads are drunk on power, where crooked cops and desperate gamblers play dangerous games of betrayal, and where one man controls them all. . . ."Head-long entertainment, bubbling over with corruption, betrayal, assassinations, Richter-scale romance, and, of course, family values." Time"Puzo returns after a quarter century to the terrain of his greatest success, The Godfather, to tell a second masterful tale of Mafia life." Variety"A compelling tale peopled by memorable characters. . . . Puzo is a master storyteller with an uncanny facility for details that force the reader to keep the pages turning." USA TodayFrom the Paperback edition.

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