{"product_id":"tough-jews-fathers-sons-and-gangster-dreams-1","title":"Tough Jews : Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams","description":"In an L.A. delicatessen, a group of Brooklyn natives gets together to discuss basketball, boxing, the weather back east, and the Jewish gangsters of yesteryear. Meyer Lansky. Bugsy Siegel. Louis Lepke, the self-effacing mastermind of Murder, Inc. Red Levine, the Orthodox hit man who refused to kill on the Sabbath. Abe \"Kid Twist\" Reles, who looked like a mama's boy but once buried a rival alive. These are just some of the vibrant, vicious characters Rich Cohen's father reminisced about and the author evokes so pungently in Tough Jews.\n\nTracing a generation of Jewish gangsters from the candy stores of Brownsville to the clubhouses of the Lower East Side--and, occasionally, to suites at the Waldorf--Cohen creates a densely anecdotal and gruesomely funny history of muscle, moxie, and money. Filled with fixers and schlammers, the squeal of tires and the rattle of gunfire, his book shatters stereotypes as deftly as its subjects once shattered kneecaps.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0375705473\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0375705473.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Cohen, Rich\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41736367898682,"sku":"DBV.0375705473.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0375705473-0_d1bdb158-3a0d-4066-9524-7103aaa6b8b7.jpg?v=1791611047","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/tough-jews-fathers-sons-and-gangster-dreams-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}