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Surviving the Mob Surges

The newly released organized crime book co-authored by Denny Griffin and Andrew DiDionato is enjoying great numbers in Amazon’s Organized Crime category in both the paperback and Kindle versions. It is consistently ranked as a top seller.

The first presentation is on January 4,
Clark County Library welcomes four panelists: two from the right side of the law and two from the wrong side:

Retired FBI special agent Dennis Arnoldy led the team that arrested the infamous Hole In The Wall Gang; former mafia street soldier-turned-author/filmmaker Andrew DiDonato (Surviving The Mob) worked for the Gambino & Genovese crime families;  ex-sheriff/ Internet talk show host Dennis Griffin is an author of 10 bestsellers including The Battle For Las Vegas– The Law vs. The Mob, Vegas Vixen, and Cullotta ; and ex-mobster/active government witness Salvatore ‘Fat Sal’ Mangiavillano whose testimony against mob instigators Peter Gotti & Huck Carbonaro resulted in their convictions.

Books and DVDs by DiDonato and Griffin will be available for purchase and signing after the presentation.  For more information, please call 507-3458.

The second presentation is on January 18.
This discussions will revolve around heavyweights from organized crime families in New York, New Jersey and Chicago who ended up in Las Vegas, what it was like turning on the Mob and working for the government, plus Hollywood memories from the Martin Scorsese movies Casino and Goodfellas.

Frank Cullotta of the Chicago Mob participated in the original Hole In The Wall Gang that pulled off the most notorious heist in Las Vegas and was mob technical advisor on the movie Casino; Andrew DiDonato worked for the Genovese & Gambino crime families in New York who later became a government informant and produced a documentary movie about his criminal life ; Dennis Griffin penned Cullotta, a biographical expose about Frank Cullotta’s life of crime; East Coast ex-mobster Henry Hill got the Hollywood treatment when his life story of working for the Lucchese crime family was portrayed by actor Ray Liotta in Goodfellas; and actor Craig Vincent played the cowboy who wouldn’t take his boots off the table in Casino and was also a technical advisor/stuntman for the movie.  The Mob Museum is scheduled to open in 2011 and a presentation of mob related items will be donated to curator Kathleen Hickey Barrie on behalf of the Museum in an onstage ceremony.

Books and merchandise by  DiDonato, Griffin & Hill will be available for purchase and signing after the presentation.  For more information, please call 507-3458.

The third and final presentation is January 25.
The discussions will focus on what led to living a life of crime, the decision to leave that kind of life behind, protecting family and loved ones during the transition, and moving forward.

Andrew DiDonato worked for the Genovese and Gambino crime families in New York who later became a government informant and wrote the book Surviving The Mob which was later turned into a confessional style documentary film;  Dennis Griffin penned several fiction & nonfiction books about organized crime including The Battle For Las Vegas, Policing Las Vegas, and Cullotta; plus a visit with special guest Mayor Oscar Goodman as he reminisces about his legal eagle days representing Mob kingpins.  The Mob Museum is scheduled to open in 2011 and a presentation of mob related items will be donated to Mayor Goodman on behalf of the Museum in an onstage ceremony.

Clark County Library Mob Month events are co-sponsored by Yelp. Free and open to the public. All program seating is first-come, first-served. Books will be available for purchase and signing after each program.

For more information, please call 507-3458.  Clark County Library

My previous Mob-related books dealt with those earlier times. Working with Andrew on his biography and finding out what modern-day organized crime is like was truly an eye-opening experience for me.

I think you too will enjoy hearing about life in the Mob from a street soldier’s perspective. Andrew  lived in a world where there are few winners or happy endings. He’ll tell you what happens when you make wrong choices in your life and start down a road from which it is very difficult to turn back. You’ll come away realizing, just as Andrew does, how lucky he is to be alive.

Yes, Andrew survived the Mob. But many of his friends did not. And even though he is alive and free today, those poor choices cost him his family, friends, and his very identity.

After publication, we will release a book signing and appearance schedule.

Pre-order your copy of Surviving the Mob today!

If any of you voted in the poll, I want to thank you for this honor!

Dennis Griffin

My newest book is another organized crime biography. This time I’m the co-author with a former Gambino crime family street soldier.

Surviving the Mob is the story of Andrew DiDonato, who was an associate of the Nicky Corozzo crew of the Gambino family from 1983 until becoming a government witness in 1997. It’s a fascinating look at how a criminal gang operates through the eyes of a street soldier. We’re shooting for a release date late this year.

Please visit http://www.survivingthemob.com for more information and photos.  Don’t forget to get on the Update List to keep up with the latest news about the book, public appearances and other information.

Photo Info: Anthony Curtis (Publisher) with Andrew DiDonato and Dennis Griffin