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Summary: Accurate
Review: . . .you may wish to spend some time with this book. The book tells the story of a small-time hood who, due to friends, and not really to any talent of his own, becomes a moderately significant figure in Chicagoland organized crime in the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Believe me, the main character (and co-author) Michael Corbitt is not really a likeable or sympathetic character. What I found most interesting about the book was the willingness of law enforcement -- on all levels, including the prosecutors who eventually brought him in -- to behave in ways quite similar to those "mobsters" they are trying to control. There are truly no real "good guys" in this book. As I said, if you like this genre, the book is worth reading. If the genre doesn't interest you, "The Godfather" is a much better story!
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Summary: GREAT FAST SUMMER READ
Review: A great read and one of the few books that I couldn't put down. I read it in two sittings and fans of the genre will be both amazed and spellbound by the imagry and details of a life that reads like a modern Ishmael in a sea of certian peril where the waters run deep and deeper.
One should always be careful of what they wish for, as Corbitt might have said in any number of ways here; there is a price to pay for alliances, but you've got to admire a guy who has found his way through the maze of unregistered power and lived, so far, to tell the tale.
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Summary: WILD SIDE
Review: AS A BIG FAN OF MR GIANCANA THE (AUTHOR) I FIND IT AMAZING THAT HE IS ABLE TO FIND THIES PEOPLE TO WRITE ABOUT. THIS STORY WAS ONE THAT KEPT YOU TRUNING THE PAGES AND NOT WANTING IT TO END.THIS WAS AS GOOD OR BETTER THEN GOODFELLOWS AND CORBITT MUCH MORE INTRESTING THEN HENRY HILL THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE CHICAGO CREW AND MOSSAD AND OTHER HISTORIC FIGURES MAKES ME THINK THAT IF GIANCANA AND CORBITT ARE NOT BEING SUED THEM MUCH OF THIS MUST BE TRUE.MAKES YOU THINK? GREAT READ!
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Summary: Accurate
Review: As a life long resident of the SW side of Chicago I was able to corroborate many of the accounts Mr. Corbitt gives in Double Deal. Many of the "baby boomers" who were "in the Know" from my area stated that Mr. Corbitt was a very influential gangster associate on the SW side. The man was heavy and dangerous. He killed people,but many were in the line of duty. He also made it very clear in the book that he wasn't an angel.The man gives some very accurate accounts of his life and experiences
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Summary: Great book....
Review: I could not put the book down. Being origianlly from Chicago I do not doubt the authenticity of the book. It is amazing that we have not heard more about this book from the major media. The book reveals the dark side of todays politicians and public sevants. Is the major media afraid to take on sitting politicians and important government officials? I give the author credit for being so brave to write this book as I am sure his life is in danger right now. Has anyone asked Mayor Daley and the Justice Department about this book?? Some investigative reported should run with this. Carl J. Abbate
Milton, Florida
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Summary: Not bad
Review: I found this book very interesting and easy to read. Personally, the writing style was fine with me. Corbitt makes a statement in the front of the book that everything he says is the truth. He also says someone will probably get whacked over it. But who? At the end you find out that virtually every person he refers to in the book is now dead. Who is left to get whacked and who can corroborate this incredible story? If all he says is true, it's one hell of story. That's a big "IF", however. My guess is that the truth is somewhere in the middle of what Mike Corbitt actually claims it to be. I also suspect Corbitt has many more dirty little secrets he hasn't yet told.
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Summary: Not bad
Review: The story Corbitt has to tell of rampant corruption and Mafia influence in the Chicago (and vicinity) police force in the 1960's and 1970's is interesting but it's kind of old news by now. His personal involvement as a "law enforcement officer" (if you can call him that with a straight face) is what differentiates this book from others of this type. The problem with this book is that Corbitt seems to have an enormous ego and obviously thinks very highly of himself. He was obviously one very sleazy guy if all he writes is true but who can really believe him? I didn't much care for his style of writing and his story might have been more compelling in the hands of more gifted writers.
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Summary: Sleazy Loser Tries to Cash In
Review: They might have a great sense of humor, or love their mother or support various charities, but in the end, most are cold-blooded murderers. That descripion only fits the top mob bosses. Scummier still are the average hoodlums that make up a crime organization and that's where Michael Corbitt fits in. A street thug ends up making a few friends that help buy a corrupt gas station business. Next thing that happens is that he joins a corrup police force in Illinois and when the drunken chief retires, he is made chief. Eventually, the law and his fellow sleazebags catch up with Corbitt so here comes his book. Sure, the book is interesting, but Corbitt was never a main man. He was just a very small player in a much larger organization. What's shocking is that he was able to so as a top police official in Illinois, but given some history in that state, how surprising is it? To summarize the book, you will find that Corbitt has killed people, he helped cover up a murder, he was involved in all kinds of other corrupt illegal activity, he stole millions from the taxpayers of his community. Somehow I'm supposed to feel sorry for this scumbag or have sympathy for him?
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