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Have you ever fantasized about being able to do whatever you want, when you want, and to whom you want? Or perhaps you've dreamed about never having to take crap off anyone ever again? If so, then the Mafia could be the perfect new profession for you! For the first time in history, there is now an easy-to-follow self-help guide on how to join and rise in the most exclusive men's club in the world--the Italian-American Mafia (aka La Cosa Nostra). Learn everything from loansharking to leg-breaking to corpse disposal, all without leaving the comfort of your mobile home or prison cell. Based on interviews with dozens of former high-ranking Mafiosi and many other hardcore mobsters from across the globe, true-crime auteur Roman Martín has risked life and limb to bring you this spellbinding tour de force. Whether you're a couch-surfing gangster-wannabe or simply someone who's watched ""The Godfather"" too many times, this breathtaking exposé of ""the Honored Society"" offers something for everyone. Pushing the bounds of the First Amendment to their breaking point, Roman Martín also reveals the FBI's most closely guarded secrets when it comes to ""wiseguys"" and ""goodfellas"". Wanna know the one surefire way to find out who in your crew is an undercover cop or fed? Or the best way to deal with those annoying witnesses? Then look no further, friends, for all your questions about the outlaw lifestyle shall be answered in UNDERWORLD. It's about goddamn time someone realized that mobsters need love, too.

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I laughed so hard at times that my jaws ached! - Dennis N. Griffin, award-winning true-crime author of The Rise and Fall of a Casino Mobster: The Tony Spilotro Story In his book UNDERWORLD, Roman Martin has hit a home run. It is amazingly well-researched and jam-packed with stories by sources whose names will be very familiar to Mob enthusiasts. While the stories and other matters addressed are accurate descriptions of serious things, such as murder and mayhem, they are told with humor and may often have you laughing hysterically. Congrats, Mr. Martin, on a job well done. - Dennis N. Griffin, author of Surviving the Mob and Rogue Town I couldn't let go of it! I read and laughed out loud the whole LA-to-Amsterdam flight. I feckin' love Martin's 'voice.' Kudos! - Alex Rotaru, award-winning documentary filmmaker and playwright As a decades-long associate of the Chicago Outfit, I thoroughly enjoyed Roman MartIn's book UNDERWORLD. He accurately describes 'the Life, ' and the pros and cons of becoming a mobster. But he does it in a very unique manner that will no doubt have you in stitches at times. I highly recommend it. - Frank Cullotta, co-author of CULLOTTA: The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster, and Government Witness, and former crime partner of Tony the Ant Spilotro (Joe Pesci in Casino) If you only read one book about the Mafia in your entire life, you should read this book. Actually, you should probably read The Godfather by Mario Puzo instead. But if you only read two books about the mob, uh, well, never mind - you should then maybe read Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi. Okay, fuck it, if you read only three books about Cosa Nostra, then you should read UNDERWORLD! - Marco Babar Falcon (self-proclaimed ex-half-assed wiseguy) As a former associate of the Colombo organized crime family, I thoroughly enjoyed reading UNDERWORLD by Roman Martin. If you are into true accounts of organized crime told with a sense of humor, this book is a must read. -- Orlando Ori Spado, the Godfather of Hollywood and co-author of The Accidental Gangster At the end of a global thermonuclear war, there will be two things left on this planet: cockroaches and Roman Martin. - J.R., former federal public defender (Northern District of California) Hemingway, Faulkner, Steinbeck, Fitzgerald, Twain, Salinger, and Martin. No doubt history will find Don Roman taking his rightful place among the pantheon of America's greatest auteurs. - Roman Martin (no relation to the author)

I laughed so hard at times that my jaws ached! - Dennis N. Griffin, award-winning true-crime author of The Rise and Fall of a Casino Mobster: The Tony Spilotro Story In his book UNDERWORLD, Roman Martin has hit a home run. It is amazingly well-researched and jam-packed with stories by sources whose names will be very familiar to Mob enthusiasts. While the stories and other matters addressed are accurate descriptions of serious things, such as murder and mayhem, they are told with humor and may often have you laughing hysterically. Congrats, Mr. Martin, on a job well done. - Dennis N. Griffin, author of Surviving the Mob and Rogue Town I couldn't let go of it! I read and laughed out loud the whole LA-to-Amsterdam flight. I feckin' love Martin's 'voice.' Kudos! - Alex Rotaru, award-winning documentary filmmaker and playwright As a decades-long associate of the Chicago Outfit, I thoroughly enjoyed Roman MartIn's book UNDERWORLD. He accurately describes 'the Life, ' and the pros and cons of becoming a mobster. But he does it in a very unique manner that will no doubt have you in stitches at times. I highly recommend it. - Frank Cullotta, co-author of CULLOTTA: The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster, and Government Witness, and former crime partner of Tony the Ant Spilotro (Joe Pesci in Casino) If you only read one book about the Mafia in your entire life, you should read this book. Actually, you should probably read The Godfather by Mario Puzo instead. But if you only read two books about the mob, uh, well, never mind - you should then maybe read Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi. Okay, fuck it, if you read only three books about Cosa Nostra, then you should read UNDERWORLD! - Marco Babar Falcon (self-proclaimed ex-half-assed wiseguy) As a former associate of the Colombo organized crime family, I thoroughly enjoyed reading UNDERWORLD by Roman Martin. If you are into true accounts of organized crime told with a sense of humor, this book is a must read. -- Orlando Ori Spado, the Godfather of Hollywood and co-author of The Accidental Gangster At the end of a global thermonuclear war, there will be two things left on this planet: cockroaches and Roman Martin. - J.R., former federal public defender (Northern District of California) Hemingway, Faulkner, Steinbeck, Fitzgerald, Twain, Salinger, and Martin. No doubt history will find Don Roman taking his rightful place among the pantheon of America's greatest auteurs. - Roman Martin (no relation to the author)

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Roman Martín is quite possibly the laziest and most incompetent investigative journalist working in the business today. Hampered by severe character flaws and delusions of grandeur, he nevertheless exhibits an uncanny ability to empathize with career criminals. If Inspector Jacques Cousteau and Jeffrey ""the Dude"" Lebowski had mated and sired a hack writer, it would have been Don Martín.

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