Nicholas Pileggi
Nicholas Pileggi is an American author and screenwriter, whose true-crime book, Wiseguy , became the basis for Martin Scorsese's film Goodfellas and made the New York Times bestseller list. His other books include Casino and Blye: Private Eye .
Nicholas Pileggi is an American author and screenwriter, whose true-crime book, Wiseguy , became the basis for Martin Scorsese's film Goodfellas and made the New York Times bestseller list. His other books include Casino and Blye: Private Eye . See less
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Nicholas Pileggi book reviews
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Casino
Excellent Book.
A great read. Vivid characters lots of action and an interesting insight at the gambling world.
Just be prepared: Casino the Book is quite different than the movie with Robert de Niro. Read More
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Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family
Very true to movie
by DomF, May 3, 2007
The book was extremely close to the movie. The exception is that in the book the players real names were used. There were few new facts not already presented in the movie. If you liked the movie it ... Read More
