{"product_id":"9781602861039","title":"The Mad Ones: Crazy Joe Gallo and the Revolution at the Edge of the Underworld","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mad Ones\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the rise and fall of the Gallo brothers, a trio of reckless young gangsters whose revolution against New York City’s Mafia was inspired by Crazy Joe Gallo’s forays into Greenwich Village counterculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrazy Joe, Kid Blast, and Larry Gallo are steeped in legend, from Bob Dylan’s eleven-minute ballad “Joey” to fictionalizations central to \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy and Jimmy Breslin’s \u003ci\u003eThe Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight\u003c\/i\u003e. Called the toughest gang in the city by the NYPD, the Gallos hailed from the rough Red Hook neighborhood on the Brooklyn waterfront. As low-level Mafiosi, they were expected to serve their don quietly, but the brothers stood apart from typical gangsters with their hip style, fierce ambition, and Crazy Joe’s manic idealism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, for the first time, is the complete story of the Gallos’ war against the powerful Cosa Nostra, an epic crime saga that culminates in Crazy Joe’s murder on the streets of Little Italy, where he was gunned down mid-bite into a forkful of spaghetti in 1972. \u003ci\u003eThe Mad Ones\u003c\/i\u003e is a wildly satisfying entertainment and a significant work of cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weinstein Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134739235056,"sku":"9781602861039","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781602861039_p0.jpg?v=1763815171","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781602861039","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}