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I couldn't put this book down!.......2007-08-16
I'm a huge fan of Goodfellas and I'm in the process of reading the book based on the movie, Wise Guys. In the book and movie, Henry Hill is glorified as a smooth, highly respected mobster. After reading this book by his children, I have a whole new perspective on the live of Henry Hill.
His children, although their two perspectives are VERY different, are the real victims here and they are telling the world who their father really is. I could not put this book down! It really is well written and very REAL! Henry Hill is trying to make money any way he can off his mob stories, but his children and wife are the ones who deserve every penny of what he makes because of what he put them through.
Overall, I would highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys reading non-fiction and/or autobiographical accounts. This book is not just about the mob and their activities, as I originally thought when I purchased the book; rather, this is the account of children who are caught in the shuffle their entire lives and how they overcome the family problems they are confronted with everyday.
LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT........2007-04-18
I really enjoyed this book and it's a shame when it came to the end. It was interesting hearing how Greg and Gina tell there side of what went on while in the witness protection program, and how both Henry and often Karen did everything but keep a low profile , especially when the mob received tips where they were and had to pick up and move to several different states which was hard on the kids once they finally were settled in and had made friends. I believe Greg and Gina were being honest describing what it was like to drive hours to see Henry in prison as many times as he was sent to , and wait there for hours on end, and the fact that Henry was as dysfunctional as he was being an alcoholic, drug addict, strung out all the time fighting with Karen a lot and bringing all his drug addict loser friends home and never making an effort to sober up or find a legitimate job. You get the feeling that Gina being the daddy's girl accepted her father more for who he was , while Greg came across as being very bitter towards his fathers ways especially as he reached adulthood and the many fights he had with Henry where he'd move in with whoever he could to get away from his dad. I beleive both Greg and Gina went their separate ways and haven't had much contact with their dad.
From yet another point of view........2007-01-11
Gregg & Gina Hill tell their side of life on the run with notorious mobster Henry Hill. I was surprised at how much actually collaborated with the movie "Goodfellas", but not surprised at how much was left out. Their stint in the Witness Protection Program brought them to way more places than I thought, and Henry seemed to blow it every single time because he just couldn't seem to give up the life. Despite a very dysfunctional upbringing, they seem to have grown up into respectable adults.
Henry was abusive to his family, both physically and mentally. The number of times he put them in grave danger is astounding. I highly recommend this book.
After Goodfellas.......2006-07-20
The glamorous side of the mafia life is portrayed in movies life "Goodfellas". Yet little is said about the background characters that are affected by the mafia life. Henry Hill, the main character of the movie Goodfellas, had a wife and two children. This is the story of Gregg and Gina Hill, Henry Hill's two children. It is a disturbing look at the effects of mob life on a family.
This book begins where the movie "Goodfellas" left off. The Hills are forcibly relocated when a price is placed on Henry's head. Forced into the witness protection program to save his life, the family moves three different times. At each location, Henry compromises the family's security and safety by contacting his former associates. This also meant that the family had to grow new roots at each location, which is arduous for an awkward teenager.
Henry Hill never abandoned the mafia lifestyle. He continued to abuse drugs and alcohol throughout his life and was violent to his wife and children. Violence begets violence, so his children each returned the violence before they left home. Even Henry's wife tired of his antics and left him.
This is a staggering portrait of the after-effects of mafia life. It is written in a format that allows Gina and Gregg to take turns writing about their experiences in a given time frame. With the glamorous life of the mob that is often portrayed in the media, we forget about those that are left in the wake of the violence. It was a traumatic and turbulent childhood for Gina and Gregg Hill, yet they survived to tell their remarkable story. This is a credit to them.
HOLY [...] THIS IS A GOOD BOOK TO READ!!.......2006-04-22
Amazing read! If you absolutely loved Goodfellas or the book Wiseguy...you will not put this book down! I didn't - I read it straight through! It will make you see Henry Hill in a new light. How his son ever became a lawyer is beyond me?? These kids had one F'd up childhood and not before Henry went away - but after!! Henry has screws loose - seriously - or at least did in witness protection. This is a very sad account of the kids lives told by them themselves! I dont want to give everything away but there are some crazy stories in this book, such as crazy Henry giving trolley tours in an old beat up trolly in the ghetto in Cincinnati, Ohio, WHILE HE SHOULD BE HIDING OUT BEING GOOD IN WITNESS PROTECTION. Or the time he ran off with some hag and got married while he was married to his wife still, will make you fall out your chair laughing with the way his son tells it. Its not really funny but his son tells it funny.I wish this book were just written by him.....he is really comical but this book isn't but his son is amusing and he just has a way with telling a story. This book is a great addition to Wiseguy and Goodfellas. You will love it I assure you. There is a million stories that make you for sure know Henry Hill is a nutjob or at least was at that time in his life.
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Fred the not so Great.......2006-07-10
Book was a dull read. No insight to the man and why he did what he did. Not very good story telling.
A Great Work.......2006-04-10
Who was Frederick the Great? Where was Prussia? What was the political dynamic in Prussia? What was the interest in Silesia? This book offers everything from the most basic answers to interesting facts to a great military mind on a relentless campaign for national prestige. Not many people know much about Prussia; this book helps you stand out from the crowd and enjoy doing so.
A brilliant study of Frederick and of Prussia.......2002-02-24
This work is the study of a society as reflected in the life of Frederick the Great. The subject of interest is not so much the man per se but rather his interactions with the society he did so much to shape. Ritter's treatment allows the reader to learn about Frederick but not to know him as a man. In fact, the work serves largely to sublimate Frederick the man to the Prussian state. The reader sees Frederick as having succeeded not through divine placement but by luck, reason, and a commitment to the state above all personal and worldly considerations. But despite all Frederick's realism, as revealed by Ritter, he remains an enigma. Indeed, as Paret alludes to in his introduction, certain events of European history and aspects of Frederick's life are not explored in Ritter's European-oriented presentation. Certainly my own lack of understanding of the complicated alliance patterns of early modern Europe detract from my understanding of the book.
Frederick's reign seems to have marked a crucial turning point in history-- one toward the development of the modern European nation-state. Frederick utilized the French designs of emerging nationality to bring to life a state whose purpose was to further the good of all its inhabitants rather than to serve as an instrument of the prince's vainglory. From the mediaeval throes of dynamism was born the modern state. To a large degree, Frederick the Great was Prussia; he raised her to a level of power that would not long outlive him. This is what makes Ritter's biography history.
There was a certain ambivalence evidenced in Frederick's conception of warfare. He only pursued war to further the state, and he learned from war--especially his initial invasion of Silesia. Always, Prussia in the end seemed to prosper from her ruler's military actions. Central in Frederick's conception of the state was the need for a vigilant standing army. To oversee this grand army, Frederick developed a program for proto-modern statehood--in all aspects to be overseen by him personally. In his state, he sought to utilize the nobility in a paternalistic system. Patriotism was his goal; his military leaders were not to fight for him but for Prussia. Frederick was deeply involved in military strategy; as a soldier-king he demanded discipline and controlled aggression among his men. Significantly, over time he came to see the value of statecraft over military action; after his Silesian invasion, his wars seemed more defensive in nature; often no decisive victor emerged from battle. He came to realize that warfare was constrained by the state's national resources. As Ritter describes it, Frederician warfare was defined by maneuverability and limited aggression. It is the birth of patriotism in the form of Frederician absolutism that lies at the heart of Ritter's study. Compelled by the rise to power of Naziism, Ritter seeks to show how such German nationalism had originally been born.
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Transformed Prussia from a second-rate power into an efficient and prosperous state
- Establishes Frederick William as an important king and leader who was more than just the father of Frederick the Great.
- Crucial figure in the early history of Prussia.
- Latest title in the best-selling Profiles in Power series.
In 1640 Frederick William, the 'Great Elector' of Brandenburg, inherited a minor territory devastated by the Thirty Years War. He would restore its fortunes, win its independence from Poland, and build a powerful, extended state, centered on Berlin, which by the 1670s was strong enough to be chief mover in the league of protestant and imperial forces against Louis XIV. At his death (1688), Brandenburg and his other lands; shortly to be re-invented as the Kingdom of Prussia; was virtually an absolute monarchy, second only to Austria in the German lands. This long-awaited biography, the first in English for 50 years, avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as precursor of the 'Enlightened' Frederick the Great. Instead, it roots him firmly in his own time; a dynastic, protestant ruler like many another in Germany, but gifted with the toughness and opportunism to overcome the hostility of his local nobilities and of the surrounding great powers.
Derek McKay is formerly of the London School of Economics.
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Great Elector, good book.......2002-05-14
When the standard reference sources are consulted regarding Frederick William there are usually two things mentioned. He is credited with an innovative taxing system, and laying the foundation for the famed standing Prussian army. Derek McKays meticulous research includes details including the household expenditures of the Elector. In ten chapters the book gives a detail filled account of the life of Frederick William. The book provides a vast quatity of information that is not easily obtained in English elsewhere. In the first chapter there is discussion of his parents and grandparents, and other impressive family connections. The first chapters also establish the ruinous condition of the Hohenzollern family holdings at the time of Frederick William's accession. In chapters three and four his early years as Elector are covered. Chapters six through nine give a detailed account of his mature years, and a small final chapter wraps things up. Typical of this book's "stick to the facts" report style there are no reflective excursions into praise or criticism of the Elector's life. Still, Derek McKay must concede "... he was undoubtedly the greatest of the electors of Brandenburg." (pg. 223), and "... his reign set his dynasty and state on the road to their future greatness in Germany and Europe." (pg. 262)
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How is the human brain like the AIDS epidemic? Ask physicist Albert-László Barabási and he'll explain them both in terms of networks of individual nodes connected via complex but understandable relationships. Linked: The New Science of Networks is his bright, accessible guide to the fundamentals underlying neurology, epidemiology, Internet traffic, and many other fields united by complexity.
Barabási's gift for concrete, nonmathematical explanations and penchant for eccentric humor would make the book thoroughly enjoyable even if the content weren't engaging. But the results of Barabási's research into the behavior of networks are deeply compelling. Not all networks are created equal, he says, and he shows how even fairly robust systems like the Internet could be crippled by taking out a few super-connected nodes, or hubs. His mathematical descriptions of this behavior are helping doctors, programmers, and security professionals design systems better suited to their needs. Linked presents the next step in complexity theory--from understanding chaos to practical applications. --Rob Lightner
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The first book to explore the hot new science of networks and their impact on nature, business, medicine, and everyday life.
In the 1980's, James Gleick's Chaos introduced the world to complexity. Now, Albert-László Barabási's Linked reveals the next major scientific leap: the study of networks.
We've long suspected that we live in a small world, where everything is connected to everything else. Indeed, networks are pervasive--from the human brain to the Internet to the economy to our group of friends. These linkages, it turns out, aren't random. All networks, to the great surprise of scientists, have an underlying order and follow simple laws. Understanding the structure and behavior of these networks will help us do some amazing things, from designing the optimal organization of a firm to stopping a disease outbreak before it spreads catastrophically.
In Linked, Barabási, a physicist whose work has revolutionized the study of networks, traces the development of this rapidly unfolding science and introduces us to the scientists carrying out this pioneering work. These "new cartographers" are mapping networks in a wide range of scientific disciplines, proving that social networks, corporations, and cells are more similar than they are different, and providing important new insights into the interconnected world around us. This knowledge, says Barabási, can shed light on the robustness of the Internet, the spread of fads and viruses, even the future of democracy. Engaging and authoritative, Linked provides an exciting preview of the next century in science, guaranteed to be transformed by these amazing discoveries.
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This book has a simple message: think networks. It is about how networks emerge, what they look like, and how they evolve. It aims to develop a web-based view of nature, society, and technology, providing a unified framework to better understand issues ranging from the vulnerability of the Internet to the spread of diseases. Networks are present everywhere. All we need is an eye for them...We will see the challenges doctors face when they attempt to cure a disease by focusing on a single molecule or gene, disregarding the complex interconnected nature of the living matter. We will see that hackers are not alone in attacking networks: we all play Goliath, firing shots at a fragile ecological network that, without further support, could soon replicate our worst nightmares by turning us into an isolated group of species...Linked is meant to be an eye-opening trip that challenges you to walk across disciplines by stepping out of the box of reductionism. It is an invitation to explore link by link the next scientific revolution: the new science of networks.
Customer Reviews:
Not deep enough (?).......2007-06-23
For some reasons both this one and 'The Tipping point' didn't really appeal to me. As an example in this book there is this attempt to superimpose the 'Bose Einstein condensation' to network properties. I personally didn't see any beef there
Network theory and its applications.......2007-06-07
After reading Mitchel Resnick's Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams: Explorations in Massively Parallel Microworlds (Complex Adaptive Systems), my exploration of decentralized networks went down a very viral path. This book, in particular, discusses the application of network theory in the context of its historical significance. The author explores how it can be used as a tool and device to understand cities, computer networks social networks, human-human interactions (speech), human-computer interactions (HCI), computer-computer interactions (protocol), diseases, computer viruses, nature. Based on this book and its related siblings, it inspires tremendous amounts of ideas for the next big thing in marketing strategy.
Superb popular science: the laws of networks........2007-04-14
Networks all have a meaningful similarity. Whether the network at hand is a party, a cell's molecular reaction, or the puzzling old bridges of Königsberg, Prussia, you could describe each one by using a branch of mathematics called "graph theory," invented by Leonhard Euler in 1736. His long-dormant concept bloomed in the 1990s with the advent of the Internet and continues to yield insights into many important problems. Sounds a bit dry? Don't worry. Albert-László Barabási writes in a lively style (there's nary an equation in sight) with fun, informative anecdotes. The tale of how he and other scientists discovered "the laws of networks" unfolds like a detective story. After reading this book, you'll see networks everywhere and gain deeper insight into disparate phenomena, from biological systems to business organizations to the economics of "increasing returns." We recommend this clear, accessible book to anyone who has ever wondered about the ubiquitous webs that encompass all things. This is popular science at its best.
Great for the layman.......2007-04-11
One of the best books I've read about the subject, especially good for those being introduced to the subject of graph theory and network thinking. One of the few technical page-turners I've had the pleasure to enjoy! Really, could not put it down!
If you liked Freakonomics..........2007-01-12
...then you'll love the connections drawn in this text. It more than touches on the realities of "Six Degrees of Separation" (as well as Kevin Bacon!)in an interesting, readable format. You don't need to be a scientist or a mathematition to understand the links, networks, and nodes assessed in this book.
I must admit that it started out a bit slow, but I recommend you stick it out for an enlightening outlook on the interconnectivity of everything.
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