Louis Ferrante on Aryan Brotherhood Taking Out Black Muslims w/ Machetes 1st Day in Prison (Part 6)

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6 ай бұрын

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Louis Ferrante shares his harrowing first-day experience in Lewisburg Penitentiary. On arrival, he was introduced to various gang leaders. Close to dusk, prison alarms sounded off; the head of the Aryan Brotherhood he'd met earlier had distributed machetes to his gang. The gang launched an attack on Black Muslim inmates, leaving the prison locked down for months. For his safety, he bought a makeshift machete, which he later had to discard due to new metal detectors. He highlights the inmates' creativity as they switch to plastic knives skillfully sharpened into lethal weapons. Despite his terrifying first day, Louis declined the offer of solitary confinement, choosing to remain in general population. To hear how Louis Ferrante transitioned to a bestselling author after his release, check out the clip above.

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@vladtv 6 ай бұрын

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@theHighPriest-lw5kb 6 ай бұрын

vlad works for the mossad just like jeff epstein.

@investmentsound902 6 ай бұрын

This is one of the few interviews where vlad gave the guest the respect enough to talk and not keep interrupting him by telling his own story that he may have read or interjecting about all the people he knows or things he did..maybe because he's an italian mob boss or either vlad knows his stories about knowing bmf or "solving" tupacs murder doesnt hold a candle to this mans story..which is actually a great story humbly told by this man..he seems to be a stand up human being👍🏿

@achilles8936 6 ай бұрын

Because there isn’t a wiki on this guy that extensive

@catchwreck928 6 ай бұрын

This is why its best Black people have their own platforms so we can tell our own stories and avoid dumb comments like the one above. THIS IS A HIP HOP CHANNEL. so of course BMF tupac biggie and any murderers or murders that happened in the hip hop industry is gonna be talked about. this aint a mafia channel you twat. talm bout cant hold a candle. HES A PRIVILEGED Italian IN AMERIKKKA, trust me italian gangsters had it WAY easier compared to Black criminals or gangstas. in fact the government probably would of let most them go had the cooperated More and gave them a cut.. that option would never be given to a blck gangsters.

@anonymousanonymous6796 6 ай бұрын

vlad was probably scared of him

@KushAbuser 6 ай бұрын

Hope this taught Vlad somethin.......I doubt it but, we can hope.

@JoeSmith-dl9ok 6 ай бұрын

I can’t stand how people don’t know the difference between a capo and boss. They are HUGELY different positions in a crime family

@DY-td3ku 6 ай бұрын

Can’t believe how long Vlad kept his mouth shut for that was a good interview

@slip-n-rollboxing1826 6 ай бұрын

Because the dude is white

@themaskedlawstudent 6 ай бұрын

As a correctional officer of 15 years I can definitely say that books are super valuable in prison. It has the learning components but it also has the entertainment components as well. Books allow the inmates to take their mind off being in prison

@jerrythorpe9998 6 ай бұрын

This my first part of the interview I’ve seen. This man don’t even need to be asked a question😂😂😂

@Group.B 6 ай бұрын

Running his MOUTH LOL

@galedribble9535 6 ай бұрын

Idk why Vlad is blessing us with 20+ min parts but I’m all about it 🫡

@travistrask8290 6 ай бұрын

The more views he gets per clips the more $ he makes. Say he puts out a Boosie interview n gets 1million views. He van put that same interview out in 18 parts n get a million per clip. I hated it at first but now I don't care. Helps get by boring parts.

@galedribble9535 6 ай бұрын

@@travistrask8290 yeah I get that. I’m just saying I’m loving this

@DizzyMakavelli 6 ай бұрын

He made an offer he can’t refuse.

@sanynava 6 ай бұрын

Idiot @@galedribble9535

@Kenny78743 6 ай бұрын

I wish the camera was on Vlad when said he read Mein Kampf...

@lorenzbeaumacc1175 6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@phnvt7298 2 ай бұрын

Neon kampf is actually quite a good read

@ryukshinigami13 6 ай бұрын

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. That is why I read so much." - Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones.

@Pootytang914 5 ай бұрын

Yea but ppl be reading bullshit then just get full of themselves which in turn makes them just as dumb as the ppl that they try to act better than

@ryukshinigami13 5 ай бұрын

@@Pootytang914 I see you're a proponent of the old "Ignorance is bliss" adage then lol.

@Pootytang914 5 ай бұрын

@@ryukshinigami13 eh more like "it is what it is" and "it's gon be what it's gon be ya heard " lol

@danradman3161 6 ай бұрын

I can definitely relate, books saved my life in prison by saving my spirit ! Especially when you are in the hole and alone for months and years at a stretch ,I’ve literally read all these books he mentioned and more , books are life savers in prison because as soon as you learn that they may have your body in prison but they can’t keep ur mind or ur spirit locked up , you will give your life some purpose by learning,thinking and growing as a person .

@d.c.1059 6 ай бұрын

Books are transformative and transporting because you can feel for the experience you are reading about, you can care about something outside of yourself.

@bigtuss7482 6 ай бұрын

How long did you do my brother

@predragnicic7138 5 ай бұрын

My first refugee years man...l was blessed there was grea library in this village. No power, no tv no noise...l enjoyed

@d.c.1059 5 ай бұрын

Its that detachment that lets you delve deeply.

@BillyBobThot 6 ай бұрын

THE BEST CHRISTOPHER WALKIN IMPRESSION EVER!!!

@mikegleed5842 6 ай бұрын

😂

@lukechequer7648 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@artfasil 4 ай бұрын

NY accent.

@davidmitnick868 6 ай бұрын

I understand what he says, a good book can really transform your life. Reading gives you the kind of insight that’s hard to get from other sources.

@dierreferris1594 6 ай бұрын

Machetes being apart of the products manufactured in a prison is F-CKIN CRAZY!!! Unless son adding hella sauce, this sounds like they were purposely being given the tools for the sole purpose of bloodshed. Smh.

@xbabu142x 6 ай бұрын

Think about who was running the prison at the time and where the prison was. Lewisburg federal penitentiary 1997.

@chunter123 6 ай бұрын

The machetes were made from scrap metal in the shop. Not for resale bro

@dierreferris1594 6 ай бұрын

@@chunter123 that's not how it was explained.

@johnjam2022 6 ай бұрын

@@dierreferris1594your not listening than you idiot 🤣

@davidmitnick868 6 ай бұрын

Didn’t expect Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Flaubert to show up in this interview. Shout out to my man for developing his intellect and making something of himself.

@waynegreen7970 6 ай бұрын

Just looked it up "In 1997, Lewisburg federal penitentiary prisoners Abdul Salaam and Frank Joyner were stabbed to death in a fight that injured four other prisoners."

@adamres212 6 ай бұрын

🎉

@johnand2329 6 ай бұрын

Seen it

@RichOffYayy 6 ай бұрын

U want a cookie 🍪 nerd

@SharkOrDie 6 ай бұрын

The Guards aided and funded the hit because they’re all Aryans too!

@slystally9874 6 ай бұрын

@@SharkOrDiethis ☝️

@geraldfisher5683 6 ай бұрын

Louis is absolutely amazing. A great Storyteller. I will have to read some of his books. I saw him on the Documentaries that he did. They were excellent in content. The way he has changed his life around is brilliant. I wish all the best for the future. Great video Vlad.

@michaelbentt3018 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant! Respect to you!

@marcuspresnell5172 6 ай бұрын

This is a good interview very put together and speaking on substance. But can tell you about the worst of man. From real world first hand experience. Kudos sir you are a shining light in a world full of burnt out stars. 🤯

@quairan2099 6 ай бұрын

I'm over here eating a bag of chips and sipping my soda aggressively listening to the story

@vladtv 6 ай бұрын

lol

@pavlestanimirovic 6 ай бұрын

Best interview wow !

@terencelee7761 6 ай бұрын

Dick Vitalish?

@BoredAsf-ji5rc 6 ай бұрын

Aggressively 😂

@FullyAutomaticAddict410 6 ай бұрын

The AB wasn't warring with "Black Muslims". They were at war with the D.C car, some of which happened to be Muslim.

@GlobalTrader9 6 ай бұрын

Fact 💯

@sdoe7381 6 ай бұрын

DC Black's which is the biggest group in the feds. Washington DC don't have a state prison they all go to the feds.

@ArtSchoolParis 6 ай бұрын

DC Blacks are no joke, they’re damn near on MS13 level of insane 😅

@pablogats4627 6 ай бұрын

@@ArtSchoolParisguess those white boys figured they had to be the bigger animal dam

@Sabree671 6 ай бұрын

I see that u know. Checking in from Dc,now.

@pollyanna147 6 ай бұрын

Is this interview not getting views or something? 26 minutes? I could listen to this dude all day.

@Forever.Remain.Nameless 6 ай бұрын

He rubs me the wrng way for some reason and I want him to shut up lol.

@off1tenth438 6 ай бұрын

He talking too much to the point vlad can’t clip it properly

@trhoades2063 6 ай бұрын

Me too

@trhoades2063 6 ай бұрын

@@Forever.Remain.Namelessthat has more do with you then him

@stephenmccann3407 6 ай бұрын

@off1tenth438 imagine complain the clips are to long

@jerrybrown3801 6 ай бұрын

He sounds like C from A Bronx Tale and Sopranos

@jordancarlin9687 6 ай бұрын

Matthew drink-watah

@ChrisJonesreal 6 ай бұрын

I could listen to this guy all day.

@jenghiskhan69 6 ай бұрын

Zesty

@V3ryW3LL 6 ай бұрын

This Man is a Credit to Himself

@ChrisSholarMusic 6 ай бұрын

Great interview!! Respect to him for empowering his mind. Reading!!!

@Gambino77G 6 ай бұрын

Love this interview the guy speaks imperceptibly Smart Educated I Love How He Doesn’t Give Vlad No Time To Hold Him Up His Story Is Very Interesting And He’s Not A Rat Real Stand Up Guy Love It All The Best Brother.

@LeonardWashington1989 6 ай бұрын

Thus guy is good story teller, detailed and straight to the point

@yts40Promo 6 ай бұрын

yeuh they shld hire yo 2 start a podcast w vlad n da gang

@chrisregan2994 6 ай бұрын

Yes

@LeonardWashington1989 6 ай бұрын

@@yts40Promo you retarded?

@BangBangBang. 6 ай бұрын

You have to keep people on point with their stories otherwise you have "Vlad always interrupts this mumble boy"

@nickthomas6475 6 ай бұрын

I never seen Vlad this, quiet before lol 😂😆

@HeyyWhyNott20 6 ай бұрын

This was a great segment

@tedgramz1905 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this interview so much. I have soo much respect for ppl like him. This is why things worked out for him bc he was a “real” stand up man!

@lovyng 6 ай бұрын

He's an Criminal 🤣😂🤡🤡

@Tylermobfamilyhistory 6 ай бұрын

@@lovyngex convict is the correct term

@lovyng 6 ай бұрын

@@Tylermobfamilyhistory career criminal is the term🧑‍🎓

@tedgramz1905 6 ай бұрын

@@lovyng every aspect of society tethers on what can be considered criminality. Most ppl participate in what u could deem criminality. From not paying for a parking spot to taking money from lobbyists to create or abolish certain laws. Hes a realest. Who understands and accepted whatever comes with his actions. I believe in god, and forgiveness is real. Its a reason why he won in the end. I feel it was him standing on principles he believed in.

@tedgramz1905 6 ай бұрын

@@lovyng if your a cop ofc u only think in “cops and robbers” 🤣🤡 ead btw

@dpolanco96 6 ай бұрын

This man was ready to talk 😂

@nobodyexceptme7794 6 ай бұрын

Prison life foul especially when the guards and wardens on that racist time as well. They let them ABs get away with all types of shit.

@smurf_n_wesson9064 6 ай бұрын

Them AB’s normally gotta side with other Ethnic groups(mainly Mexican) because they don’t have the numbers and usually get their Ass whooped or Stay out of the way

@scottscott7944 6 ай бұрын

We know.

@Hr-dy1xv 6 ай бұрын

Its prison, not daycare

@nobodyexceptme7794 6 ай бұрын

@Hr-dy1xv prison is supposed to be about reform and punishment, not racist tribal savagery where one side has the upper hand and ability to further brutalize populations because of racist power structures. Plenty of other countries have far more humane prison systems. When you have ppl on lockdown you could force them to better themselves and utilize time efficiently and be a benefit to make up for their crimes...not allow for them to fall into basic human instincts.

@27MOJOKING 6 ай бұрын

@@nobodyexceptme7794There are plenty of black COs esp in state prisons or counties. They did same thing for black gangs killing other races. Some guards are same as inmates

@vincentjordan3004 6 ай бұрын

Vlad bring him back cause i enjoyed this interview

@davidlipkins3226 6 ай бұрын

This gentleman is incredible!! How he changed his life and educated himself is OUTSTANDING!! This is extremely impressive. Wow….

@hendrix-giovannijohnson9701 6 ай бұрын

STFU, uncle ruckus, you look like you're in your, mid 60's , and gossiping like a bihhh

@DizzyMakavelli 6 ай бұрын

No doubt unlike that Alite dude who lies like a maniac.

@Jbizzle_1983 6 ай бұрын

It was the DC blacks i believe.

@parrishburch 6 ай бұрын

You surprised me ... Louis thank you for sharing

@justinchamberlain3443 6 ай бұрын

11:10 I read fiction to teach myself how to write. Everything Tolsoy knows is in his books. How he introduces a character etc. Even being able to recognize other writers influences

@eltubster14 6 ай бұрын

What a genuine, articulate guy. Brilliant interview.

@bigkev1773 6 ай бұрын

Finally someone who speaks more than vlad

@x217xwebb 6 ай бұрын

This guy's story is super cool.

@briansullivan1621 6 ай бұрын

I read one of Ferrante’s books…. It was great . He is an excellent author

@Group.B 6 ай бұрын

I would be interested in reading the book on slavery. Seems like hes had a lot of time for introspection in prison. I bet his thoughts on the subject are insightful. I say this as a black american whose ancestry goes back to slavery.

@smurf_n_wesson9064 6 ай бұрын

You might be the Only Black American looking for that insight

@LickVIP 6 ай бұрын

@@smurf_n_wesson9064SMURF IS A 🌈🤡🌈🤡🌈WITH A VICTIM MENTALITY MINDSET- SMURF SELLS HIMSELF FOR BEAN PIES

@SpiritualOutLaw 6 ай бұрын

black history is older than slavery.

@dontplay9937 6 ай бұрын

@@smurf_n_wesson9064maybe he wants to look into actual “slavery” which was a choice

@smurf_n_wesson9064 6 ай бұрын

@@dontplay9937 😴😴 tell me more

@josephcrollawelch 6 ай бұрын

I would love to read that book my dad was from 1930 Mississippi I would love to read this book very interesting to me 😊

@achilles8936 6 ай бұрын

One of the more interesting guests on here

@kingqfromohio2150 6 ай бұрын

He talk like a white version of mike Tyson 😂😂

@b9479 6 ай бұрын

Sure do, I guess it's a NYC accent

@Yachanan144 6 ай бұрын

@@b9479 na mike was with the Italians in upstate ny thats why he talk like that.

@SR-hf3hx 5 ай бұрын

I had to school people when I moved down south...I'm an Irish new Yorker they thought I was Italian when they heard me speak...I told them any real new Yorker black white Spanish Asian we all have the same accent

@Yachanan144 5 ай бұрын

@@SR-hf3hx thats a lie

@SR-hf3hx 5 ай бұрын

@@Yachanan144 not if they're raised here....they pronounce words the same

@Douglas_Damian 6 ай бұрын

This man communicates so well that Vald barely got a word in. Great clip!

@jasoncarter6097 6 ай бұрын

Louis you are an inspiration to all readers , as well as , the Greatest Ambassador of books I've ever heard !

@blaccteezy 6 ай бұрын

The first interview with Gladd that I can stomach. Great job.

@poolsidepoliticspodcast 6 ай бұрын

Vlad is never this quiet 🤐🤣

@BangBangBang. 6 ай бұрын

because mumble boys always lying and think they're gonna use Vlad's platform to self promote

@joojoobaw 6 ай бұрын

He rarely has guests who can handle telling their own story in a chronological detailed order.

@smurf_n_wesson9064 6 ай бұрын

@@joojoobawHe cuts off everyone from Neil Degrasse Tyson to Mobsters, acting as if He could relate with His own Half ass stories

@waynebarry2597 6 ай бұрын

Plenty of interviews were he lets his guest talk. Stop cherry picking.

@poolsidepoliticspodcast 6 ай бұрын

@waynebarry2597 Name one so I can go watch it

@Stan-mp8zz 6 ай бұрын

Well spoken didnt know he was like this doing 8 years in the feds

@joojoobaw 6 ай бұрын

Easily the most accomplished former “gangster” I’ve ever seen interviewed on GladTV

@DizzyMakavelli 6 ай бұрын

@@joojoobawHim and Michael Franseze.

@Supremmo 6 ай бұрын

Herbie Spurling was an associate of Nicky Barnes. Spurling was caught up in the Barnes case, him and his son.

@richardrude9087 6 ай бұрын

His voice reminds me of C from A BRONX TALE

@jimbeam-ru1my 6 ай бұрын

Tolstoy is the man. best novelist ever.

@siner2442 6 ай бұрын

I remember when they were reporting on the new elected Governor in the Philippines, he promised to clean up the streets. He put a new law, that anybody who’s guilty of dealing drugs gets charged with a death sentence. He started sending out forces to neighborhoods ordered to kill anyone accused of being a drug dealer or were even suspicious of it, and would just take them out and kill them in the middle of the street… it was insane, body’s piled up all over the street,ppl started hiding or and even stopped going to work they were so scared. And to think, this guy caused all this bcuz of his stupid TV show? Just like Vlad causing beef in the hood…

@TkKirkland-lm5wv 6 ай бұрын

That's Du30. His daughter is gonna take over after him

@Mashamillions 6 ай бұрын

Man like Duerte 😂

@Thegoodfellasocialclub 6 ай бұрын

How is it his fault the philipino government is corrupt

@yts40Promo 6 ай бұрын

Legendary Interview.

@Lakers0olll 5 ай бұрын

The aryan brotherhood member he met was big Al Benton.

@useruseruseruseruser790 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for that info - much appreciated. I’ve seen a few pictures of big Al, the scene he describes fits.

@PayneBiggley 6 ай бұрын

Wow, Vlad let someone tell their story without talking about himself! first time for everything

@eddieohh6627 6 ай бұрын

In Texas prisons up to the 80s they had what’s called”key holder” which would control whole units with the wardens authority

@HoffyRS 6 ай бұрын

Is he talking about lewisburg, PA?

@tarikviaer-mcclymont5762 6 ай бұрын

Yea

@rupertmcclendon4513 6 ай бұрын

Publish your book !!!!! I would read it as a Native Black man myself. Bless up

@stockstock6805 6 ай бұрын

Native??😂

@manudogom1764 6 ай бұрын

@stockstock6805 He is youre definitely not. Youll never be an ethnic American. Eurasian 🤡.

@Yachanan144 6 ай бұрын

tf you talking bout?

@manudogom1764 6 ай бұрын

@@stockstock6805 🤡

@rupertmcclendon4513 6 ай бұрын

What does "tf mean by chance? Im a little behind.@@Yachanan144

@mikecatranace2941 6 ай бұрын

I was in the ICC boot camp and had to go in Lewisburg to make lunches during that loc down scared me straight

@JoeRogansForehead 6 ай бұрын

I guess Hazelton skips the whole part where they put you in the hole before putting you on the compound because Bulger got lit up within hours

@misterpara5754 6 ай бұрын

Vlad probably couldn't wait to create this video title.

@GrenshawHomes1977 5 ай бұрын

12 years in federal prison...fell in love with learning spanish(Im black)..besides basketball was my escape...most people laughed at me....Ive now built over 10 houses and own 40 acres(Arizona)...

@off1tenth438 6 ай бұрын

Vlad posting 20min clips and not interrupting ?😂

@mballa101 6 ай бұрын

Everybody’s a dear “friend”…,

@yourstrulybostonyourstruly3185 6 ай бұрын

I like how he worded that 5:42 , no shade to the culture just it’s prison politics and I can’t get caught lacking in a race war. I didn’t realize how divided we can be until I went to prison, black table, Asian table, white table, and so on - MCI Concord MA Circa 2010

@eddieohh6627 6 ай бұрын

This guy Louis should run for president

@brockmiddlebrook4396 6 ай бұрын

litter pepperciani jr 😂

@skeginaldp1533 6 ай бұрын

This dude has seen some ish. Damn!

@paikiah77 6 ай бұрын

Treasure island in its original format is actually quite thick, if memory serves me right

@natedogg890 6 ай бұрын

Indeed, hardcover edition

@onthestreets8369 6 ай бұрын

Old school Queens Italian street guy, don't exist anymore. Real dude.

@johnwayne3331 6 ай бұрын

Lou is great interview books are graat

@quinbean2289 6 ай бұрын

3:02, “he handed out machetes to all his guys” lol

@johnnyfive8748 5 ай бұрын

Who plays those drums?

@gmont5082 6 ай бұрын

Lou is incredible

@IncredibleCommentary 6 ай бұрын

Lookin like a mobbed up Jeff bezos

@seanpowell1163 6 ай бұрын

Been through the same thing everything he says is true.

@theHighPriest-lw5kb 6 ай бұрын

80k whites are raped every year by black homosexuals in jail

@Tony1835_ 6 ай бұрын

I believe this. One of my elders in my masjid overturned a federal life sentence. He said when he was in Lewisburg the war with the aryan brotherhood was crazy. He said onetime one of the AB decided to convert to Islam and he was dead in a few days smh. He became a battlefield martyr.

@benjo_314 6 ай бұрын

Allahuakbarr

@GlobalTrader9 6 ай бұрын

After that murder of the white brother who converted an AB was murdered in retaliation by a JBM (Junior Black Mafia) member from Philly. He was put in the SHU under investigation, released but murdered in Philadelphia less than a year after release.

@aircnc9385 6 ай бұрын

@@benjo_314allahuakbar deeznutz

@quietstorm7nine 6 ай бұрын

Unique Mecca Audio told that story.

@Tony1835_ 6 ай бұрын

@@quietstorm7nine wow I didn’t know that. What’s the name of that video

@BigTurtleMane 6 ай бұрын

Why does anyone have “an arsenal” in prison yet choose to remain incarcerated?

@TrakD 6 ай бұрын

No interruptions from Vlad 🤔

@TonyyFlow 6 ай бұрын

"I don't know nobody" very wise man....

@jamesruiz2487 6 ай бұрын

This man's been through it

@J4sse 6 ай бұрын

That's some fucking life Louis lived.

@IC.1248 6 ай бұрын

"a gem of a guy" 😄

@DeeDen1776 6 ай бұрын

FINALLY VLAD...Probably the realest one out of that life, besides Skinny JOEY M..💯 % !! Stand up guys..SALUTE !!🔥💯💪

@tech9auto223 6 ай бұрын

I was 19 in polmont seg and someone gave me the book and it had a instant effect I couldn't stop reading I next got Cody Scots book monster then Nelson Mandela the long walk to freedom these books at that time for me were amazing

@iwandavies4844 6 ай бұрын

Fearless Ferrante

@t-bonewhufc6429 6 ай бұрын

This guy is Really Good friends with every mobster that’s ever lived !

@user-dv3do1od2r 6 ай бұрын

Lou is a fascinating person

@TkKirklandReal 6 ай бұрын

Vlad doesnt give one flying fvck about his book. Vlad is only asking about the violence

@fareal207 6 ай бұрын

Because Vlads bottom line is more important than doing good work or being a good person...or even a good journalist (which is his masquerade)

@tracyshoemake9686 6 ай бұрын

We got lots in common about reading.

@lavishlex 6 ай бұрын

Damn a 26 minute clip?? This dude didn’t let Vlad milk him at all

@HughJorgan09 5 ай бұрын

Before I ever had the opportunity to see the movie, I had read THE GODFATHER, at least, about 20 times. Now, mind you, the movie/movies are CLASSICS, some of the GREATEST EVER, and, despite having seen them all numerous times, to the point where I know quite a bit of the dialogue before it even happens, I still will watch them, whenever I catch them on television. But, what I got the most out of the book, that wasn't necessarily transmitted as well through the movie, was glimpses of Italian history, culture, Mafia history, there & here, stuff that isn't gonna be learned watching gangster flicks. Such supplementary information afforded insight into certain situations that wouldn't be readily apparent otherwise, and, just made my appreciation of the movie even that much deeper. And, for that same reason, I will definitely be purchasing Mr. Ferrante's latest release, Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia, in hopes that I can find some of the same joy I found in reading Mario Puzo's epic blockbuster, way back in the '70s.