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George : You Rascal, You
Criminal escapades of George Poulos. He fixes cases, burns down buildings, breaks into a safe, and flies an Iraqi family out of Algeria for the New York mob. The book also covers his experiences and "jobs" in Las Vegas, WWII, and North Africa. Several famous people make brief appearances, such as Yogi Berra, Joe Louis, and Gene Krupa. It is a fast and entertaining read.
356 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 1999
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August 10, 2021
This was weirdly entertaining. Poulos drops names shamelessly, despite not naming them. He also dishes on all the law enforcement and business men and women he knew and used.
I grew up here in Wichita, and what's more, my late husband was a street reporter who semi-idolized Poulos. I recognized many of the thinly disguised characters (lots of first names were authentic, a few disguised, and none were mentioned by last name. Some had no names at all.) So it was interesting to hear dirt, though how much to believe, is uncertain - George certainly did. While he was a crook who encountered rampant crime on both sides of the law, he would have been a whole more lot sympathetic, and credible, if he did not have a relentless disregard for women. They were always regarded in terms of sex, and occasionally money and food, but primarily sex. I could even forgive the terrible writing but I got so tired of reading about his fantastic f**ks that I no longer gave one.
I grew up here in Wichita, and what's more, my late husband was a street reporter who semi-idolized Poulos. I recognized many of the thinly disguised characters (lots of first names were authentic, a few disguised, and none were mentioned by last name. Some had no names at all.) So it was interesting to hear dirt, though how much to believe, is uncertain - George certainly did. While he was a crook who encountered rampant crime on both sides of the law, he would have been a whole more lot sympathetic, and credible, if he did not have a relentless disregard for women. They were always regarded in terms of sex, and occasionally money and food, but primarily sex. I could even forgive the terrible writing but I got so tired of reading about his fantastic f**ks that I no longer gave one.
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