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Not only is this a portrayal of an organisation whose working details slim knew. Slim was a pimp who took his reallife experiences and parlayed them into a writing career. He wrote seven books, all published by canongate, the most famous of which is his autobiography pimp. The story of chicagos mafia, and the power struggle that ensues when the greedy don, jimmy collucci, attempts to become the king pin of chicagos honored. Iceberg slim, also known as robert beck, was born as robert lee maupin. Death wish book by iceberg slim official publisher page simon. He briefly attended the tuskegee institute but dropped out to return to the streets of the south side, where he remai. The story of chicagos mafia, and the power struggle that ensues when the greedy don, jimmy collucci, attempts to become the king pin. He briefly attended the tuskegee institute but dropped out to return to the streets of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ive no wish whatsoever for the violence in my own life. Death wish, written in slims typically hardhitting and highly compulsive prose, tells the story of chicagos mafia and the power struggle that ensues when the greedy don, jimmy collucci, attempts to become the kingpin of chicagos honored society. A story of the mafia original paperback paperback december 17, 2012 4. Iceberg slim, who is also known as robert beck was born in the year 1918, on 4th august.
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