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When Mario Puzo's blockbuster saga, The Godfather, was first published in 1969, critics hailed it as one of the greatest novels of our time, and "big, turbulent, highly entertaining." Since then, The Godfather has gone on to become a part of America's national culture, as well as a trilogy of landmark motion pictures. Now, in this newly-repackaged 30th Anniversary Edition, readers old and new can experience this timeless tale of crime for themselves.From the lavish opening scene where Don Corleone entertains guests and conducts business at his daughter's wedding...to his son, Michael, who takes his father's place to fight for his family...to the bloody climax where all family business is finished, The Godfather is an epic story of family, loyalty, and how "men of honor" live in their own world, and die by their own laws.

Napjatá atmosféra uvnitř italské enklávy v newyorském Bronxu. Neúnavní hazardní hráči v kasinech lasvegaského hotelu. Kolotoč peněz a sexu ve filmových studiích Hollywoodu... Don Domenico Clericuzio, jehož rodinný zločinecký klan je právě na vrcholu moci, chce jednou provždy skoncovat s korupcí, podvody a vraždami. Své největší rivaly, rodinu Santadiovu, vyvraždili Clericuziovi do posledního muže již před lety pečlivě naplánovanou operací. Jejich špatným svědomím zůstala jen Rose Marie Clericuziová a její syn Dante, který vyrůstá v pomstychtivého a krvelačného muže. Rodina kontroluje hazardní hry a sázkové kanceláře všeho druhu, ale zásadně se vyhýbá obchodu s narkotiky. Chce skoncovat s násilím a splynout s řádnou americkou společností. Ale dokážou muži poznamenaní smrtelnými hříchy překročit svůj stín? Rozhodnou se žít podle všeobecně uznávaných morálních kvalit? Vynikající vypravěč kombinuje napětí s romantickými prvky, vinu a hřích se satirou, zločin s "rodinnými hodnotami". Děj se odehrává téměř po třicet let a mistrně typizuje osudy svých hrdinů až do strhujícího závěru.

Mario Puzo, die met "De Peetvader" furore maakte, situeert de roman "Mamma" in de Italiaanse wijk van New York, de West Thirties. Lucia Angeluzzi-Corbo, die na de dood van haar echtgenoot met zes kinderen achterblijft, vecht verbeten om van hen iets te maken. Als een ware oermoeder is zij zorgzaam maar ook streng voor haar lievelingen. Deze roman is tevens het protret van de armoedige Italiaanse wijk zelf, te midden waarvan Mamma Lucia onvermoeibaar strijd levert om het hoofd boven water te houden, met de oerkracht van een leeuwin...

Het leven van een New Yorkse schrijver die na een moeizame start een succesvol en gevierd auteur wordt, maar vervolgens in aanraking komt met de gok- en filmwereld.

Als er in de toekomst weer een Kennedy president van de Verenigde Staten is, wordt een vliegtuig met diens dochter door terroristen gekaapt en naar een Arabisch sultanaat gevlogen.

In de haveloze Italiaanse wijk van New York vecht een moeder verbeten voor een betere toekomst van haar vele kinderen.

This trade paperback edition of a classic novel includes a fresh Introduction and Afterword, enhancing its appeal for both new readers and longtime fans. Praised for its engaging narrative, the story delves into themes of power, family, and crime, offering a captivating exploration of its characters and their turbulent lives. The added content provides additional insights, making it a compelling read for those interested in a rich, immersive experience.

For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important than his family's future. While his youngest children are in school, he worries most about Sonny, his eldest child. Vito pushes Sonny to be a businessman, but Sonny wants something else: to follow in his father's footsteps and become a part of the real family business.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series designed for learners of English as a foreign language. With adapted text, new illustrations, and language exercises, the print edition provides access to additional online materials. The series features popular classics, contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing learners to bestselling authors and engaging content. It includes eight levels aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Each Reader contains exercises to practice grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills, along with questions that test comprehension and enhance vocabulary. A Level 7 Reader, this title is classified as B2 on the CEFR scale. The text includes complex sentences and introduces advanced grammatical structures such as future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, and modals for deduction. The story follows Michael Corleone, who initially seeks a normal life away from his family's criminal enterprises and wishes to marry his American girlfriend, Kay. However, after his family is attacked, he realizes he must seek revenge. The print edition grants access to online resources, including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans, and answer keys.

In the final days of the Second World War, Michael Rogan, an American intelligence officer, is tortured by a group of seven senior Gestapo officers who need to discover the secrets he alone can give them. Ten years later, recovered from the appalling injuries he suffered and determined to revenge the death of his wife at the hands of the same men, he begins a quest to track down and kill each one of his tormentors. Dark, violent and graphic, this is an addictive thriller about how far one man will go to exact his own justice.

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After Mario Puzo wrote his internationally acclaimed The Godfather, he has often been imitated but never equaled. Puzo's classic novel, The Sicilian, stands as a cornerstone of his work--a lushly romantic, unforgettable tale of bloodshed, justice, and treachery. . . . The year is 1950. Michael Corleone is nearing the end of his exile in Sicily. The Godfather has commanded Michael to bring a young Sicilian bandit named Salvatore Guiliano back with him to America. But Guiliano is a man entwined in a bloody web of violence and vendettas. In Sicily, Guiliano is a modern day Robin Hood who has defied corruption--and defied the Cosa Nostra. Now, in the land of mist-shrouded mountains and ancient ruins, Michael Corleone's fate is entwined with the dangerous legend of Salvatore Guiliano: warrior, lover, and the ultimate Siciliano. From the Paperback edition.

The story of the greatest crime family in Italian history, The Borgias.

First came "The Godfather", then "The Last Don". Now prepare for the final chapter in Puzo's Mafia trilogy about power and morality in America. "Omerta", from the Italian word for "code of silence", is a powerful epitaph for the Mafia at the century's end and a final triumph for a great American storyteller.

It is 1963 in New York, and things have never been better for the Corleones. They've taken out their Mafia rivals, and legitimised the Family. Outside the fortified building owned by Michael Corleone, newly undisputed Boss of Bosses, a parade of people wait to ask the great man for favours. Only one thing remains to be done.

Mario Puzo won international acclaim for The Godfather and his other Mafia novels. But before creating those masterpieces, Puzo wrote his first acclaimed novel The Dark Arena –an astounding story of a war-scarred young American in a battle against corruption and betrayal. . . .After coming home at the end of World War II, Walter Mosca finds himself too restless for his civilian role in America. So he returns to Germany to find the woman he had once loved–and to start some kind of life in a vanquished country. But ahead of Walter stretches a dark landscape of defeat and intrigue, as he succumbs to the corrupting influences of a malevolent time. Now he enters a different kind of war, one in which he must make a fateful decision–between love and ambition, passion and greed, life and death. . . .

This novel takes place in the years 1955-1965, but it is built upon the story of that 'year of delicate political manoeuvring' - and how, in winning the battle that year, Michael Corleone set the stage to lose the war. Originally published: London: Heinemann, 2004.

Mörderisches Spielfieber in Las Vegas! Gangster, Callgirls und Zuhälter, Sänger, Tänzer und Magier – sie alle bevölkern Las Vegas, die schillernde Stadt in der Wüste von Nevada. Was sie verbindet, ist der Traum vom schnellen, leicht erworbenen Reichtum und Glück. Las Vegas, das ist die amerikanische Metropole des Glücksspiels – gegründet und erbaut von Beauftragten der Mafia und des New Yorker Gangstersyndikats. Glückliche und erfolglose Spieler kommen aus allen Ländern der Erde hier zusammen. Mario Puzo, Autor des Weltbestsellers "Der Pate", entwirft in diesem atemlos fesselnden Roman ein ebenso spannendes wie funkelndes Kaleidoskop dieser bizarren Stadt, ihrer fiebrigen Atmosphäre und der bunt zusammengewürfelten Menschen, die sie bevölkern.