Torn between the feminine comfort of his mother and the masculine camaraderie he finds in a series of bars and taverns, Moehringer details his difficult but loving upbringing. von Moehringer, J. R.

»Er war der Gandhi der Gangster.« J. R. Moehringer New York, Weihnachten 1969. Willie Sutton packt seine Bücher ein und räumt seine Zelle. Endlich Freiheit. Nach siebzehn Jahren. Doch die Zeit hat ihre Bedeutung verloren. Mit einem...

New York, Weihnachten 1969. Willie Sutton packt seine Bücher ein und räumt die Zelle. Endlich Freiheit. Nach siebzehn Jahren. Mit einem Fotografen und einem Reporter fährt er durch das verschneite New York auf den Spuren seiner...

JR Moehringer grew up listening for the voice of his missing father, a disc jockey who disappeared before JR spoke his first words. When the voice disappeared, JR found new voices in the bar on the corner. A grand old New York saloon,...

NOW A MAJOR FILM DIRECTED BY GEORGE CLOONEY AND STARRING BEN AFFLECK 'Highly entertaining . . . constructed as skilfully as a drink mixed by the author's Uncle Charlie' New York Times 'Moehringer writes with a survivor's wisdom . . . The...

In the first year of the 20th century, Willie Sutton came of age at a time when banks were out of control. Trapped in a cycle of bank panics, depressions and soaring unemployment, Sutton saw only one way out, only one way to win the girl...