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Joe ("Joey Pants") Pantoliano, Hoboken's second favorite son (he hasn't been able to knock off Sinatra) tells his fascinating story of growing up in a real-life Sopranos family. Everyone knows him as Ralphie Cifaretto on The Sopranos, or the traitor in The Matrix, or Guido the Killer Pimp in Risky Business, but who knew Joey was actually a stand-up guy?How did he get the inspiration and motivation to play all these lovable, swindling, lying, charming rogues and gangsters?Get ready to meet the family.

Written in a style that will be instantly familiar to Joey's numerous fans-tough, outspoken, but with a charming side, too- Who's Sorry Now is the fascinating story of one street-smart kid's convoluted journey from Hoboken to Hollywood. ... Read more

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Great Great Read!!
OMG...this book was SO GOOD.I am Italian so there is much of Joey's childhood that I can relate to.It was a wonderful book that I couldn't put down and helped me to laugh ALOT because I knew I wasn't alone growing up in such a strange family!!This is one of the few books I will read again!

Right on the money...
I'm a little late weighing in here, I just bought the book earlier this year and just now got around to reading it.Anyway, as an Italian American with an extended family that "got off the boat" in Hoboken, NJ, and as someone who ran some of the same streets that Joey once did, I can totally identify with the way Joe Pantoliano grew up and with the cast of "characters" that comprised his family, friends and neighbors. The book was extremely entertaining and written in a way that had me laughing out loud more than once.It's admirable that Joey expresses no bitterness or self-pity -- I think this is partially because people of his generation, in that place and time, just accepted the fact that family was the way it was, you didn't sit around feeling sorry for yourself, you just dealt and made a life for yourself! Also, in spite of the dysfunctionality, there was love there for Joey and I guess he chose to focus on that, whether it's just a trait he's been blessed with or if a little therapy helped him get there, it's still admirable and wonderful that he is able to see that & rejoice in it.I can understand how someone not from this subculture would see his mother and some of the other people in the book as complete monsters or animals but remember their shortcomings didn't come from an intention to be cruel, it came from the difficulties they faced as largely uneducated immigrants or children of immigrants starting with nothing in a new land. They were people who were weak and maybe more corrupt than most but not totally evil.If they knew better they would do better, so to speak.It's also nice to see the real, un-glamorized version of what it means to be a wise guy -- no mansions, Mercedes or limos for these connected guys.All in all, I enjoyed the book and read it practically in one sitting, the way the plot flowed was a little bit uneven and the writing style was a bit weak in spots which is why I give it a four instead of a five.But the story itself and the way Joe's viewpoint really came through, make it a good read for anyone who is fan of his work.

family life
The best part about this book is the author's unique voice. It's creative and to the point. The way he describes things carries the book.
The story itself is an interesting one, but it's more about his dysfunctional parents and their marriage than about the author. His mother is quite a trip. He had a rough time growing up but goofy as some of them were, his extended Italian family was a strong source of support and I think that's why he didn't drown in his parents' craziness.
This story is not about the mafia, although some people in it apparently have some bad connections. It's about a boy growing up in a close-knit, somewhat goofy family in 1960s New Jersey. And there's a lot of great insight into the family members and their peculiarities that makes it well worth the read.

A true Paisan'
I feel like I grew up with Joey Pants. His family is my family! I picked up this book because he played in one of my all time favorite movies, "Goonies," and I new his face, but not his name. He's just one of those kind of actors. I don't mind saying that I hate him in the Sopranos, 'cause who doesn't? But after reading this book, even I am proud of what he made of himself. And it has restored my faith in my own abilities. I now must write a book about my verbally abusive Italian-American man-hating mother. Although his family had problems, you still get the sense that in the end they all sit around toasting to love and family like the last scene in Moonstruck! It's a quick read and you'll love it!

Making it a love story
My brother got me this as a birthday gift - not something I would have bought myself.I figured it was one of those books where someone is cashing in on their current fame.It wasn't - it is an inner glimpse at a totally disfunctional family that I couldn't put down.Joey Pants was always one of those actors you love to hate - after reading this I can see where he got his inspiration - his nutsy Mommy (I have to admit I get a little uneasy reading about a guy in his 50's who still refers to his mother as Mommy).From this I have great admiration for Joey now - it is amazing what he overcame - the very things that would have caused most people to give up and accept their existance - inspired him to seek a better life.Anyone wishing to see the day-to-day live of a Goomba growing up in Jersey should grab this - a great read! ... Read more

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American sculptor Ross Marteau, renowned for his sensualdepictions of the female form, is retreating to Texas after aparticularly traumatic breakup in Europe. In San Rafael to start a newcommission, he suddenly finds himself irresistibly drawn to thecaptivatingly beautiful Celeste, who pleads with Ross to choose Leda,her sister, as his next subject. When he finally meets her, he isstunned-she is, at once, the most beautiful and the most grotesquewoman he has ever seen. Fascinated by her misshapen body and theincredible torment in her eyes, he accepts the challenge. But soon heis pulled deeper into their desperate world, and when someone close tothem is killed, Ross finds himself ensnared in a web of dark secretsand deadly maneuvers.Amazon.com Review
Penzler Pick, April2001: David Lindsey can write horrific thrillers such asMercy, which ranks up there with such serial killer novels as ByReason of Insanity by Shane Stevens and The Silence of the Lambsby Thomas Harris. However, he is also the author of gentlertales--psychological suspense where the horror is subtle and comes fromeveryday and unexpected sources. Animosity belongs in the secondcategory.

Ross Marteau is an American living in Paris, where he makes a decent livingas a sculptor. After a particularly nasty breakup with his girlfriend ofseveral years, he decides to return to his home in Texas and work from hisstudio in the art-friendly city of San Rafael. There he settles into aroutine of working in the mornings on his next project and sharingconversation and a beer in the afternoons with his friend Amado Mateos. Itis during one of these afternoon meetings that he notices a newcomer to thetown.

Celeste Lacan is a beautiful woman who soon approaches Ross with aproposition. She would like to offer Ross a commission to sculpt hersister. Ross demurs--he already has a commission--but Celeste asks him tomeet her sister before refusing, and when he does, he understands whyCeleste is so insistent. Leda is not only the most beautiful woman Rosshas ever seen, she is also the ugliest, and as a sculptor Ross knows thathe will learn something new about beauty. As Ross begins working with Leda and meeting Celeste in the afternoons, he becomes obsessed with the two sisters. Life is about to become a living hell for Ross Marteau, and the ending of this story about art and love is breathtakingly horrifying. --Otto Penzler ... Read more

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beautiful writing, unfortunate story
David L. Lindsey's writing in this book is fabulous: peaceful, detailed, lyrical. I thoroughly enjoyed the pace and the way Lindsey puts words together to convey descriptions and ideas. The actual story, however, left me cold. Another reviewer mentioned that the protagonist is passive. Worse, he's gullible and apparently completely unable to think for himself. Other characters repeatedly lie to him and he believes every outrageous thing he's told with very little questioning. I'm not sorry I read the book, but I did leave it in a hotel room - it's not a book I'd add to my collection.

A Tale of a Stupid Man
I have enjoyed David Lindsey's novels, but this one was a big disappointment. I firmly believed it should be renamed "A Tale of a Stupid Man".I came away with the impression that the main character, Ross Marteau, thought more with his male sex organ than with his brain, and this led him to an inglorious (and probably well-deserved) end.

Let's fit as many male sexual fantasies into one tale as we can...
The only person in the family that artist Ross Marteau doesn't shag in this tale is the mother.That's because she died before he got to her. I enjoyed this book. The writing is beautiful, but I was annoyed by how gullible Ross was over and over again.chocolatesleuth.com recommends this book though because it packs a lot of suspense.

Spellbinding and captivating!
Never have I been so transfixed by a story!Lindsey's protagonist, Ross Marteau, is an intense sculptor, whose relationships with women mirrored his passion.The consequences of the characters' animosity toward each other were astounding.They all became irrevokably dependent on each other as a web of deceit, malice, and evil unraveled all of their lives.

There was also an underlying theme to the story that I found intriguing.It highlighted the paradox in which beauty and ugliness can co-exist within the same person, both on a physical and an emotional level.

This book was seductive. I've never read anything like it.

this well written book is in the end only BLAH
I was very upset with Lindsey over this book. He managed to write with beautiful prose that created a very evocative sense of place. I felt like I was inside a classic MGM noir flick, watching characters delve towards the seedier side. But aside from the great writing, the plot here in the end became insulting and rather beside the point. Its as if Lindsey, with this book, were not writing a mystery or a thriller but putting up essences of emotions and places under the guise of a genre novel. So what you have here is something trapped in between a Jim Harrison tale that is biting in its glint edged fury and a David Lynch flick. And with Lynch, I am referring to his films as being nothing more than a grand pastiche of emotions or of moving paintings that really have no plot.

So this book does not work... try Jim Harrison for a tale that it seems Lindsey finds influence in. All of Harrison's books that I have picked up have been very good, so I don't think that you will be disappointed by any of them. Just skip this book, `Animosity,' and move on to something better.
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This digital document, covering the life and work of Joe Pantoliano, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1593 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Title: Joe Greco's story.(Canvas)(Movie review)
Author: Roland Atkinson
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Date: June 1, 2007
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Title: Pantalla grande.(TT: Big screen.)(Reseña)
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Date: September 5, 2002
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Volume: 8Issue: 496Page: 31(1)

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on July 12, 1999. The length of the article is 576 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Thriller en un universo electrónico: Matrix.(TT: Thriller in an electronic universe: Matrix.)
Author: Pedro Crespo
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 12, 1999
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