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The Sporting News Official NBA Guide 1987 88

The Sporting News Official NBA Guide 1987 88

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Covert My Years Infiltrating the Mob

Covert My Years Infiltrating the Mob

Starred Review. NBA referee Delaney’s fascinating account of his prior life as a New Jersey state trooper who infiltrated organized crime will be a must-read for those drawn to Joe Pistone’s similar account in Donnie Brasco (or the movie adaptation starring Johnny Depp). In 1975, Delaney was a relative novice in law enforcement when he was tapped by a superior to help build cases against major Mafia families by creating and running a fake business, Alamo Trucking. With the aid of St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times sportswriter Scheiber, Delaney captures perfectly the daily routine and perils of undercover work, and describes the psychological challenges he faced during the three years of Project Alpha: The granite foundation of my self-image… had given way to shifting sands of doubt and worry. While less heralded than Pistone’s work, Delaney’s achievements—which yielded multiple convictions of members of the Bruno and Genovese families—were significant precursors to the Feds’ massive 1980s assault on La Cosa Nostra. Becoming a basketball referee after these proceedings was a return to an early passion of the high school all-state forward and captain of his college team—but the fear, he says, still comes back sometimes. 8 pages of b&w photos. (Feb. 5)
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5 Stars Fascinating Page-turner; Bob Delaney is a true role model
Although I haven’t seen Bob Delaney in 40 years, I have known him since 1965 when we started high school together. As the star athlete in the school, he was a source of pride for us due to his skills on the basketball court, taking our new, obscure little school to the state championships. This book brought back many fond memories of those days, and his subsequent years in law enforcement makes me even prouder to know him. The word “hero” tends to get bandied about all too often these days, but Bob is the classical, textbook definition of a hero. He put is life on the line to protect the rest of us from some really bad people, and I for one am grateful. It is truly an amazing story and it’s difficult to put this book down. I am gratified that Bob now has his dream job (he has certainly earned it through his extraordinary determination and superb skills.) This story is a “must read.”

5 Stars Great story!
Great story and well written. Very happy for him in his transition from crime fighter to NBA referee. Fast and enjoyable read.

4 Stars Enjoyable Book
The book offers a mix of human interest, police how-to, mafia and sports and will entertain readers of various backgrounds. The storyline is excellent and very well written. Mr. Delaney is first class citizen. I don’t care at all for basketball but liked learning about officiating a game and how he got into the field after his law enforcement career. “Covert” gets an ‘A’ from me.

4 Stars Goob
Entertaining read. His story is quite remarkable. You don’t come across someone who has his life experiences very often. I would recommend this book very highly.

5 Stars A book you can’t put down
From the first pages, I just could not put this book down. The suspense in dealing with people who could turn on you any moment was thrilling. It is obvious that Bob Delaney is one of our true heroes in the fight against crime.

I highly recommend this book to those who like true real life thrillers.

Tim Berg.

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