{"product_id":"the-king-of-conisbn-9781944648022","title":"The King of Con","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Jersey boy with a knack for numbers, a gift for making people trust him, and an all-consuming hunger to rule the business world, Tom Giacomaro could convince anyone of anything.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a teenager, Tom Giacomaro began working in the mob-laden New Jersey trucking industry. A charming, brash-talking salesman with a genius-level IQ, he climbed the ranks and let his lust for money and relationships with New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Chicago crime families send him spiraling into a world of drugs and violence. And that's only the beginning.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe King of Con\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom details how he hashes out a deal with the FBI, agreeing to become a crime informant in an effort to avoid jail time—only, he continues his high-finance, white-collar scheming, luring celebrities and other high-profile contacts to invest multimillions in his new business ventures. When it all comes crashing down, Tom is thrown in prison for over a decade, yet, even behind bars, he's able to get what he wants from anyone . . . and he eventually finds a way to get released early.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCowritten by journalist Natasha Stoynoff, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Con \u003c\/i\u003eis the unforgettable true story about a man who became hooked on living life to thrilling and dangerous excess, until he was humbled by the FBI, by the US Attorney, and by life itself.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, Tom is back in his old New Jersey neighborhood. His old business cronies and mob contacts are calling, his palms are itching to make billions again, and the US Attorney's office is watching. Will he stay on the straight and narrow, or will he steal back his crown of crime as the King of Con?\"\u003ci\u003eThe King of Con\u003c\/i\u003e is for real and his story reveals how big money, big business, and the mob really work. Required reading.\"  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Nicholas Pileggi, author and screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCasino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tom Giacomaro is a master manipulator and natural-born crime boss you'll love to hate and hate to love. His life story is a roller coaster ride of high finance, underworld intrigue, and dazzling riches that will leave you exhilarated, exhausted, and wanting more.\"  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Nina Burleigh, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox\u003c\/i\u003e and national political correspondent for Newsweek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Giacomaro\u003c\/b\u003e was the owner and president of dozens of million-dollar companies, as well as M\u0026amp;A consulting firms that acquired, consolidated, and sold privately held companies in the fuel, energy, trucking, transportation, commercial and residential, recycling, and waste industries. Sporting a genius-level IQ and a near-perfect score on his college boards, he attended and graduated from William Paterson University with a degree in Business Administration.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatasha Stoynoff\u003c\/b\u003e is a two-time \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author with 13 books to her credit. She graduated with a BA in English from York University in Toronto and studied journalism at Ryerson University. She began her career as a newspaper reporter\/photographer for\u003ci\u003e The Toronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e and columnist\/feature writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Toronto Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. After working freelance for \u003ci\u003eTIME m\u003c\/i\u003eagazine, she became a staff writer at \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e for more than a decade. She lives in Manhattan, where she writes books and screenplays.","brand":"BenBella Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305502986469,"sku":"NP9781944648022","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781944648022.jpg?v=1730760693","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-king-of-conisbn-9781944648022","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}