The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
More Details
ISBN:
9781415963241
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | daed2960-f32f-35bc-5ab7-1be50d133555 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | snakehead an epic tale of the chinatown underworld and the american dream |
Grouping Author | patrick radden keefe |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-03-28 10:11:02AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-03-28 10:11:56AM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Keefe, Patrick Radden
author_display
Keefe, Patrick Radden
display_description
In this thrilling panorama of real-life events, the bestselling author of Empire of Pain investigates a secret world run by a surprising criminal: a charismatic middle-aged grandmother, who from a tiny noodle shop in New York’s Chinatown managed a multi-million dollar business smuggling people.
“Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. Except that it’s all true.” —Time
Keefe reveals the inner workings of Sister Ping’s complex empire and recounts the decade-long FBI investigation that eventually brought her down. He follows an often incompetent and sometimes corrupt INS as it pursues desperate immigrants risking everything to come to America, and along the way, he paints a stunning portrait of a generation of illegal immigrants and the intricate underground economy that sustains and exploits them. Grand in scope yet propulsive in narrative force, The Snakehead is both a kaleidoscopic crime story and a brilliant exploration of the ironies of immigration in America.
“Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. Except that it’s all true.” —Time
Keefe reveals the inner workings of Sister Ping’s complex empire and recounts the decade-long FBI investigation that eventually brought her down. He follows an often incompetent and sometimes corrupt INS as it pursues desperate immigrants risking everything to come to America, and along the way, he paints a stunning portrait of a generation of illegal immigrants and the intricate underground economy that sustains and exploits them. Grand in scope yet propulsive in narrative force, The Snakehead is both a kaleidoscopic crime story and a brilliant exploration of the ironies of immigration in America.
format_catalog
eAudiobook
format_category_catalog
Audio Books
eBook
eBook
id
daed2960-f32f-35bc-5ab7-1be50d133555
isbn
9781415963241
last_indexed
2024-03-28T14:11:56.972Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
primary_isbn
9781415963241
publishDate
2009
publisher
Books on Tape
recordtype
grouped_work
title_display
The Snakehead An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
title_full
The Snakehead An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
title_short
The Snakehead
title_sub
An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
topic_facet
Nonfiction
Sociology
True Crime
Sociology
True Crime
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:07edbe30-1f9e-400d-a516-f9264e3fa3c6 | -1 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 1 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:07edbe30-1f9e-400d-a516-f9264e3fa3c6 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | English | Books on Tape | 2009 |
scoping_details_catalog
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:07edbe30-1f9e-400d-a516-f9264e3fa3c6 | -1 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false |