{"product_id":"the-deal-harry-brooks-9781543470512","title":"The Deal","description":"\u003cp\u003eScottie Roberts is a high-profile criminal defense attorney who represents some of the country's most well-known mafiosi. One of his clients, Sammy Costello, asks him to help negotiate a deal to buy a mega entertainment conglomerate. Sammy wants him in on the deal because Scottie's boyhood friend Joey Torino is a priest who works at the Vatican Bank and he feels he can help finance the deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings become complicated when Anthony Longo, another boyhood friend of Scottie's, turns up seeking revenge for his father's murder, claiming that Scottie was involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story takes you from the streets of Chicago to the glitter of Hollywood and then behind the scenes in Las Vegas. You will see firsthand how Vatican City, a sovereign state, controls its finances through the Vatican Bank, which has been dogged for decades by scandals involving the illegal transfer of funds and money laundering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will meet people like Soraya Dubi, a millionaire California real estate person who becomes Scottie's partner; Alice, Scottie's secretary who, unbeknownst to him, leads two separate lives; and Maurice Gross, the owner of Entertainment World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNegotiating is part of everyday life, but in business, it's absolutely critical to success. Scottie is not only a top defense attorney, he is also an expert in negotiating a deal. Emotion, luck, and magic have no place in a successful negotiation. It takes an iron gut, street smarts, and unblinking discipline to make a good deal; and Scottie has them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1543470513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781543470512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Xlibris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Harry Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459467620607,"sku":"9781543470512","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e796d81a-58bc-48eb-a640-e2968f098c05.jpg?v=1777409869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-deal-harry-brooks-9781543470512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}