--- product_id: 31420096 title: "The President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia" brand: "frank dimatteo" price: "KD 8.58" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/31420096-the-president-street-boys-growing-up-mafia store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # The President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia **Brand:** frank dimatteo **Price:** KD 8.58 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia by frank dimatteo - **How much does it cost?** KD 8.58 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/31420096-the-president-street-boys-growing-up-mafia) ## Best For - frank dimatteo enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted frank dimatteo brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/918skvcogsL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great view from the trenches *by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2019* Dimatteo’s writing will never be mistaken for Mario Puzo’s but life isn’t fiction either. Dimatteo tells it like it was: a dark and self-indulgent life where only a few got rich at the expense of others as well as their own souls and the unsettling knowledge that any day could be their last.I can’t review this book objectively because I know this neighborhood, both now and then, as well as a few of the characters that Dimatteo wrote about. I believe I even met Dimatteo at a waterfront district bar. I was a regular at Steve G’s bar on Hicks Street in the 90s too and this book pretty much confirmed my observations about The Life — that it was an extended family of guys who lived and died based on the Score, which was rarely as glamorous or as profitable as the Lufthansa heist in the 60s but were mostly chump change schemes to carry one over to the next opportunity. In this respect they were like feral animals in the big city looking for tonight’s meal with no guarantee that they would find the next one before the consequences of the feral life found them first. This book is an honest telling of what I believed I knew.Dimatteo wrote about how some cops were schoolyard bullies but I’ve long thought that they were both cut from the same cloth: predator vs. predator, although I have a lot more respect for those who at least did it “honestly” and not cowering behind a badge of authority, or the power of wealth, politics and respectability either for that matter.If nothing else this is a good “stay in school, apply yourself and keep your nose clean” read. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Language is very bad *by B***O on Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2021* The book written pretty well. He covers in detail different members of the mob. He names the people he was associated with and having read other books on the different people he mentioned I can honestly believe the stories within the book. If that is the case why did I only give the book three stars? It is very simple. I did not care for the use of cuss words. It was not just here and there but constant throughout the book. He could have easily emphasized a sentence by using other words instead of using cuss words. I can not recommend this book to a young reader because of this. The book would have been just as good by the selection of different words. I will, however, try to find his other book he mentioned. I hope he will clean up the language in his future books. ### ⭐⭐ I heard a thing from a guy..... *by T***T on Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2018* Not a bad book but not much to say, author has the distinction of being at a place in time that was truly unique with the Gallo Brothers. A lotta cowboy gun stories which I find strange since what I know of wiseguys I thought they had guns close but only carried if they had a plan to use them but what do I really know? After the Goallos it kind of turns into a drunk a rogue. I am happy to report that he was a survivor in the fringes of crazy Crapo and he lives free to tell a story most guys from his knock around life are dead, or in prison for life. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/31420096-the-president-street-boys-growing-up-mafia](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/31420096-the-president-street-boys-growing-up-mafia) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kuwait* *Store origin: KW* *Last updated: 2026-05-15*