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b'In THE LIFE WE CHOSE: William "Big Billy" D\'Elia and the Last Secrets of America\'s Most Powerful Mafia Family (William Morrow, 7/11/23), investigative journalist Matt Birkbeck, executive producer of Netflix\'s hit movie Girl in the Picture, takes us deep inside the inner workings of the mob. Drawing on exclusive access to William "Big Billy" D\'Elia, the "adopted" son and successor to legendary Mafia kingpin Russell Bufalino, Birkbeck delivers a revealing and authoritative account of organized crime in America. For over fifty years, Russell Bufalino was one of the most powerful crime bosses in the United States. From the coal mines and garment factories of northeastern Pennsylvania to the casinos of Atlantic City and the Diamond District of New York City, the Bufalino Family was involved in virtually every type of organized crime, including labor racketeering, political corruption, stolen goods, money laundering, extortion, protection rackets, violence, and murder. And for decades, William "Big Billy" D\'Elia was Bufalino\'s right-hand man, moving in the highest Mafia circles and traveling the country at Bufalino\'s side as a witness to and participant in major historical events that have stymied law enforcement, perplexed journalists, and produced false narratives in books and films.THE LIFE WE CHOSE finally sets the record straight.'