{"product_id":"soprano-state-new-jerseys-culture-of-corruption-paperback-1","title":"Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Ingle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSandy McClure\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bob Ingle and Sandy McClure \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Soprano State\u003c\/i\u003e--back in trade paperback to tie-in with the release of the major documentary film. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's not a joke\u003cbr\u003eNew Jersey leads the country in corruption \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soprano State \u003c\/i\u003edetails the you-couldn't-make-this-up true story of the corruption that has pervaded New Jersey politics, government, and business for the past thirty years. From Jimmy Hoffa purportedly being buried somewhere beneath the end zone in Giants Stadium, through allegations of a thoroughly corrupt medical and dental university, through Mafia influence at all levels, the Garden State might indeed be better named after the HBO mobsters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere else would: \u003cbr\u003e- A state attorney general show up after police pulled over her boyfriend who was driving without a valid license?\u003cbr\u003e- A state senator and mayor of Newark (the same guy) spend thousands of dollars of taxpayers' money on a junket to Rio days before leaving office?\u003cbr\u003e- A politically connected developer hire a prostitute to tape sex acts with his own brother-in-law and then send the tape to his sister?\u003cbr\u003eOnly in the Soprano State.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's Not a Joke\u003cbr\u003eNew Jersey leads the country in corruption \u003cbr\u003e\"Ingle and McClure have been chasing the people, politics, and plundering for years in the best Ben Hecht \"Front Page\" style. Investigative journalism in New Jersey is not for the faint at heart, the lazy, or the impatient.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from the Foreword by Dick Hughes \u003cbr\u003e\"We're often asked by people elsewhere if New Jersey residents are aware of what the rest of the country thinks and why they don't do something about it. The answer to the first question is: They know. The second is harder. Do they like being the national butt of jokes? Do they wait for the day when they can get their share of graft? Are they too busy working more than one job to afford the extraordinary cost of living? Have they given up?\"\u003cbr\u003e--from \"The \"\"Soprano\"\" \"\"State\" \u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a page-turner. You start out laughing and end up pounding the table for reform. May the book inspire those who care about New Jersey to imagine a better place.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Tom Curley, CEO, The Associated Press\u003cbr\u003e\"\" \u003cbr\u003e\"New Jersey is arguably America's most corrupt state, and it is not an\u003cbr\u003eachievement to be proud of, as Bob Ingle and Sandy McClure starkly\u003cbr\u003edemonstrate. Only the people of the Garden State can stop the jokes--both the ones elected to office and the ones told about the crooked truth of\u003cbr\u003epolitical life there.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Dr. Larry J. Sabato, author of \"A More Perfect Constitution \"and director of the Center for Politics, University of Virginia\u003cbr\u003e\" \"\u003cbr\u003eThis three-decade journey through the political and economic weeds of the Garden State, led by two of its finest journalists, will astound, outrage, and empower any American taxpayer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Ingle is Trenton bureau chief of Gannett Newspapers. Sandy McClure is a veteran political reporter. Their work is read by more than a million people daily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52731507474739,"sku":"9780312539207","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TStsbHNVdm8vVm8xV25rcm4yUENhZz09_ce4e4e19-419a-49d3-ade5-e0ebaf8bfe89.webp?v=1763859488","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/soprano-state-new-jerseys-culture-of-corruption-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}