{"product_id":"the-snakehead-an-epic-tale-of-the-chinatown-underworld-and-the-american-dream-paperback","title":"The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream - 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\u003ePatrick Radden Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this thrilling panorama of real-life events, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Pain\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Reads like a mashup of \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. Except that it's all true.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeefe 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Snakehead\u003c\/i\u003e is both a kaleidoscopic crime story and a brilliant exploration of the ironies of immigration in America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Radden Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e is a fellow at The Century Foundation and the author of \u003ci\u003eChatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Columbia University and Yale Law School, and the recipient of a Marshall Scholarship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Slate, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. \u003ci\u003eThe Snakehead \u003c\/i\u003ewas a finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Prize, awarded by the Journalism School at Columbia University for excellence in American nonfiction writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor character dossiers, an image gallery, interactive maps, and more, please visit: www.thesnakehead.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.12 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979058217261,"sku":"9780307279279","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/UFMra3lyNENhdGtTcENtWFdEdFpodz09.webp?v=1775818726","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-snakehead-an-epic-tale-of-the-chinatown-underworld-and-the-american-dream-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}