#0798: Louis Ferrante; Sean Greasley; & Stuart Nulman

The Stuph File Program Featuring Louis Ferrante, author of Borgata: Rise Of Empire, A History Of The American Mafia; Guinness World Record holder, Sean Greasley; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Louis Ferrante is back on the show. He’s a former mobster who spent eight years in prison. Since he came out, he’s written several books. His latest, called Borgata: Rise Of Empire, A History Of The American Mafia, is the first of a trilogy. Sean Greasley is a Guinness World Record holder whose claim to fame is climbing, in record time, the equivalent of Mount Everest without ever leaving his house. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. It’s our annual roundup of great holiday book ideas. The reviewed titles are: The Spamalot Diaries by Eric Idle (Crown, $34) The Mad Files edited by David Mikics (Library of America, $28.95) The Wall of Life: Pictures and Stories from this Marvelous Lifetime by Shirley MacLaine (Crown, $48) Life: Hollywood (Taschen, $250 US) You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times and his articles in The Main. This week’s guest slate is presented by broadcaster, Rick Foxx, who is heard on weekends on CFQR 600 Montreal just as The Stuph File Program is heard there on weekends. You can find Rick on Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. Plus Rick can be heard on WNBZ Plattsburgh, New York & 93.3 LakeFM Saratoga, New York.