{"product_id":"peppermint-twist-hardcover","title":"Peppermint Twist - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel Selvin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDick Cami\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe never-before-told story of The Peppermint Lounge, the famed Manhattan nightspot and mobster hangout that launched an era\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Peppermint Lounge was intended to be nothing more than a front for gambling and other rackets but the club became a sensation after Dick \"Cami\" Camillucci began to feature a new kind of music, rock and roll. The mobsters running the place found themselves juggling rebellious youths alongside celebrities like Greta Garbo and Shirley MacLaine. When The Beatles visited the club, Cami's uncle-in-law had to restrain a hitman who was after Ringo because his girlfriend was so infatuated with the drummer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking with Dick Cami himself, Johnson and Selvin unveil this engrossing story of the go-go sixties and the club that inspired the classic hits \"Twisting the Night Away\" and \"The Peppermint Twist.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe son of a steel worker, JOHN JOHNSON, JR. attended Whittier College and UC Riverside. An award winning journalist, Johnson has worked for \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e for twenty-two years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJOEL SELVIN, co-author of the #1 bestseller \u003ci\u003eRed: My Uncensored Life in Rock\u003c\/i\u003e with Sammy Hagar, has covered pop music for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e since 1970 and written 10 other books about pop music including the bestselling account of San Francisco in the '60s, \u003ci\u003eSummer of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, an award-winning biography of Ricky Nelson and a landmark oral history on Sly and the Family Stone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth reside in California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised in a musical family in the Bronx, DICK CAMI married the daughter of Mafia kingpin Johnny Biello, owner of the famed Peppermint Lounge. Cami later was an acclaimed restaurateur in South Florida, where he entertained high-ranking mafiosi, FBI agents, athletes and show business celebrities.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694767902783,"sku":"9780312581787","price":44.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5af05e33235616ace21a31caf541ee57.webp?v=1765002022","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/peppermint-twist-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}