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The Last Don

The Last Don
Mario Puzo

The Last Don is a 1996 novel by American author Mario Puzo, best known as the author of The Godfather. The story follows an aging Mafia Don and his family as they try to keep in power.The story alternates between the film industry and the Las Vegas Strip casinos, and how the American Mafia is linked to both.The Last Don was adapted into a television miniseries of the same name, which aired in 1997. A sequel to the miniseries, The Last Don II, aired in 1998.

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“Oh, what a wicked world it is that drives a man to sin.”

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“Power isn't everything… its the only thing.”

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“What is past is past. never go back. Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the world is what it is.”

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“Life is like a box of Hand grenades, You never know what will blow you to kingdom come”

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