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George Anastasia is an American author and former journalist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is considered to be an expert on the American Mafia. George was an organized crime investigative reporter who was once targeted for death by then-Philadelphia crime family boss, John Stanfa. George was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He is a frequent television commentator on organized crime for documentaries that air on History Channel, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel and National Geographic. George has authored six books, including The Last Gangster (ReganBooks/Harper Collins, March 2004), a New York Times bestseller. He also authored Blood and Honor (William Morrow & Co., 1991); New York Times bestseller The Summer Wind (Regan Books/HarperCollins, 1999); The Goodfella Tapes (Avon Books, 1998), Mobfather (Kensington Books, 1993); The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies (Perseus Books, 2011), co-authored with Glen Macnow. George also wrote a novella called The Big Hustle (Philadelphia Inquirer Books, 2001) and has contributed to two anthologies of Italian American writers, A Sitdown with the Sopranos and Don’t Tell Momma and MobFiles, an anthology of articles he has written for The Inquirer published in September 2008 by Camino Books. George currently hosts a YouTube Channel called “MobTalk” along with FOX 29 reporter Dave Schratweiser, which provides discussion on the organized crime world, and is an adjunct professor for Rowan University.