TY  - BOOK
AU  - Frey,James
TI  - My friend Leonard
SN  - 1573223158 (alk. paper)
AV  - HV5805.F73 A3 2005
U1  - F/FREB 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Riverhead Books
KW  - Frey, James,
KW  - Recovering addicts
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Ex-convicts
KW  - Male friendship
N2  - "Leonard is the best friend James Frey has ever had. When James was bent on self-destruction, it was Leonard-high-living, highly charismatic mobster - who saved his life. When James faced tremendous obstacles, both emotional and practical, to putting his life back together, Leonard offered support and his considerable, sometimes unmentionable influence and protection." "So when James is released from a stint in jail only to be rocked by a particularly cruel twist of fate, it's to Leonard that he turns for help. Leonard, of the outsized personality, who greets James as "My Son" at the top of his lungs when he rushes into his life to instruct him in the art of "living boldly." Leonard, who offers James lucrative - if illegal, mysterious, and slightly dangerous - employment when he needs it. Leonard, of the secret deals, of the surprising passions that belie his violent career choice, of fantastic generosity and ferocious loyalty. Leonard, who has more invested in their friendship than James could ever imagine."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -