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Review title: Lerner outsmarts self
Product review: A good disappointing book. Not to be a lemming, but I agree with other critics in that the last chapter on the corporate life should have been left out. The story of the crime itself is pure fantasy. Alcoholic Rambo overpowers crack addled strongman?! Puh-leeze! Then we see the NYTBR investigation that discovers the 'monster' is a little guy! The jacket says "every word is true" -- so how much else is false? The rendering of the prison vernacular is quite good as is the depiction of the economic system. I find it hard to believe, though, that Mr. Lerner was never once attacked or abused in prison - he just rarely mentions a tear here and a bit of fear there. Could have been alot better. Like so many cons the book sinks itself. In spite of all this I found the story interesting and worthwhile.
