ILLEGAL USE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, AND THEIR ANALOGUES HARMS HEALTH, THEIR ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING IS PROHIBITED AND ENTAILS LIABILITY ESTABLISHED BY LAW. The Corleone clan is the most powerful in America. To society, they are oil merchants, but in reality, their sphere of influence is much greater. The only thing Don Corleone does not want to taint his hands with is drugs. His refusal deeply offends the other families. Such a thing cannot be forgiven to the aging Don. A prolonged war between clans begins. The concept of family revenge is still alive, so the bloodshed can only be stopped by a risky step. Few will survive until the truce, but even that will not help them avoid retribution for old sins... "The Godfather" has long become a cult book. Puzo vividly and authentically described the life of one of the most powerful American crime syndicates — the mafia clan of Don Corleone, giving the reader a rare opportunity to look inside the sacred core of the mafia without risk to life. Puzo's novel served as the basis for the famous film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. This film received nineteen different awards and is rightfully considered one of the best in world cinema. ------------------------------ "Thanks to Francis Coppola's brilliant adaptation, this story achieved cult status and millions of fans who continue rereading this novel." — Library Journal "You won't be able to put this book down." — New York Magazine