Off The Back Of A Truck: Unofficial Contraband For The Sopranos Fan

  • Author: Nick Braccia
  • Narrator: Stephen Graybill
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 13:33:33
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Synopsis

Unleash your inner Soprano and relive all your favorite moments with this companion guide to the award-winning television series The Sopranos.

We all know and love The Sopranos, one of the most important television dramas to ever hit the small screen, having run for six seasons on HBO. The story of the Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano balancing his family life with his role as the leader of a criminal organization pioneered decades of genre-bending “peak TV.”

Now, Off the Back of a Truck takes you one step further into the world of Tony Soprano and his families, offering an Italian potluck of fresh and fun takes that any true fan can get lost in for hours.

Off the Back of a Truck includes:
-New looks at everyone’s favorite episodes, scenes, and characters
-All 92 deaths analyzed, evaluated, and ranked
-An investigation of true crimes behind the families’ schemes
-An exploration of movies and shows that inspired The Sopranos
-Reflections on the use of music, food, and fashion from writers who are also huge fans
-A provocative conversation about what happens in the controversial ending

This book takes you on a journey through the six seasons you have watched time and time again—but it's organized so you can dip in at any time, at any place. Roam around as though you’re in Tony’s backyard for a BBQ...

Chapters

  • 001 Off the Back of a Truck Open

    Duration: 50s
  • 002 Off the Back of a Truck Introduction

    Duration: 01min
  • 003 Off the Back of a Truck Chapter 1 The Families

    Duration: 07min
  • 004 Off the Back of a Truck Chapter 2 Inspired Crimes-Investigating the Schemes of The Sopranos, Pt.1

    Duration: 56min
  • 005 Off the Back of a Truck Chapter 2 Inspired Crimes-Investigating the Schemes of The Sopranos, Pt.2

    Duration: 35min
  • 006 Off the Back of a Truck Chapter 3 The Craft of The Sopranos

    Duration: 03min
  • 007 Off the Back of a Truck Method Acting and The Sopranos

    Duration: 21min
  • 008 Off the Back of a Truck Irregualr Around the Margins-Psychollogy, Point of View and Metaphor through the Cinematography and Editing of The Sopranos

    Duration: 28min
  • 009 Off the Back of a Truck Sopranos Cuisine-My favorite Character 01

    Duration: 28min
  • 010 Off the Back of a Truck Sopranos Style

    Duration: 20min
  • 011 Off the Back of a Truck Music In The Sopranos-Top 40 Songs Pt.1

    Duration: 41min
  • 012 Off the Back of a Truck Music In The Sopranos-Top 40 Songs Pt.2

    Duration: 39min
  • 013 Off the Back of a Truck On the Couch with Dr. Hastings-How Pyschiatry and Pyschiatrics Are Portrayed in The Sopranos

    Duration: 27min
  • 014 Off the Back of a Truck A Coupla Paisanos Talk Italian-American Life

    Duration: 20min
  • 015 Off the Back of a Truck Understanding the Outlaw State

    Duration: 18min
  • 016 Off the Back of a Truck Chapter 4 Watch List-The TV and Cinematic DNA of The Sopranos

    Duration: 01min
  • 017 Off the Back of a Truck Little Caesar (1931) The Public Enemy (1931) Scarface (1932)

    Duration: 06min
  • 018 Off the Back of a Truck The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

    Duration: 05min
  • 019 Off the Back of a Truck The Films of Paul Mazursky

    Duration: 02min
  • 020 Off the Back of a Truck The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

    Duration: 04min
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