Easy Street (book)
Encyclopedia
Easy Street is the first memoir
of Susan Berman
, daughter
of Las Vegas
mobster David Berman
. In it, Berman chronicles her mother Gladys' and her own obliviousness to what went on around them. When they finally became aware of their Mafia
family, Berman's mother ended up dying in a mental institution
and Susan endured a lot of psychotherapy
.
Susan Berman wrote a second memoir about her life called Lady Las Vegas.
In what remains an unsolved crime
, Berman was murdered in her home in 2000 in classic
Mafia
execution-style.
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
of Susan Berman
Susan Berman
Susan Berman was a reporter and author who was the daughter of Davie Berman, a mob figure in Las Vegas. She wrote extensively about her late-in-life realization of her father's place in a criminal empire...
, daughter
Daughter
A daughter is a female offspring; a girl, woman, or female animal in relation to her parents. The male equivalent is a son. Analogously the name is used on several areas to show relations between groups or elements.-Etymology:...
of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
mobster David Berman
David Berman (mobster)
David "Davie the Jew" Berman was a Jewish-American organized crime figure in Iowa, New York City, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was also one of the pioneers of gambling in Las Vegas, Nevada...
. In it, Berman chronicles her mother Gladys' and her own obliviousness to what went on around them. When they finally became aware of their Mafia
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
family, Berman's mother ended up dying in a mental institution
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
and Susan endured a lot of psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...
.
Susan Berman wrote a second memoir about her life called Lady Las Vegas.
In what remains an unsolved crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
, Berman was murdered in her home in 2000 in classic
Classic
The word classic means something that is a perfect example of a particular style, something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality. The word can be an adjective or a noun . It denotes a particular quality in art, architecture, literature and other cultural artifacts...
Mafia
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
execution-style.