King of the Gypsies Author:Peter Maas This is an intriguing work of non-fiction about Gypsies and the lives that they lead here in the United States. It focuses on one particular branch of Gypsies and the clan warfare that made their clan the ascendant one and its leader, Tene Bimbo, the self-proclaimed King of the Gypsies. — The author presents an unvarnished look at Gypsies. He not... more »es their insularity and clannishness, their lives lived on the fringes of mainstream society, and the classic cons by which they survive. Scorning education, nine-to-five jobs, and anyone outside of their cultural milieu, they are a fascinating group of people with their own complex rules and regulations by which they live.« less