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A G D Maran
[Paperback 2009]
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An expansive and exhaustively researched account of the mafia's development from its beginnings as an alternative form of government in 19th century Sicily, to its brutal incarnation today. Remarkable though it may now seem, the biggest criminal organization the world has ever seen actually started as an alternative form of... more
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Tammy Cohen
[Paperback 2010]
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Reveals what it's like to live with Britain's most lawless men, from the women who married them Behind every good man is a good woman--but what lies behind every bad man? In 11 funny, moving, searingly honest first-person accounts, details are revealed about the lives and loves of the women... more
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Andrew Pritchard ,
Norman Parker
[Paperback 2011]
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Urban Smuggler chronicles the rollicking life story of one of the most prolific smugglers of our time. After leaving school at 14, Andrew Pritchard started out selling weed at house parties before moving on to run some of the biggest warehouse raves of the acid-house era. The money began to... more
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Paul Lunde
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From Al Capone and Pablo Escobar to the lesser-known Russian, Chinese, and Southeast-Asian crime figures, this is an insider's guide to each organization's origins, codes of conduct, and control of illegal markets--and the law enforcement agencies and justice systems around the world that try to stop them. DESCRIPTIONLooking at the... more
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Misha Glenny
[Paperback 2009]
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Riveting . . . ["McMafia"] provides insightful sociological perspectives about why certain nations spawn especially widespread and virulent organized crime networks--"The Seattle Times." photographs. "McMafia" is a fearless and authoritative investigation of the now proven ability of organized crime to find and service markets driven by a seemingly insatiable demand... more
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez ,
Edith Grossman
[Paperback 2008]
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This text narrates the kidnapping of Maruja, a well-connected journalist in her 50s living in Botoga, and of her sister-in-law, Beatriz, by the gangs run by Pablo Escobar, head of the Medellin drug cartel, and one of the richest men in the world. This text narrates the kidnapping of Maruja,... more
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Selwyn Raab
[Paperback 2006]
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A noted "New York Times" journalist presents the history of the Mafia's infamous Five Families, the campaign to eradicate them, and the Mob's refusal to die. Genovese, Gambino, Bonnano, Colombo and Lucchese. For decades these Five Families ruled New York and built the American Mafia (or Cosa Nostra) into an... more
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Bob Delaney ,
Dave Scheiber ,
Bill Walton
[Paperback 2009]
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In a riveting page-turner, NBA referee Delaney reveals the clandestine life he led before becoming one of professional basketballs most respected referees. 16-page b&w photo insert. Featured on NPR and CNN In a riveting page-turner, NBA referee Bob Delaney reveals the clandestine life he led before becoming one of professional... more
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Anand Julka
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About the Book: Tony, a trained terrorist, hatches a plot to plant a bomb in an Air India plane in a bid to get the Wests attention drawn towards the Khalistan issue. Tony, thus, sets in motion a chain of events beyond his control. On his trail is the bright... more
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Frank Lucas
[Paperback 2012]
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In his own words, real-life American gangster Frank Lucas recounts his life as the former heroin dealer and organized crime boss who ran Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. 8-page color photo insert.... more
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Douglas Valentine
[Paperback 2006]
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The secret history of how a government agency succeeded in infiltrating the Mafia and the French Connection, but was brought down by the CIA and FBI when it began uncovering the Establishment's ties to organized crime.... more
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Philip Carlo
[Paperback 2012]
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Written by the bestselling author of "The Ice Man, The Butcher" is a gripping and disturbing account of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's four-year hunt to bring down Tommy "Karate" Pitera, a drug-dealing, murderous killer in the Bonanno crime family. The New York Times bestselling author of Gaspipe and The... more
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John Partington ,
Arlene Violet
[Mass market paperbound 2011]
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Partington, a former U.S. Marshal, and former Attorney General Violet deliver a fascinating, first-person true crime memoir of the development and evolution of the Witness Protection Program.... more
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Win Mc Cormack
[Paperback 2010]
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"The Rajneesh Chronicles" is a collection of in-depth investigative and analytical articles published in "Oregon Magazine" covering the establishment of the city of Rajneeshpuram in Central Oregon in mid-1981 to its dramatic disintegration at the end of 1985. While most press treated the Rajneeshees' antics as a humorous sideshow typified... more
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Louis Ferrante
[Hardcover 2011]
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Rick Cowan ,
Douglas Century
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Nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Book of the Year, this "New York Times" bestseller tells the true story of NYPD detective Rick Cowan, whose undercover odyssey led to the biggest mob takedown in the history of New York City. The bestselling true story of a young... more
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Stone Wallace
[Paperback 2004]
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The gangsters of Prohibition and the Roaring '20s were often born from the hunger and desperation of the Great Depression. "Dustbowl Desperadoes" invites readers to investigate a rogue's gallery of bad guys and diabolical dolls--from John Dillinger to Ma... more
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Wensley Clarkson
[Paperback 2008]
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Today's gangsters are a far cry from their earlier counterparts. The godfathers of old were seen by many as a stabilizing influence; their power inspired respect and they kept the underworld in check. Gangs of the 21st century have spread their brutality... more
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Leroy Barnes ,
Tom Folsom
[Hardcover 2007]
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Michael V Maddaloni ,
M Stefan Strozier
[Paperback 2007]
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Joe De Falco, a baby boomer, is born to a recently widowed mother after his father is killed in action near the end of World War II. A first-generation Italian-American, he is raised in a traditional Italian home where he comes under the influence of two... more
