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.Cocky: The Rise and Fall of Curtis Warren, Britain's Biggest Drugs Baron
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by: Tony Barnes, Richard Elias, Peter Walsh

April 10, 2001
Like I've said, a comeplling read about a fascinating character. I'd never even heard of the man before I read some excerpts form this book and I rushed out to find it right away. If you're into this type of book you'll love it, but I'd advise anyone to read it. Whether you agree with his chosen profession or not, you have to bow to the criminal genius that is/was Curtis Warren and this well written tale illustrates just how good at his 'job' Warren was, until he slipped up, that is! But I won't ruin it for you. Just buy this book, simple as. It's a must have, I can't recommend it highly enough. Hopefully, when Mr.Warren gets out of prison in a few years he might bless us with his own version of his astonishing life-story, but until then this ... Read More:
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.Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia
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by: Roberto Saviano

January 18, 2008
Roberto Saviano is a 28 year old man, who grew up in Secondigliano, a rundown of 10,000 inhabitants on the fringe of Naples, of which 2468 residents are incarcerated for mafia and camorra related activities and the rest have simply been abandoned to their fate. It is also the trading centre through which about 80% of Europe's cocaine is filtered through, packaged, distributed, marketed, cut, and sold on. This is an unpalatable reality few outside of Italy understand, care about or are able to believe. And this little book has opened a floodgates, no less for the Italians who have always known the extent of the Camorra's corruption on all levels of italian and international society, but who, out of fear, or inability to get close, have not been able ... Read More:
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.The Devil: Britain's Most Feared Underworld Taxman
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by: Graham Johnson

August 02, 2007
Read quite a lot of these style of books and they all seem to have pretty much the same lines,ie us real gangsters,us real hard men and its more like an ego trip thing however this guy is slightly different in that hes actually educated but still lets himself down by making himself out to be the toughest man on the planet and as we all know most of these types only tell the story when they are winners never losers,however history usually tells the true story even great toughs like the late Lenny McLean & Roy Shaw were beaten by fairly average people so on that score the story i felt was more of the same,as for racism certainly never saw any of that maybe there were more white dealers than colours , but all in all if you like the hood element this ... Read More:
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.Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
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by: John Dickie

March 08, 2007
The development of the mafia in Sicily over the last 150 years is described in detail in this absorbing book.
The challenge of writing about a secret, criminal fraternity is obvious. How can you be sure of the accuaracy of your sources and to what extent have popular perceptions of the Mafia been distorted by the media industry that has fuelled its reputation and its mystique? Dickie never fails to acknowledge the difficulty of such a task and never falls into the trap of allowing his writing to become melodramatic or unrealistic. This means that his tale has the air of authority of journalistic prose and brings to life the conditions in which the Mafia arose by focusing on the social and economic events that encouraged its development.
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.Powder Wars: The Supergrass Who Brought Down Britain's Biggest Drug Dealers
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by: Graham Johnson

October 06, 2005
This is a really interesting book on the crime scene based on true events from a "supergrass". A great author who tells the story of drugs and violence in a way that I could not put the book down. Not only a great read but an education in some of the biggest crimelords / drug dealers in the UK's past. Get it!
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.Gangs of Britain: The Gripping True Stories of the Faces Who Run Britain's Organised Crime
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by: Wensley Clarkson

March 03, 2008
Really badly written - The authors attempts to "talk street" are just silly. Full of clichés and unnecessary glorification. His sycophantic approach to the murderer Ken Noye would be almost laughable if the subject matter was not so serious.
There are much better crime books out there.

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.Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia (Hodder Great Reads)
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by: Joseph D Pistone

June 05, 2006
I like many people have watched the film before reading the book. Like the film this book is excellent and goes into a little more detail. Highly recommended.
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.21: Bringing Down the House: How Six Students Took Vegas for Millions
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by: Ben Mezrich

April 03, 2008
I like many people have watched the film before reading the book. Like the film this book is excellent and goes into a little more detail. Highly recommended.
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.Wild Thing: The True Story of Britain's Rightful Guv'nor
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by: Lew Yates, Bernard O'Mahoney

August 02, 2007
I have read loads of books on this subject and must admit that i enjoyed this a lot. An easy book to read and a great insight into the world of one mans passion for the sport he loves and his family. A true hard man,but also a 'gentleman' with old school values. A damn fine read.
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.Druglord: Guns, Powder and Pay-offs
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by: Graham Johnson

April 05, 2007
Brilliant read very well put together. If you like this try Soft Target by Conrad Jones thats a real shocker set in Liverpool. recommend both !!
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