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.The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America
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by: Gus Russo

August 02, 2004
This is the most thouroughly researched book on the 'Mob, Mafia organised crime' or whatever you qant to call it I have read. It's crammed with information from the very widest sources available, in fact the reference list at the end of the book numbers in the hundreds. The characters in the book are amazing and felt a twinge of sadness when I read of Curly Humphreys' death. Although it's quite an advanced book It was definitely worth reading and would recommend it to anyone interested in The Chicago Outfit as it provides an exhaustive account which means that it may be the only document you need on Al Capone's Heirs
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.The Kray Files: The True Story of Britain's Most Notorious Brothers
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by: Colin Fry

April 08, 1999
i enjoyed this book it was very good. i thought that this book described how the Kray twins became the most feared and best Gangsters Britain has had and will ever see very well and I now know they reigned supreame.
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.Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Richest, Most Powerful Criminal in History
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by: Mark Bowden

May 23, 2001
This is tightly written and compelling thriller which just happens to be true. Putting Pablo Escobar into the wider context of Columbian history helps explain not only how he can justify his activities but why he was so beloved by so many people.

The overall arc of the war (and that's no exaggeration) between Pablo and the Columbian state is gripping stuff. It's also interesting how so many common people were willing to believe his lies. However it's the incidental details that really bring things to life, the interviewees asked to recount key moments mean they are told with crystal clarity. Not all of them are vital to the narrative but they add a whole new understanding of Pablo himself, an example would be his extremely infantile ... Read More:
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.The Black Hand: The Bloody Rrse and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer: The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer
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by: Christine Blatchford

September 15, 2008
This is tightly written and compelling thriller which just happens to be true. Putting Pablo Escobar into the wider context of Columbian history helps explain not only how he can justify his activities but why he was so beloved by so many people.

The overall arc of the war (and that's no exaggeration) between Pablo and the Columbian state is gripping stuff. It's also interesting how so many common people were willing to believe his lies. However it's the incidental details that really bring things to life, the interviewees asked to recount key moments mean they are told with crystal clarity. Not all of them are vital to the narrative but they add a whole new understanding of Pablo himself, an example would be his extremely infantile ... Read More:
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.The Japanese Mafia: Yakuza, Law, and the State
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by: Peter B. E. Hill

January 26, 2006
This scholarly work examines the nature of organized crime in great depth and details the evolution of Japan's mafia, called the yakuza, and the challenges confronting it in the 21st century. Although Peter B.E. Hill's style is rigorously academic, the nature of the material itself is so sensational that the book is at times a thrilling read. It offers a glimpse of the underside of Japanese government and society, and reveals historical facts likely to shock the average non-Japanese reader. getAbstract finds that this book will, of course, interest readers who are professionally concerned with crime, sociology, economics, Japanese studies and the like. However, it may also appeal to fans of true crime stories and hard-boiled fiction - a rare attribute for an ... Read More:
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.The Luciano Story
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by: Sid Feder, Joachim Joesten

August 01, 1994
This scholarly work examines the nature of organized crime in great depth and details the evolution of Japan's mafia, called the yakuza, and the challenges confronting it in the 21st century. Although Peter B.E. Hill's style is rigorously academic, the nature of the material itself is so sensational that the book is at times a thrilling read. It offers a glimpse of the underside of Japanese government and society, and reveals historical facts likely to shock the average non-Japanese reader. getAbstract finds that this book will, of course, interest readers who are professionally concerned with crime, sociology, economics, Japanese studies and the like. However, it may also appeal to fans of true crime stories and hard-boiled fiction - a rare attribute for an ... Read More:
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.The Last Gangster
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by: George Anastasia

2005-03
This scholarly work examines the nature of organized crime in great depth and details the evolution of Japan's mafia, called the yakuza, and the challenges confronting it in the 21st century. Although Peter B.E. Hill's style is rigorously academic, the nature of the material itself is so sensational that the book is at times a thrilling read. It offers a glimpse of the underside of Japanese government and society, and reveals historical facts likely to shock the average non-Japanese reader. getAbstract finds that this book will, of course, interest readers who are professionally concerned with crime, sociology, economics, Japanese studies and the like. However, it may also appeal to fans of true crime stories and hard-boiled fiction - a rare attribute for an ... Read More:
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.Hard Bastards 2
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by: Kate Kray

November 08, 2001
Very good book a real insight into ganster land.
real people, real stories, a must for every ganster
fan.
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.The History of Organized Crime
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by: David Southwell

October 02, 2006
Very good book a real insight into ganster land.
real people, real stories, a must for every ganster
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.Going Going Gone: Regulating the Market in Illicit Antiquities
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by: S.R.M. MacKenzie

August 10, 2005
Very good book a real insight into ganster land.
real people, real stories, a must for every ganster
fan.
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