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Bringing Down the Mob : The War Against the American Mafia
Thomas Reppetto
Paperback - $26.95
In this fascinating sequel to "American Mafia," the author follows the mob from its peak into a shadowy period of decline as the government, no longer able to deny its existence, made subduing the Mafia a matter of national priority.
Bummy Davis Vs. Murder, Inc. : The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Mafia and an Ill-Fated Prizefighter
Ron Ross
Paperback - $26.95
A tough kid with a heart of gold, Al "Bummy" Davis grew up in the streets of Brownsville, New York on the fringes of the Jewish mob during the 20's and 30's-thanks to his older brother, a feared racketeer. But as much as he resisted the underworld of ...
Supermob : How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers
Gus Russo
Paperback - $29.95
Investigative reporter Russo returns with his most explosive book yet, the remarkable story of the "Supermob"--a cadre of men who, over the course of decades, secretly influenced nearly every aspect of American society.
Supermob : How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Powerbrokers
Gus Russo
Hardcover - $54.95
Investigative reporter Russo returns with his most explosive book yet, the remarkable story of the "Supermob"--a cadre of men who, over the course of decades, secretly influenced nearly every aspect of American society.
The Politics of Organized Crime and the Organized Crime of Politics : A Study in Criminal Power
Alfredo Schulte-Bockholt
Paperback - $65.95
More than simply a study of the mafia, Alfredo Schulte-Bockholt's work argues that collaboration between political science and criminology is critical to understanding the real nature of organized crime and its power. Schulte-Bockholt looks at specif ...
A License to Steal
Walter T. Shaw
Hardcover - $39.95
Walter T. Shaw's Autobiography - As early as the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Walter L. Shaw was thinking of speaker phones, conference calls and call forwarding. Of the thirty-nine patents to his credit, those three telephonic breakthroughs were his bigg ...
G-Men and Gangsters
Dominic Spinale
Paperback - $29.95
A chilling narration of the FBI's partnership with Boston's Irish gangsters in order to infiltrate and topple the Italian-American Mafia. G-Men and Gangsters reveals the bureau's perverse abuse of power and its willingness to use unlawful tactics to ...
Portland Confidential : The Rise and Fall of Big Jim Elkins
Phil Stanford
Paperback - $26.95
From a Portland Tribune columnist comes Portland Confidential, the story of Big Jim Elkins, a conman and criminal who arrived in Portland in 1937 and helped unleash prostitution, bootlegging, gambling, and drug running.