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Download or read book Mob Culture written by Lee Grieveson and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mob Culture offers a long-awaited, fresh look at the American gangster film, exposing its hidden histories from the Black Hand gangs of the early twentieth century to The Sopranos. Departing from traditional approaches that have typically focused on the "nature" of the gangster, the editors have collected essays that engage the larger question of how the meaning of criminality has changed over time. Grouped into three thematic sections, the essays examine gangster films through the lens of social, gender, and racial/ethnic issues.
Book Synopsis Surviving the Mob by : Dennis N. Griffin
Download or read book Surviving the Mob written by Dennis N. Griffin and published by Huntington Press Inc. This book was released on 2010 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you do when the law wants you behind bars and the New York crime families want you buried? Surviving the Mob is a cautionary tale of the harsh reality of a criminal, inmate, fugitive, and witness who -- so far -- has lived to tell the tale.
Download or read book Return to the Mob written by Tami Lund and published by Tami Lund. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marco Romano is a former Navy SEAL with a habit of saving people from the mob and then helping them to disappear. Until the mob catches up to him. Now he’s desperate to avenge his parents’ death, but more importantly, he needs to protect his baby sister. Because his estranged aunt wants to take his sister away from him—the only family she’s ever known. Marco will be damned if he’ll let that happen. He needs to win this custody battle, and the only way he can is if he looks respectable on paper. How can he do that? By finding a good girl and convincing her to marry him. Or at least pretending until the custody papers are signed. Now his problem isn’t taking care of his sister or even taking down the scum who killed his parents. No, now his biggest problem is convincing himself he’s not in love with the woman who agreed to be his fiancée. Despite her best intentions, Hillary Karney’s had one too many brushes with the mob. So what the hell is she doing back in Detroit, where it all started? And she’s hanging out with Marco Romano, no less, a man whose picture is probably in the dictionary under “caveman.” He wouldn’t know good manners if they slapped him in the face. And now he wants her to help him win custody of his sister? Of course she’s going to say yes; saving women from the mob is what she does. She’s built an entire career around it. But she’s not going to make it easy on him. She agrees—with a stipulation. She’s going to teach him how to be a gentleman. He’s going to have to develop manners, common courtesies… and when she’s done with him, some lucky girl is going to snag herself a hell of a catch. Too bad it won’t be her. Detroit Mafia series, in reading order: Trapped by the Mob Freed from the Mob Born into the Mob Controlled by the Mob Return to the Mob
Book Synopsis Detroit Mafia Books 1-3 by : Tami Lund
Download or read book Detroit Mafia Books 1-3 written by Tami Lund and published by Tami Lund. This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mafia rules Detroit and Gino Sarvilli is king. Book 1 - Paid by the Mob Samuele Adelmo's job is to do whatever mafia kingpin Gino Sarvilli pays him to do. No questions asked, no emotional involvement. It's just a job. When he meets Lola Pennington, a sweet and beautiful woman who always sees the glass as half full, he starts to care about how his chosen career affects other people. Problem is, when you're paid by the mob, there's no retirement plan. Author's note: Paid by the Mob is available exclusively in this box set. Book 2 - Trapped by the Mob Gino Sarvilli's brother, Antonio, is the money man behind the Detroit mafia empire. He doesn't do the dirty work, which enables him to pretend that he isn't bankrolling a dangerous, deadly enterprise. But then Gino assigns him to check out a witness to a potential child kidnapping, and Antonio learns that bad things happen to good people…unless you do something about it. Book 3 - Freed from the Mob Gino's ex-wife, Margot, escaped his clutches and now lives a quiet life with her young daughter, far away from Gino's world. She's even started dating again… a cop, no less! Everything is peachy until Gino tracks them down, and suddenly, everyone Margot loves is in danger.
Book Synopsis Mafia Organizations by : Maurizio Catino
Download or read book Mafia Organizations written by Maurizio Catino and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do mafias work? How do they recruit people, control members, conduct legal and illegal business, and use violence? Why do they establish such a complex mix of rituals, rules, and codes of conduct? And how do they differ? Why do some mafias commit many more murders than others? This book makes sense of mafias as organizations, via a collative analysis of historical accounts, official data, investigative sources, and interviews. Catino presents a comparative study of seven mafias around the world, from three Italian mafias to the American Cosa Nostra, Japanese Yakuza, Chinese Triads, and Russian mafia. He identifies the organizational architecture that characterizes these criminal groups, and relates different organizational models to the use of violence. Furthermore, he advances a theory on the specific functionality of mafia rules and discusses the major organizational dilemmas that mafias face. This book shows that understanding the organizational logic of mafias is an indispensable step in confronting them.
Book Synopsis Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob by : Russell Shorto
Download or read book Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob written by Russell Shorto and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. Best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You’re a writer—what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting—but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author’s great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life—and wife—in a Pennsylvania mining town. It’s a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltime draws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family. But Smalltime is something more. The author enlists his ailing father—Tony, the mobster’s son—as his partner in the search for their troubled patriarch. As secrets are revealed and Tony’s health deteriorates, the book become an urgent and intimate exploration of three generations of the American immigrant experience. Moving, wryly funny, and richly detailed, Smalltime is an irresistible memoir by a masterful writer of historical narrative.
Download or read book Born into the Mob written by Tami Lund and published by Tami Lund. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deceased mafia boss Gino Sarvilli’s daughter Nina is all grown up. And she’s back in Detroit, exactly where she shouldn’t be. She’s looking for closure. A quick tour around town, and then she’ll catch the next flight back to her uneventful, not-dangerous life. That was the plan, until she meets Luca Russo, nephew to the man who kidnapped her when she was a child and sent her life spiraling out of control. Instead of running the other way, she asks Luca out. One date leads to another, and, suddenly, Nina’s in no hurry to leave town anymore. But she has to, because there are dangerous men in Detroit, and they have long memories. And they all remember one thing: When Nina’s father died, he left a whole lot of money to… Her. Detroit Mafia series, in reading order: Trapped by the Mob Freed from the Mob Born into the Mob Controlled by the Mob Return to the Mob
Book Synopsis Destined (Book #4 in the Vampire Journals) by : Morgan Rice
Download or read book Destined (Book #4 in the Vampire Journals) written by Morgan Rice and published by Morgan Rice. This book was released on 2011 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DESTINED is Book #4 of the Bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which begins with book #1, TURNED—a FREE download! In DESTINED (Book #4 in the Vampire Journals), Caitlin Paine wakes to discover herself back in time. She finds herself in a cemetery, on the run from a mob of villagers, and seeks refuge in the ancient cloisters of Assisi, in the countryside of Umbria, Italy. There, she learns of her destiny and her mission: to find her father and the ancient vampire Shield needed to save mankind. But Caitlin’s heart still pines for her lost love: Caleb. She desperately needs to know if he has survived their trip back in time. She learns that her mission requires her to go to Florence, but if she wants to pursue matters of the heart, she must go to Venice. She chooses Venice. Caitlin is overwhelmed at what she finds. Venice of the eighteenth century is a surreal place, men and women dressed in elaborate costumes and masks, celebrating an endless, lavish party. She is thrilled to discover and reunite with some of her close friends, and to be welcomed back into their coven. And she is excited to join them in Venice’s Grand Ball, the most important costume dance of the year, where she hopes, once again, to find Caleb. But Caitlin is not the only one who can travel back in time: Kyle soon arrives, too, and is determined to hunt her down and kill her once and for all. Sam, too, arrives, determined to save his sister before it is too late. At the Ball, Caitlin searches everywhere, and finds no sign of Caleb. That is, until the very last dance. She dances with a masked man who takes her heart away, and she feels certain that it is him. But as the partners change, she loses him again. Or does she? Caitlin soon finds herself torn between the two loves of her life, and discovers that she has to be careful what she wishes for. Her joy at finding what she wants might just come mixed with tragedy and heartbreak. In a climactic, action-packed ending, Caitlin finds herself up against true evil, Rome’s ancient vampire coven, and the most powerful vampire coven that ever existed. Surviving will demand all her skills, as she finds herself battling for her very life. She will have to sacrifice more than ever, if she is to save the one she loves…. Books #3--#11 in THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS are now also available! Morgan Rice's new trilogy, THE SURVIVAL TRILOGY, a post apocalyptic thriller, is now also available for sale. And Morgan's new epic fantasy series, the #1 Bestselling THE SORCERER'S RING, comprising 10 books and counting, is now also available--with the first book, A QUEST OF HEROES, as a FREE download!
Download or read book Destiny written by George Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Freed from the Mob written by Tami Lund and published by Tami Lund. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I figure I should know your name since our kids apparently like to hang out and get into mischief together.” Recovering from a bitter divorce, FBI agent turned small town cop RJ Kearny is just trying to do right by his daughter. He’s got nothing to complain about, except maybe the lack of a good woman in his life. When his daughter’s shenanigans lead him to new in town and fellow single parent Margot Swansen, he thinks he may have found The One. Except Margot has a secret: she used to be married to the mob. When her ex-husband comes after her, everyone in his path is in danger. Including RJ and his daughter. Detroit Mafia series, in reading order: Destined for the Mob Paid by the Mob Trapped by the Mob Freed from the Mob Born into the Mob Controlled by the Mob Return to the Mob
Book Synopsis And Then There's this by : Bill Wasik
Download or read book And Then There's this written by Bill Wasik and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the new “viral” culture of news-making that relies upon bloggers breaking and spreading stories, fresh gossip, scandals, and crises, instead of the media giants of the past.
Book Synopsis The Mobster's Lament by : Ray Celestin
Download or read book The Mobster's Lament written by Ray Celestin and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Axeman's Jazz, Ray Celestin's gripping third book, The Mobster's Lament, follows a gangster's last chance to escape the clutches of New York's mafia families, but as a blizzard descends on NYC, a ruthless serial killer is tracking his every move. New York, 1947. Mob fixer Gabriel Leveson’s plans to flee the city are put on hold when he is tasked with tracking down stolen mob money by ‘the boss of all bosses’, Frank Costello. But while he's busy looking, he doesn't notice who's watching him . . . Meanwhile, Private Investigator Ida Young and her old partner, Michael Talbot, must prove the innocence of Talbot’s son Tom, who has been accused of the brutal murders of four people in a Harlem flophouse. With all the evidence pointing towards him, their only chance of exoneration is to find the killer themselves. Whilst across town, Ida’s childhood friend, Louis Armstrong, is on the brink of bankruptcy, when a promoter approaches him with a strange offer to reignite his career . . . Both a gripping neo-noir crime novel and a vivid, panoramic portrait of New York, The Mobster's Lament takes you to the heart of a city where the Mob has risen to the height of its powers. Complete the City Blues Quartet with Sunset Swing.
Download or read book Boston Mob written by Marc Songini and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New England Mafia was a hugely powerful organization that survived by using violence to ruthlessly crush anyone that threatened it, or its lucrative gambling, loansharking, bootlegging and other enterprises. Psychopathic strongman Joseph "The Animal" Barboza was one of the most feared mob enforcers of all time, killing as many as thirty people for business and pleasure. From information based on newly declassified documents and the use of underworld sources, Boston Mob spans the gutters and alleyways of East Boston, Providence and Charlestown to the halls of Congress in Washington D.C. and Boston's Beacon Hill. Its players include governors and mayors, and the Mafia Commission of New York City. From the tragic legacy of the Kennedy family to the Winter Hill-Charlestown feud, the fall of the New England Mafia and the rise of Whitey Bulger, Mark Songini's Boston Mob is a saga of treachery, murder, greed, and the survival of ruthless men pitted against legal systems and police forces.
Book Synopsis Montreal's Irish Mafia by : D'Arcy O'Connor
Download or read book Montreal's Irish Mafia written by D'Arcy O'Connor and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their names resonate with organized crime in Montreal: the Matticks, MacAllisters, Johnstons and Griffins, and Peter Dunie Ryan. They are the Irish equivalent of the infamous Rizzuto and Cotroni families, and the "Mom" Bouchers and Walter Stadnicks of the Hells Angels. Award-winning producer, journalist and author D’Arcy O’Connor narrates the genesis and rise to power of one of Montreal’s most powerful, violent and colorful criminal organizations. It is the West End Gang, whose members controlled the docks and fought the Hells Angels and Mafia for their share of the city’s prostitution, gambling, loan sharking and drug dealing. At times, they did not disdain forging alliances with rival gangs when huge profits were at stake, or when a killing needed to be carried out. The West End Gang—the Irish Mafia of Montreal—is a legendary beast. They sprang out of the impoverished southwest of the city, some looking for ways to earn enough just to survive, some wanting more than a job in an abattoir or on a construction site. In that sense, they were no different from other immigrants from Italy and other European countries. A shortcut to wealth was their common goal. And Montreal, with its burgeoning post-WWII population, was ripe for the picking. The Irish Mob made headlines with a spectacular Brinks robbery in 1976, using the money to broker a major heroin and cocaine trafficking ring. It took over the Port of Montreal, controlling the flow of drugs into the city, drugs which the Mafia funnelled to New York. The West End Gang had connections to the cocaine cartel in Colombia; hashish brokers in Morocco and France; and marijuana growers in Mexico. The gang imported drugs on an enormous scale. One bust that took place off the coast of Angola in 2006 involved 22.5 tonnes of hashish, destined for Montreal. The West End Gang is a ripping tale that unveils yet another chapter in Montreal’s colorful criminal underworld.
Book Synopsis Destined for Destiny by : Scott Dikkers
Download or read book Destined for Destiny written by Scott Dikkers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creators of America's favorite presidential address, WeeklyRadioAddress.com (as seen on TheOnion.com), comes this unauthorized autobiography of George W. Bush.
Download or read book Opportunity written by and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Chronicles of The Last Jewish Gangster by : Myron Sugerman
Download or read book The Chronicles of The Last Jewish Gangster written by Myron Sugerman and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myron Sugerman's memoir, The Last Jewish Gangster: From Meyer to Myron, is more than just a riveting account of the author's nearly sixty-year career as an international outlaw in the field of slot machines and casinos. Its Also a fascinating meditation on a variety of themes: aging, respect, adventure, greed, and man's tendency to be his own worst enemy. Although it is chock-full of hilarious anecdotes about Mr. Sugerman's hapless cohorts in what he calls "disorganized crime," the book also contains life lessons for those perceptive enough to look for them--lessons on how to differentiate calculated risk taking from compulsive gambling, and how to maintain one's place in the world as one grows older. The Last Jewish Gangster follows its author from 1959 to the present day as he travels the globe from Europe to Africa to South America to Asia, rubbing shoulders with dangerous men and legendary mob figures like Longie Zwillman, Meyer Lansky, Joe "Doc" Stacher, Gerry Catena, Tony Bananas Caponigro, Tommy Ryan Eboli, and many others. The story covers everything from his dealings with the fearsome Cali Cartel to his attempt to help famous Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal track down the Angel of Death, Josef Mengele in Paraguay. The remarkable book contains something to pique the interest of any reader--Gritty crime stories, harrowing adventure, twentieth century history, and the Jewish religious philosophy--and the perspective of a man who has lived a long life and seen more than most of us have even imagined seeing.
