mafia

Looks at the upbringing, influences, motives, and psychological conditions of several people who have gone on killing sprees, including Al Capone, Richard Speck, and others.

When twelve-year-old Ty's brother Thane is recruited out of college to play for the New York Jets, their Uncle Gus uses Ty to get insider information for his gambling ring, landing Ty and Thane in trouble with the Mafia.

This is the story of Vincent Louis Gigante, the Genovese Family crime overlord who ruled a sprawling criminal empire for a quarter century with an iron--and deadly--fist. Vinnie "Chin" Gigante displayed signs of insanity that stunned the public, stymied the police and the FBI, and secured his power for decades. Was he really crazy? Or crazy like a fox?.

Despite depictions to the contrary, the mafia is not a cadre of noble and righteous warriors, a class of citizens working in the shadows but upholding traditional values. Instead, the authors argue, it is a brutal, violent, and ignoble organization that ultimately violates the boundaries of acceptable behavior both within the family and without.

The true story of how a small-town lawman in upstate New York busted a Cosa Nostra conference in 1957, exposing the Mafia to America.

Linda Scarpa grew up with the best of everything---the best toys, best clothes, and the best father. Yet her classmates were afraid to be her friends and when she was in high school boys were afraid to date her. She couldn't figure it out until her parents told her what her father did for a living---he was a Mafia hit man known as the "Grim Reaper." Linda couldn't quite believe it as her father was warm, loving, and a family man who played video games with her and always loved and protected her.

Mafia leader Vito Corleone uses his power to influence all aspects of his Long Island society and will stop at nothing to see that his twisted vision of justice is carried out.

When twelve-year-old Ty's brother Thane is recruited out of college to play for the New York Jets, their Uncle Gus uses Ty to get insider information for his gambling ring, landing Ty and Thane in trouble with the Mafia.

Details how the Mafia took control of organized crime in New York City during the mid-twentieth century.

Explores the people and locations that make up and define the mafia and features numerous stories about the mafia and how it works throughout.