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Language
English
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Charley Partanna works as a hitman for the Prizzis, New York's most dangerous crime family. When he meets Irene Walker, an LA-based tax consultant, it's pretty much love at first sight. But Irene also moonlights as a hit woman-and had a hand in a big-money heist in Vegas. Now Charley has been told that she's got to go. Faced with divided loyalties, he must make a choice-between the only family he's ever known and the woman he loves.
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the relationship between organized crime and organized labor explaining how the Cosa Nostra families first gained power in the early twentieth century, the federal efforts since 1972 to move aggressively against members of the mob.
Publisher
Agate Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"A visual retelling of the rise and eventual fall of Al Capone, comprised of many never-before-published photographs from the Chicago Tribune 's archives. A look back in time to the Roaring Twenties and the early days of organized crime, this collection of historical photos-taken from 1926 to 1952-focus on Capone and those connected to him, including his family, mob rivals, and targets. Many of these photographs have never been seen outside of Chicago's...
12) Goodfellas
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
For as long as he could remember, Henry Hill wanted to be a gangster. So, when he was 12 years old, he started running errands for the neighborhood wiseguy and extortionist, "Paulie" Cicero. By the time he was 21, Henry had made a name for himself and had a good life by stealing and reselling cargo. Along with Jimmy "The Gent" Conway and Tommy DeVito, Henry organizes and executes heists, big and small, for their boss and protector, Paulie. He marries...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Now a New York Times bestseller! There is a Threat Lurking Online with the Power to Destroy Your Finances, Steal Your Personal Data, and Endanger Your Life. In Spam Nation, investigative journalist and cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs unmasks the criminal masterminds driving some of the biggest spam and hacker operations targeting Americans and their bank accounts. Tracing the rise, fall, and alarming resurrection of the digital mafia behind the two...
14) The godfather
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2001, c1972
Language
English
Description
A portait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, balancing the story between the Corleones' family life and the crime business in which they are engaged.
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